Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
Federal RegisterDec 5, 2014
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request
AGENCY:
Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has 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.
DATES:
Comments on this ICR should be received no later than January 5, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments, including the Information Collection Request Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov
or by fax to 202-395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request a copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, email the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at
paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call (301) 443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program Administrative Requirements (Regulations and Policy).
OMB No. 0915-0047—Extension.
Abstract:
The statutory authorities for the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program, as authorized by Public Health Service (PHS) Act sections 721-722, and 725-735, and the Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program, as authorized by PHS Act sections 835-842, contain a number of recordkeeping and reporting requirements for academic institutions and loan applicants. The applicable regulations for these programs under 42 CFR part 57 details the various requirements (see chart below).
Need and Proposed Use of the Information:
The requirements are essential for assuring that borrowers are aware of their rights and responsibilities, academic institutions have accurate records of the history and status of each loan account in order to pursue aggressive collection efforts to reduce default rates, and that academic institutions maintain adequate records for audit and assessment purposes to help the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services safeguard federal funds made through the Federal Capital Contribution (FCC). Academic institutions are free to use improved information technology to manage the information required by the regulations.
Likely Respondents:
Financial Aid Directors working at institutions participating in the HPSL and NSL Programs.
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
Recordkeeping Requirements
Regulatory/section requirements
Number of record keepers
Hours per year
Total burden hours
HPSL Program:
57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance
50
325
16,250
57.208(a), Promissory Note
90
325
29,250
57.210((b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview
40
325
13,000
57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview
80
334
26,720
57.215(a)&(d), Program Records
140
334
46,760
57.215(b), Student Records
70
334
23,380
57.215(c), Repayment Records
150
334
50,100
HPSL Subtotal
205,460
NSL Program:
57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance
16.0
282
4,512
57.308(a), Promissory Note
4.5
282
1,269
57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview
1.5
282
423
57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview
1.5
348
522
57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records
21.0
348
7,308
57.315(a)(2), Student Records
8.5
348
2,958
57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records
5.0
348
1,740
NSL Subtotal
18,732
* 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:
57.206(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript
n/a
57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure
325
299.5
97,338
0.63
60,836
57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview
325
139.5
45,338
0.50
22,669
57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview
334
113.5
37,909
1.00
37,909
57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment
334
862.5
288,075
0.38
108,028
57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment
334
17.0
5,678
0.63
3,549
57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts
334
172.5
57,615
1.25
72,019
57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification
334
6
2,004
0.50
1,002
57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans
5
1
5
3.00
15
57.211(a) Disability Cancellation
3
1
3
1.00
3
57.215(a)(2), Administrative Hearings
0
0
0
0
0
57.215(a)(d), Administrative Hearings
0
0
0
0
0
HPSL Subtotal
306,029
NSL Program:
57.306(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript
57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview
282
17.5
4,935
0.42
2,048
57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview
348
9.0
3,132
0.42
1,300
57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment
348
9.0
3,132
0.27
830
57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment
348
1.5
522
0.29
151
57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts
348
42.5
14,790
0.04
592
57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification
348
709.0
246,732
0.00
86
57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans
23
1.0
23
3.00
69
57.311(a), Disability Cancellation
16
1.0
16
1.00
16
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
5,092
*Includes active and closing schools.
Jackie Painter,
Acting Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2014-28555 Filed 12-4-14; 8:45 am]
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