[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78114-78115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27696]


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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 Loan Repayment Program; OMB No. 0915-0140 Extension

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 January 
20, 2023.

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 Samantha Miller, the acting 
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or 
call 301-594-4394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the ICR title for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Nurse Corps Loan Repayment 
Program (Nurse Corps LRP), OMB No. 0915-0140--Extension.
    Abstract: The Nurse Corps LRP assists in the recruitment and 
retention of professional Registered Nurses (RNs), including Advanced 
Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), by decreasing the financial 
barriers associated with pursuing a nursing education. RNs in this 
instance include APRNs (e.g., nurse practitioners, certified registered 
nurse anesthetists, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse 
specialists) dedicated to working at eligible health care facilities 
with a critical shortage of nurses (i.e., a Critical Shortage Facility) 
or working as nurse faculty in eligible, accredited schools of nursing. 
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 Critical Shortage Facility 
or in an eligible, accredited school of nursing.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on September 29, 
2022, vol. 87, No. 188; pp. 59106-07. There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Individuals must submit 
an application in order 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. This information collection is used by the Nurse Corps 
program to make award decisions about Nurse Corps LRP applicants and to 
monitor a participant's compliance with the program's service 
requirements. The Nurse Corps LRP is requesting an extension and is 
seeking to use the previously approved forms.
    Likely Respondents: Professional RNs or APRNs 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 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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Nurse Corps LRP Application *...           7,100               1           7,100            2.00          14,200
Authorization to Release                   7,100               1           7,100             .10             710
 Information Form **............
Employment Verification Form **.           7,100               1           7,100             .10             710
Disadvantaged Background Form...             450               1             450             .20              90
Confirmation of Interest Form...             500               1             500             .20             100
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    Total for Applicants........          22,250  ..............          22,250  ..............          15,810
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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 same respondents are completing these instruments.


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    The estimates of reporting for Participants 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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Participant Semi-Annual In                   500               2           1,000             .50             500
 Service Verification Form......
Nurse Corps Critical Shortage                500               1             500             .10              50
 Facility.......................
Verification Form...............
Nurse Corps Nurse Faculty                    450               1             450             .20              90
 Employment Verification Form...
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    Total for Participants......           1,450  ..............           1,950  ..............             640
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        Total for Applicants and          23,700  ..............          24,200  ..............          16,450
         Participants...........
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* The 16,450 figure is a combination of burden hours for applicants and participants. This revision adds an
  additional form (the Disadvantaged Background Form).

    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. 2022-27696 Filed 12-20-22; 8:45 am]
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