[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6585-6587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02958]


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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: Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and 
Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program Administrative Requirements 
(Regulations and Policy). OMB No. 0915-0047-Revision

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with of 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 March 16, 
2018.

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 Lisa Wright-Solomon, 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.
    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-Revision.
    Abstract: The HPSL Program, as authorized by Public Health Service 
(PHS) Act Sections 721-722 and 725-735, provides long-term, low-
interest loans to students attending schools of medicine, osteopathic 
medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatric 
medicine, and pharmacy. The NSL Program, as authorized by PHS Act 
Sections 835-842, provides long-term, low-interest loans to students 
who attend eligible schools of nursing in programs leading to a diploma 
and degrees in nursing, including an associate degree, a baccalaureate 
degree, or graduate degree in nursing. It also contains a number of 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements for academic institutions and 
loan applicants. The applicable regulations for these programs under 42 
CFR part 57 implement and detail the various statutory requirements 
(see chart below). In an effort to consolidate information collection 
requests and achieve greater programmatic efficiency, HRSA is 
incorporating the Deferment Form (Deferment-HRSA Form 519) and the 
Annual Operating Report (AOR-HRSA Form 501) both formerly incorporated 
under OMB No. 0915-0044, into this information collection request. As a 
result, the OMB No. 0915-0044 package will be discontinued.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Participating HPSL and 
NSL schools are responsible for determining eligibility of applicants, 
making loans, and collecting monies owed by borrowers on their 
outstanding loans. The Deferment Form (Deferment-HRSA Form 519), 
provides the schools with documentation of a borrower's deferment 
status, as detailed for the HPSL Program under 42 CFR part 57.210 and 
for NSL under 42 CFR part 57.310. The Annual Operating Report (AOR-HRSA 
Form 501), provides HHS with information from participating schools 
(including schools that are no longer disbursing loans but are required 
to report and maintain program records, student records, and repayment 
records until all student loans are repaid in full and all monies due 
to the Federal Government are returned) relating to HPSL and NSL 
Program operations and financial activities. Moreover, the HPSL and NSL 
Program 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 HHS safeguard federal funds expended 
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.

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                                    Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total         Hours per     Total burden
     Instrument (HPSL & NSL)        respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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Deferment--HRSA Form 519........           3,125               1           3,125             0.5         1,562.5
AOR-HRSA--Form 501..............             768               1             768            12.0         9,216.0
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    Total.......................           3,893  ..............           3,893  ..............        10,778.5
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                                           Recordkeeping Requirements
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                                                                     Number of       Hours per     Total burden
                 Regulatory/section requirements                  record keepers       year            hours
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                                                  HPSL Program
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57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance...............             432            1.05             454
57.208(a), Promissory Note......................................             432            1.25             540
57.210((b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview...........             432            1.25             540
57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview...............             475            0.37             176
57.215(a)&(d), Program Records..................................             475           10.00           4,750
57.215(b), Student Records......................................             475           10.00           4,750
57.215(c), Repayment Records....................................             475           19.55           9,286
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    HPSL Subtotal...............................................  ..............  ..............          20,496
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                                                   NSL Program
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57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance...........             304            0.25              76
57.308(a), Promissory Note......................................             304            0.50             152
57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview............             304            0.50             152
57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview...............             486            0.14              68
57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records............................             486            5.00           2,430
57.315(a)(2), Student Records...................................             486            1.00             486
57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records.................................             486            2.51           1,220
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    NSL Subtotal................................................  ..............  ..............           4,584
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    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
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57.206(a)(2), Student Financial            4,600             1.0           4,600            0.25           1,150
 Aid Transcript.................
57.208(c), Loan Information                  325           299.5          97,338            0.63          61,323
 Disclosure.....................
57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance                    325           139.5          45,338            0.50          22,669
 Interview......................
57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview             334           113.5          37,909            1.00          37,909
57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification              334           862.5         288,075            0.38         109,469
 of Repayment...................
57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification               333            17.0           5,661            0.63           3,566
 During Deferment...............
57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification               334           172.5          57,615            1.25          72,019
 of Delinquent Accounts.........
57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau               334             6.0           2,004            0.50           1,002
 Notification...................
57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of                520             1.0             520            3.00           1,560
 Uncollectible Loans............
57.211(a) Disability                           3             1.0               3            1.00               3
 Cancellation...................
57.215(a)(2), Administrative                   0             0.0               0            0.00               0
 Hearings.......................
57.215(a)(d), Administrative                   0             0.0               0            0.00               0
 Hearings.......................
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    HPSL Subtotal...............           * 334  ..............         539,063  ..............         310,670
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                                                   NSL Program
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57.306(a)(2), Student Financial            4,100             1.0           4,100            0.25           1,025
 Aid Transcript.................
57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance                    282            17.5           4,935            0.42           2,073
 Interview......................
57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview             348             9.0           3,132            0.42           1,315
57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification              348             9.0           3,132            0.27             846
 of Repayment...................
57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification               348             1.5             522            0.29             151
 During Deferment...............

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57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification               348            42.5          14,790            0.04             592
 of Delinquent Accounts.........
57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau               348           709.0         246,732           0.006           1,480
 Notification...................
57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of                 23             1.0              23            3.00              69
 Uncollectible Loans............
57.311(a), Disability                         16             1.0              16            1.00              16
 Cancellation...................
57.315(a)(1)(ii), Administrative               0             0.0               0            0.00               0
 Hearings.......................
57.316a, Administrative Hearings               0             0.0               0            0.00               0
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    NSL Subtotal................           * 348  ..............         277,382  ..............           7,567
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* Includes active and closing schools.


Amy McNulty.
Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2018-02958 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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