[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56618-56619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25748]



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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 
Corps Scholarship Program, OMB No. 0915-0301--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 must be received no later than January 29, 
2018.

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 Lisa Wright-
Solomon, 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 Corps Scholarship 
Program OMB No. 0915-0301--Revision
    Abstract: The NURSE Corps Scholarship Program (SP), administered by 
the Bureau of Health Workforce in HRSA, provides scholarships to 
nursing students in exchange for a minimum two-year full-time service 
commitment (or part-time equivalent), at an eligible health care 
facility with a critical shortage of nurses (i.e., Critical Shortage 
Facility (CSF)). The scholarship consists of payment of tuition, fees, 
other reasonable educational costs, and a monthly support stipend. 
Program recipients are required to fulfill NURSE Corps SP service 
commitments at CSFs located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of 
Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of 
Palau.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The NURSE Corps SP 
collects data to determine an applicant's eligibility for the program, 
monitor a participant's continued enrollment in a school of nursing, 
monitor the participant's compliance with the NURSE Corps SP service 
obligation, and prepare annual reports to Congress. The following 
information will be collected (1) from the schools, on a quarterly 
basis--general applicant and nursing school data such as full name, 
location, tuition/fees, and enrollment status; (2) from the schools, on 
an annual basis--data concerning tuition/fees and overall student 
enrollment status; and (3) from the participants and their employing 
CSF, on a biannual basis--data concerning the participant's employment 
status, work schedule and leave usage.
    The revision to this clearance package will incorporate one new 
form and one updated form. The CSF Verification Form will be used to 
verify participant transfers to critical shortage facilities. The 
Initial Employment Verification Form has been revised to include all 
eligible service site types listed in the NURSE Corps SP Application 
and Program Guidance.
    Likely Respondents: NURSE Corps SP scholars in school and 
graduates, educational institutions, and critical shortage facilities.
    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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Eligible Applications/                     2,600               1           2,600               2           5,200
 Application Program Guidance...
School Enrollment Verification               500               4           2,000             .33             660
 Form...........................
Confirmation of Interest Form...             250               1             250              .2              50
Data Collection Worksheet Form..             500               1             500               1             500
Graduation Close Out Form.......             200               1             200             .17              34
Initial Employment Verification              500               1             500             .42             210
 Form...........................
Employer--Participant Service              1,000               2           2,000             .12             240
 Verification Form..............
CSF Verification Form...........             200               1             200              .2              40
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    Total.......................           5,750  ..............           8,250  ..............           6,934
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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.

Amy McNulty,
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-25748 Filed 11-28-17; 8:45 am]
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