[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11799-11800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04575]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments 
submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided 
to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the 
review and approval period.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received within 30 days of this 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the Information Collection 
Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (301) 443-
1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Information Collection Request Title: NURSE Corps Loan Repayment 
Program OMB No.: 0915-0140--Revision
    Abstract: The NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program (NURSE Corps LRP), 
formerly known as the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP), 
assists in the recruitment and retention of professional Registered 
Nurses (RNs), including advanced practice RNs (i.e., nurse 
practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified 
nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists), dedicated to working at 
eligible health care facilities with a critical shortage of nurses 
(i.e., a Critical Shortage Facility) or working as nurse faculty in 
eligible, accredited schools of nursing, by decreasing the financial 
barriers associated with pursuing a nursing profession. The NURSE Corps 
LRP provides loan repayment assistance to these nurses to repay a 
portion of their qualifying educational loans in exchange for full-time 
service at a public or private nonprofit Critical Shortage Facility or 
in an eligible, accredited school of nursing.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The need and purpose of 
this information collection is to obtain information for NURSE Corps 
LRP applicants and participants. The information is used to consider an 
applicant for a NURSE Corps LRP contract award and to monitor a 
participant's compliance with the service requirements. Individuals 
must submit an application in order to participate in the program. The 
application asks for personal, professional, educational, and financial 
information required to determine the applicant's eligibility to 
participate in the NURSE Corps LRP. The semi-annual employment 
verification form asks for personal and employment information to 
determine if a participant is in compliance with the service 
requirements.
    Likely Respondents: Professional RNs or advanced practice RNs 
(i.e., nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, 
certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists) who are 
interested in participating in the NURSE Corps LRP, and official 
representatives at their service sites.
    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 ICR are summarized in the table below.
    Total Estimated Annualized burden hours:
    The estimates of reporting burden for Applicants are as follows:

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                                     Number of      Responses/         Total         Hours per     Total burden
           Instrument               respondents     respondents      responses       response          hours
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NURSE Corps LRP Application*....           5,500               1           5,500            2.00          11,000
Authorization to Release                   5,500               1           5,500             .10             550
 Information Form...............
Authorization to Release                   5,500               1           5,500             .10             550
 Employment Information.........
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............          16,500  ..............          12,100
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* Please note that the burden hours associated with this instrument account for both new and continuation
  applications. Additional (uploaded) supporting documentation is included as part of this instrument and
  reflected in the burden hours.

    The estimates of reporting burden for Participants are as follows:

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Participant Semi-Annual                    2,300               2           4,600              .5           2,300
 Employment Verification Form...
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    Total.......................           2,300               2           4,600              .5           2,300
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        Total for Applicants and  ..............  ..............          21,100  ..............          14,400
         Participants...........
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    Dated: February 21, 2014.
Jackie Painter,
Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-04575 Filed 2-28-14; 8:45 am]
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