Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443-1129.

The following request has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:

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

The regulations for the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program contain a number of reporting and recordkeeping requirements for schools and loan applicants. The requirements are essential for assuring that borrowers are aware of rights and responsibilities, that schools know the history and status of each loan account, that schools pursue aggressive collection efforts to reduce default rates, and that they maintain adequate records for audit and assessment purposes. Schools are free to use improved information technology to manage the information required by the regulations.

The estimated total annual burden is 34,558 hours. The burden estimates are as follows:

Recordkeeping Requirements

Regulatory/section requirements

Number of recordkeepers

Hours per year

Total burden hours

HPSL Program:

57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance

275

1.17

322

57.208(a), Promissory Note

275

1.25

344

57.210(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview

275

1.25

344

57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview

1

302

0.33

100

57.215(a)&(d), Program Records

1

302

10

3,020

57.215(b), Student Records

1

302

10

3,020

57.215(c), Repayment Records

1

302

18.75

5,663

HPSL Subtotal

302

12,813

NSL Program:

57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance

347

0.3

104

57.308(a), Promissory Note

347

0.5

174

57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview

347

0.5

174

57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview

1

607

0.17

103

57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records

1

607

5

3,035

57.315(a)(2), Student Records

1

607

1

607

57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records

1

607

2.5

1,518

NSL Subtotal

607

5,715

1

Includes active and closing schools.

Reporting Requirements

Regulatory/section requirements

Number of

respondents

Responses per respondent

Total annual responses

Hours per response

Total hour burden

HPSL Program:

57.205(a)(2), Excess Cash

Burden included under 0915-0044 and 0915-0045

57.206(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript

3,750

1

3,750

.25

938

57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure

275

69

18,975

.0833

1,581

57.210(a)(3), Deferment Eligibility

Burden included under 0915-0044

57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview

275

69

18,975

.0167

3,169

57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview

1

302

12

3,624

0.5

1,812

57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment

1

302

31

9,362

0.167

1,563

57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment

1

302

24

7,248

0.0833

604

57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts

1

302

10

3,020

0.167

504

57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification

1

302

8

2,416

0.6

1,450

57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans

20

1

20

0.5

10

57.211(a) Disability Cancellation

8

1

8

.75

6

57.215(a) Reports

Burden included under 0915-0044

57.215(a)(2), Administrative Hearings

0

0

0

0

0

57.215(a)(d), Administrative Hearings

0

0

0

0

0

HPSL Subtotal

4,052

67,398

11,637

NSL Program:

57.305(a)(2), Excess Cash

Burden included under 0915-0044 and 0915-0046

57.306(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript

2,250

1

2,250

0.25

563

57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview

347

24

8,328

0.167

1,391

57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview

1

607

4

2,428

0.5

1,214

57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment

1

607

6

3,642

0.167

608

57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment

1

607

1

607

0.083

50

57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts

1

607

5

3,035

0.167

507

57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification

1

607

8

4,856

0.6

2,914

57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans

20

1.0

20

0.5

10

57.311(a), Disability Cancellation

7

1.0

7

0.8

6

57.312(a)(3), Evidence of Educational Loans

Inactive Provision

57.315(a)(1), Reports

Burden included under 0915-044

57.315(a)(1)(ii), Administrative Hearings

0

0

0

0

0

57.316(a)(d), Administrative Hearings

0

0

0

0

0

NSL Subtotal

2,857

25,173

7,263

1

Includes active and closing schools.

Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: John Morrall, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 11, 2002.

Jane M. Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 02-15161 Filed 6-14-02; 8:45 am]

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