[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65674-65675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26055]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

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 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) announces plans to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks 
comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any 
other aspect of the ICR.

DATES: Comments on this Information Collection Request must be received 
within 60 days of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 10-29, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Nurse Faculty Loan Program--
New Program Specific Data Form.
    OMB No.: 0915-xxxx--NEW.
    Abstract: This clearance request is for approval of the new Nurse 
Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Program Specific Data Form. The form was 
previously approved under OMB Approval No: 0915-0061 and expired on 
June 30, 2013. The data form was discontinued under the old approval 
number.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The NFLP Program Specific 
Data Form is included as an electronic attachment with the required 
application materials. The data provided in the form are essential for 
the formula-based criteria used to determine the award amount to the 
applicant schools. Approval of the new NFLP Program Specific Data Form 
will facilitate our current effort to address the specific program goal 
of capturing data to efficiently generate the formula-based award. The 
electronic data collection capability will streamline the application 
submission process, enable an efficient award determination process, 
and serve as a data repository to facilitate reporting on the use of 
funds and analysis of program outcomes.
    Likely Respondents: NFLP eligible applicants. This includes 
accredited collegiate schools of nursing and other qualified academic 
departments offering eligible advanced master's and/or doctoral degree 
nursing education programs that will prepare students to teach.
    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.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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NFLP--Program Specific Data Form             250               1             250             8.0           2,000
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    Total.......................             250               1             250             8.0           2,000
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    HRSA specifically 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.


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    Dated: October 28, 2013.
Bahar Niakan,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2013-26055 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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