[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11229-11230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03339]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Nurse 
Faculty Loan Program--Revised Program Specific Data Form, OMB No. 0915-
0378--Revision

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 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 ICR should be received no later than April 24, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 14N39, 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, in compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Information Collection Request Title: Nurse Faculty Loan Program--
Revised Program Specific Data Form, OMB No. 0915-0378--Revision.
    Abstract: This clearance request is for continued approval of the 
Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) revised Program Specific Data Form. 
HRSA is streamlining the data collection forms by making the following 
changes:
     Line Item D will be renamed ``D1. NFLP Loan Fund Balance/
Unused Accumulation.''
     Addition of Line Item D2 entitled ``NFLP Loan Fund Default 
Rate,'' requesting information regarding the status of an institution's 
default rate.
     Addition of Line Item D3 entitled ``Last NFLP Student Loan 
Award,'' requesting information regarding the disbursement of NFLP loan 
funds within the last 2 academic years.
     Line Item E2 Column Header will be renamed ``E.2 NFLP 
Enrollees Information by Degree--New Students Expected to Request NFLP 
Support.''
     Under Section B of instructions, ``other attachments'' 
will be updated to reflect the current list of NFLP Funding Opportunity 
Announcement attachments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The NFLP--Program 
Specific Data Form is a required electronic attachment within the NFLP 
application materials. The data provided in the form is essential for 
the formula-based criteria used to determine the award amount to the 
applicant schools. Continued approval of the revised NFLP--Program 
Specific Data Form will allow HRSA to more efficiently capture data to 
generate the formula-based award.
    Addition of Line Item D2, NFLP Loan Fund Default Rate, will allow 
HRSA to easily assess and consider an existing performance standard for 
those applicants with existing NFLP loan accounts. Used in combination 
with an existing NFLP institution's self-reported NFLP loan balance, 
addition of Line Item D3, Last NFLP Student Loan Award, will allow HRSA 
to assess the loan fund activity (i.e., incidence of loans to students) 
of an existing NFLP institution applying for additional funding.

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    This data collection enables an efficient award determination 
process, and facilitates reporting on the use of funds and analysis of 
program outcomes.
    Likely Respondents: NFLP eligible applicants. This includes 
accredited schools of nursing offering eligible advanced masters and/or 
doctoral degree nursing education programs that will prepare students 
to serve as qualified nursing faculty.
    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
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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NFLP--Program Specific Data Form              90               1              90               8             720
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    Total.......................              90  ..............              90  ..............             720
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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.

Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-03339 Filed 2-17-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4165-15-P