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 (OMB), 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)—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 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 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

O.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

Response 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.

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

Dated: August 10, 2005.

Tina M. Cheatham,

Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.

[FR Doc. 05-16185 Filed 8-15-05; 8:45 am]

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