[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58021-58023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23892]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and draft instruments, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-0165.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency; (b) the 
accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and 
Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program Administrative Requirements 
(Regulations and Policy) (OMB No. 0915-0047)--[Extension]

    The regulations for the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) 
Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program contain a number of 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements for schools and loan 
applicants. The requirements are essential for assuring that borrowers 
are aware of rights and responsibilities, know the history and status 
of each loan account in order to pursue aggressive collection efforts 
to reduce default rates, and that they maintain adequate records for 
audit and assessment purposes. Schools are free to use improved 
information technology to manage the information required by the 
regulations.
    The estimated total burden is 49,489 hours. The annualized burden 
estimates are as follows:

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                                           Recordkeeping Requirements
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                                                           Number of
           Regulatory/section requirements               recordkeepers      Hours per year    Total burden hours
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HPSL Program:
    57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of                           435                1.17                 509
     Attendance.....................................
    57.208(a), Promissory Note......................                 435                1.25                 544
    57.210(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance                       435                1.25                 544
     Interview......................................
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit                        * 477                0.33                 157
     Interview......................................
    57.215(a) & (d), Program Records................               * 477                  10               4,770
    57.215(b), Student Records......................                *477                  10               4,770
    57.215(c), Repayment Records....................               * 477               18.75               8,944
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        HPSL Subtotal...............................  ..................  ..................              20,238
NSL Program:
    57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of                       304                 0.3                  91
     Attendance.....................................
    57.308(a), Promissory Note......................                 304                 0.5                 152
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance                       304                 0.5                 152
     Interview......................................
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit                        * 486                0.17                  83
     Interview......................................
    57.315(a)(1) & (a)(4), Program Records..........               * 486                   5               2,430
    57.315(a)(2), Student Records...................               * 486                   1                 486
    57.215(b)(3), Repayment Records.................               * 486                2.51               1,220
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        NSL Subtotal................................  ..................  ..................               4,614
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* Includes active and closing schools.
HPSL data include active and closing Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS) program schools.


                                             Reporting Requirements
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                                     Number of     Responses per   Total annual      Hours per     Total burden
 Regulatory/section requirements    respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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HPSL Program:
    57.206(a)(2), Student                  4,600               1           4,600            0.25           1,150
     Financial Aid Transcript...
    57.208(c), Loan Information              435           68.73          29,898          0.0833           2,490
     Disclosure.................
    57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance                435           68.73          29,898           0.167           4,993
     Interview..................
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit                 * 477              12           5,724             0.5           2,862
     Interview..................
    57.210(b)(1)(iii),                     * 477           30.83          14,706           0.167           2,456
     Notification of Repayment..
    57.210(b)(1)(iv),                      * 477           24.32          11,601          0.0833             966
     Notification During
     Deferment..................
    57.210(b)(1)(vi),                      * 477           10.28           4,904           0.167             819
     Notification of Delinquent
     Accounts...................
    57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit                * 477            8.03           3,830             0.6           2,298
     Bureau Notification........
    57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off                20               1              20               3              60
     of Uncollectable Loans.....
    57.211(a), Disability                     10               1              10            0.75               8
     Cancellation...............
    57.215(a)(2), Administrative               0               0               0               0               0
     Hearings...................
    57.215(a)(d), Administrative               0               0               0               0               0
     Hearings...................
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        HPSL Subtotal...........  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............          18,102
NSL Program:
    57.306(a)(2), Student                  4,100               1           4,100            0.25           1,025
     Financial Aid Transcript...
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance                304           23.51           7,147           0.167           1,193
     Interview..................
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit                 * 486            3.77           1,832             0.5             916
     Interview..................
    57.310(b)(1)(iii),                     * 486            6.18           3,003           0.167             501
     Notification of Repayment..
    57.310(b)(1)(iv),                      * 486            0.65             316           0.083              26
     Notification During
     Deferment..................
    57.310(b)(1)(vi),                      * 486            4.61           2,240           0.167             374
     Notification of Delinquent
     Accounts...................
    57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit                * 486             8.3           4,033             0.6           2,420
     Bureau Notification........
    57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off                20               1              20             3.5              70
     of Uncollectable Loans.....
    57.311(a), Disability                     10               1              10             0.8               8
     Cancellation...............
    57.315(a)(1)(ii),                          0               0               0               0               0
     Administrative Hearings....
    57.316(a)(d), Administrative               0               0               0               0               0
     Hearings...................
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        NSL Subtotal............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,535
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* Includes active and closing schools.


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    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: September 13, 2011.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2011-23892 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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