Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request

In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

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

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 staus 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

547

1.17

640

57.208(a), Promissory Note

547

1.25

684

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

547

1.25

684

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

*576

0.33

190

57.215(a) & (d), Program Records

*576

10

5,760

57.215(b), Student Records

*576

10

5,760

57.215(c), Repayment Records

*576

18.75

10,800

HPSL Subtotal

576

24,518

NSL Program:

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

315

0.3

95

57.308(a), Promissory Note

315

0.5

158

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

315

0.5

158

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

*502

0.17

85

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

*502

5

2,510

57.315(a)(2), Student Records

*502

1

502

57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records

*502

2.51

1,255

NSL Subtotal

502

4,763

*Includes active and closing schools.

HPSL data includes active and closing Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS) program 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

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

4,679

1

4,679

.25

1,170

57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure

547

68.73

37,595

.0833

3,132

57.210(a)(3), Deferment Eligibility

Burden included under 0915-0044

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

547

68.73

37,595

0.167

6,278

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

*547

12

6,564

0.5

3,282

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

*547

30.83

16,864

0.167

2,816

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

*547

24.32

13,303

0.0833

1,108

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

*547

10.28

5,623

0.167

518

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

*547

8.03

4,392

0.6

2,635

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

20

1.00

20

3.0

60

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

8,681

109,779

16,703

NSL Program:

57.305(a)(2), Excess Cash

Burden included under 0915-0044

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

4,062

1

4,062

0.25

1,016

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

315

23.51

7,406

0.167

1,237

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

*502

3.77

1,892

0.5

946

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

*502

6.18

3,102

0.167

518

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

*502

0.65

326

0.083

27

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

*502

4.61

2,314

0.167

386

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

*502

8.3

4,167

0.6

2,500

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

20

1.0

20

3.5

70

57.311(a), Disability Cancellation

7

1.0

7

0.8

5.6

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

Inactive Provision

57.315(a)(1), Reports

Burden included under 0915-0044

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

6,914

23,296

6,706

*

Includes active and closing schools.

Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: May 18, 2005.

Tina M. Cheatham,

Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 05-10430 Filed 5-24-05; 8:45 am]

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