[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72188-72190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28555]


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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

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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 no later than January 5, 
2015.

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: Health Professions Student 
Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program 
Administrative Requirements (Regulations and Policy).
    OMB No. 0915-0047--Extension.
    Abstract: The statutory authorities for the Health Professions 
Student Loan (HPSL) Program, as authorized by Public Health Service 
(PHS) Act sections 721-722, and 725-735, and the Nursing Student Loan 
(NSL) Program, as authorized by PHS Act sections 835-842, contain a 
number of recordkeeping and reporting requirements for academic 
institutions and loan applicants. The applicable regulations for these 
programs under 42 CFR part 57 details the various requirements (see 
chart below).
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The requirements are 
essential for assuring that borrowers are aware of their rights and 
responsibilities, academic institutions have accurate records of the 
history and status of each loan account in order to pursue aggressive 
collection efforts to reduce default rates, and that academic 
institutions maintain adequate records for audit and assessment 
purposes to help the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
safeguard federal funds made through the Federal Capital Contribution 
(FCC). Academic institutions are free to use improved information 
technology to manage the information required by the regulations.
    Likely Respondents: Financial Aid Directors working at institutions 
participating in the HPSL and NSL Programs.
    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
                                           Recordkeeping Requirements
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                                                                     Number of                     Total burden
                 Regulatory/section requirements                  record keepers  Hours per year       hours
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HPSL Program:
    57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance...........              50             325          16,250
    57.208(a), Promissory Note..................................              90             325          29,250
    57.210((b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview.......              40             325          13,000
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview...........              80             334          26,720
    57.215(a)&(d), Program Records..............................             140             334          46,760
    57.215(b), Student Records..................................              70             334          23,380
    57.215(c), Repayment Records................................             150             334          50,100
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        HPSL Subtotal...........................................  ..............  ..............         205,460
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NSL Program:
    57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance.......            16.0             282           4,512
    57.308(a), Promissory Note..................................             4.5             282           1,269
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview........             1.5             282             423
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview...........             1.5             348             522
    57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records........................            21.0             348           7,308
    57.315(a)(2), Student Records...............................             8.5             348           2,958
    57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records.............................             5.0             348           1,740
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        NSL Subtotal............................................  ..............  ..............          18,732
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* Includes active and closing schools.
HPSL data includes 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 hour
 Regulatory/section requirements    respondents     respondent       responses       response         burden
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HPSL Program:
    57.206(a)(2), Student                    n/a  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
     Financial Aid Transcript...
    57.208(c), Loan Information              325           299.5          97,338            0.63          60,836
     Disclosure.................
    57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance                325           139.5          45,338            0.50          22,669
     Interview..................
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit                   334           113.5          37,909            1.00          37,909
     Interview..................

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    57.210(b)(1)(iii),                       334           862.5         288,075            0.38         108,028
     Notification of Repayment..
    57.210(b)(1)(iv),                        334            17.0           5,678            0.63           3,549
     Notification During
     Deferment..................
    57.210(b)(1)(vi),                        334           172.5          57,615            1.25          72,019
     Notification of Delinquent
     Accounts...................
    57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit                  334               6           2,004            0.50           1,002
     Bureau Notification........
    57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off                 5               1               5            3.00              15
     of Uncollectible Loans.....
    57.211(a) Disability                       3               1               3            1.00               3
     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...........  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         306,029
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NSL Program:
    57.306(a)(2), Student         ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............
     Financial Aid Transcript...
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance                282            17.5           4,935            0.42           2,048
     Interview..................
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit                   348             9.0           3,132            0.42           1,300
     Interview..................
    57.301(b)(1)(iii),                       348             9.0           3,132            0.27             830
     Notification of Repayment..
    57.310(b)(1)(iv),                        348             1.5             522            0.29             151
     Notification During
     Deferment..................
    57.310(b)(1)(vi),                        348            42.5          14,790            0.04             592
     Notification of Delinquent
     Accounts...................
    57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit                  348           709.0         246,732            0.00              86
     Bureau Notification........
    57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off                23             1.0              23            3.00              69
     of Uncollectible Loans.....
    57.311(a), Disability                     16             1.0              16            1.00              16
     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............  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............           5,092
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*Includes active and closing schools.


Jackie Painter,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-28555 Filed 12-4-14; 8:45 am]
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