[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4099-4100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00808]


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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: Faculty 
Loan Repayment Program; OMB No. 0915-0150--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 
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. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 day 
comment period for this notice has closed.

DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than February 
16, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the clearance 
requests submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa

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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 ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Faculty Loan Repayment 
Program
    OMB No.: 0915-0150--Revision.
    Abstract: HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce administers the Faculty 
Loan Repayment Program (FLRP). FLRP provides degree-trained health 
professionals from disadvantaged backgrounds based on environmental 
and/or economic factors the opportunity to enter into a contract with 
the HHS in exchange for the repayment of qualifying educational loans 
for a minimum of 2 years of service as a full-time or part-time faculty 
member at eligible health professions schools.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on October 6, 
2020, vol. 85, No. 194; pp. 63120-21. There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The information collected 
will be used to evaluate applicants' eligibility to participate in FLRP 
and to monitor FLRP related activities. The FLRP intends to include a 
Disadvantaged Background (DB) form in the FLRP application. FLRP 
applicants are required to provide certification from a health 
professions school previously attended that identifies the individual 
as coming from an economically or environmentally disadvantaged 
background. In the past, applicants provided this information in 
varying formats. The DB form is not requesting new information from 
FLRP applicants. The form will allow an easier method for applicants to 
compete and convey their DB status and will standardize the collection 
of information. The information collected will be used to evaluate 
applicants' rank and tier in the FLRP award process.
    Likely Respondents: FLRP applicants and institutions providing 
employment to the applicants.
    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...........             186               1             186               1             186
Institution/Loan Repayment                  *186               1             186               1             186
 Employment Form................
Authorization to Release                     186               1             186             .25            46.5
 Information Form...............
Disadvantaged Background Form...             186               1             186             .20            37.2
Total...........................             744  ..............             744  ..............          455.70
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*Respondent for this form is the institution for the applicant.

    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.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2021-00808 Filed 1-14-21; 8:45 am]
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