[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 40 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13687-13688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04723]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.
    HRSA especially requests comments on: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.

Information Collection Request Title: The Health Education Assistance 
Loan (HEAL) Program Regulations (OMB No. 0915-0108)--Extension

    Abstract: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program has 
regulations that contain notification, reporting, and recordkeeping 
requirements to insure that the lenders and holders participating in 
the HEAL program follow sound management procedures in the 
administration of federally-insured student loans. While the regulatory 
requirements are approved under the OMB number referenced above, much 
of the burden associated with the regulations is cleared under separate 
OMB numbers for the HEAL forms and electronic submissions used to 
report required information. The table below provides the estimate of 
burden for the remaining regulations.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions, to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information, to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information, and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this Information Collection Request are summarized in the table below.
    The annual estimate of burden is as follows:

                                             Reporting Requirements
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                                                                                     Hours per
             Number of  respondents                  Number of         Total         response      Total burden
                                                   transactions    transactions        (min)           hours
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13 Holders......................................               4              52              12           10.40
0 Schools.......................................               0               0               0               0
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    Total Reporting.............................  ..............  ..............  ..............           10.40
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                                            Notification Requirements
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                                                                                     Hours per
             Number of  respondents                  Number of         Total         response      Total burden
                                                   transactions    transactions        (min)           hours
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15,000 Borrowers................................               1          15,000              10        2,500.00
13 Holders......................................           6,500          84,500              10       14,083.33
0 Schools.......................................               0               0               0               0
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    Total Notification..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............       16,583.33
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                                           Recordkeeping Requirements
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                                                                                     Hours per
             Number of  respondents                  Number of         Total         response      Total burden
                                                   transactions    transactions        (min)           hours
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13 Holders......................................           2,600          33,800              14        7,886.67
0 Schools.......................................               0               0               0               0
    Total Recordkeeping.........................  ..............  ..............  ..............        7,886.67
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    Total Burden Hours..........................  ..............  ..............  ..............       24,480.40
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
    Deadline: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be 
received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: February 21, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-04723 Filed 2-27-13; 8:45 am]
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