[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28605-28606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11637]


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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, email [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
    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: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program: 
Forms (OMB No. 0915-0034)--[Revision]

    The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) program provided 
federally insured loans to assure the availability of funds for loans 
to eligible students to pay for their education costs. In order to 
administer and monitor the HEAL program the following forms are 
utilized: The Lenders Application for Contract of Federal Loan 
Insurance form (used by lenders to make application to the HEAL 
insurance program); the Borrower's Deferment Request form (used by 
borrowers to request deferments on HEAL loans and used by lenders to 
determine borrowers' eligibility for deferment); the Borrower Loan 
Status update electronic submission (submitted monthly by lenders to 
the Secretary on the status of each loan); and the Loan Purchase/
Consolidation electronic submission (submitted by lenders to the 
Secretary to report sales, and purchases of HEAL loans).
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                                                                        Total
                 HRSA form                   Number of    Responses  per      Total      Hours per      burden
                                            respondents     respondent      responses    responses      hours
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Lender's Application for Contract of                 15              1.00           15          .13         1.95
 Federal Loan Insurance...................
Borrower's Deferment Request:
    Borrowers.............................           28              1.00           28          .17         4.76
    Employers.............................           23              1.21           28          .08         2.24
Borrower Loan Status Update...............            5             13.00           65          .17        11.05
Loan Purchase/Consolidation...............            2              2.50            5          .07          .35
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    Total.................................           73  ................  ...........  ...........        20.35
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    Email comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days 
of this notice.

    Dated: May 9, 2012.
Reva Harris,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2012-11637 Filed 5-14-12; 8:45 am]
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