[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17434-17435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07273]


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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; Information Collection 
Request Title: NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program OMB No. 0915-0140--
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 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 May 11, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR 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: 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 Corps Loan Repayment 
Program OMB No. 0915-0140--Revision.
    Abstract: The NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program (NURSE Corps LRP) 
assists in the recruitment and retention of professional Registered 
Nurses (RNs), including advanced practice RNs (e.g., 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 
(e.g., 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 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 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. The Authorization to Release Employment Information form 
has been revised as a self-certification within the NURSE Corps LRP 
application process, with applicants clicking a box. This contributes 
to a decrease in the overall burden by 550 hours.
    Likely Respondents: Professional RNs or advanced practice RNs 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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                                                                                      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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NURSE Corps LRP Application *....           5,500               1           5,500           2.0           11,000
Authorization to Release                    5,500               1           5,500            .10             550
 Employment Information Form.....
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    Total........................           5,500  ..............          11,000  .............          11,550
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* 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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                                                     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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Participant Semi-Annual                    2,300               2           4,600              .5           2,300
 Employment Verification Form...
    Total.......................           2,300  ..............           4,600  ..............           2,300
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        Total for Applicants and           7,800  ..............          15,600  ..............          13,850
         Participants...........
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Jason E. Bennett,
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-07273 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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