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 35, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed

projects being developed for submission to 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, 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

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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 through the use of automated collection techniques or other

forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program

Regulations--42 CFR part 60--0915-0108--Extension, No Change

This clearance request is for extension of approval for the

notification, reporting and recordkeeping requirements in the HEAL

program to insure that the lenders, holders and schools participating

in the HEAL program follow sound management procedures in the

administration of federally-insured student loans. While the regulatory

requirements are approved under this OMB number, much of the burden

associated with the regulations is cleared under the OMB numbers for

the HEAL forms used to report required information (listed below). The

table listed at the end of this notice contains the estimate of burden

for the remaining regulations.

Annual Response Burden for the following regulations is cleared by

OMB when the reporting forms are cleared:

OMB Approval No. 0915-0034, Lender's Application, Borrower Status,

Manifest, Loan Transfer, Contract for Loan Insurance:

Reporting

42 CFR 60.7(c)(3), Employer certification of nonstudent status

42 CFR 60.31(a), Lender annual application

42 CFR 60.38(a), Loan reassignment

Notification

42 CFR 60.12(c)(1), Borrower deferment

OMB Approval No. 0915-0036, Lender's Application for Insurance Claim:

Reporting

42 CFR 60.35(a)(2), Lender skip-tracing activities

42 CFR 60.40(a), Lender documentation to litigate a default

42 CFR 60.40(c)(1) (i), (ii), and (iii), Lender default claim

42 CFR 60.40(c)(2), Lender death claim

42 CFR 60.40(c)(3), Lender disability claim

42 CFR 60.40(c)(4), Lender report of student bankruptcy

OMB Approval No. 0915-0038, Student Application

Reporting

42 CFR 60.7(a)(1)(ii), Student application

42 CFR 60.7(a)(3), School section of the application

42 CFR 60.51(a), School section of the application

Notification

42 CFR 60.7(a)(2), Federal debt collection policies--student

42 CFR 60.33(c), Creditworthiness of applicant

OMB Approval No. 0915-0043, Promissory Note, Repayment Schedule, Call

Report

Notification

42 CFR 60.7(c)(2) Federal debt collection policies--nonstudent

42 CFR 60.11(e), Establishment of repayment terms--borrower

42 CFR 60.11(f)(5), Borrower notice of supplemental repayment

agreement

42 CFR 60.33(e), Executed note to borrower

42 CFR 60.34(b)(1), Establishment of repayment terms--lender

OMB Approval No. 0915-0204, Physician's Certification of Permanent and

Total Disability

Reporting

42 CFR 60.39(b)(2), Holder request to Secretary to determine

borrower disability

The estimate of burden for the regulatory requirements of this

clearance are as follows:

Table of Regulatory Sections and Respondent Burden

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Annual

Type of burden Transactions Estimated time per transaction response

per year burden (hours)

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REPORTING

Subpart D: Lender--32 Participating Lenders

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60.32(b) Application for Loan....... \1\0 0.00..................................... 0

60.40(c)(1)(iv) Bankruptcy Report to 140 12 min................................... 28

the Secretary.

60.42(d) Audit...................... 32 240 min. (4 hrs.)........................ 128

60.42(e) Evidence of Fraud.......... 3 120 min. (2 hrs.)........................ 6

60.43(b) Evidence of Cause for 2 180 min. (3 hrs.)........................ 6

Administrative Hearing.

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Subtotal......................... 177 ......................................... 168

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Subpart E: School--190 Participating Schools

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60.56(c) Biennial Audit............. 190 240 min. (4 hrs.)........................ 760

60.60(b) Evidence of Cause for 3 180 min. (3 hrs.)........................ 9

Administrative Hearing.

60.61(b) Evidence of Fraud.......... 0.00 0.00..................................... 0.00

60.61(d) Bankruptcy Documentation... 140 10 min................................... 23

Subtotal......................... 333 ......................................... 792

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Total Reporting.............. .............. ......................................... 960

NOTIFICATION

Subpart B: Borrower--20,640 Borrowers

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60.0(a)(5) Sale or Transfer of Loan.

(2) Burden included in 60.38a

60.8(b)(3) Status change............ 20,500 10 min................................... 3,417

60.61(d)* Bankruptcy................ 140 10 min................................... 23

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Subtotal......................... 20,640 ......................................... 3,440

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Subpart C: Loan/Lender--32 Participating Lenders

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60.18 Loan Consolidation............ 5,000 40 min................................... 3,333

60.21(b)(2) Refund Check Transfer... 1,000 30 min................................... 500

60.21(b)(2) Refund Check 1,000 15 min................................... 250

Notification.

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Subpart D: Lender--32 Participating Lenders

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60.33(g) Denial of Loan............. 133 14 min................................... 31

60.33(h) Borrower Indebtedness...... 15,227 1 min.................................... 254

60.34(c) Biannual Debt Status....... 250,000 10 min................................... 41,667

60.35(a)(1) Delinquent Payment 9,500 30 min................................... 4,750

Notice to Borrower.

60.35(c)(2) Delinquent Notice to 1,300 15 min................................... 325

Credit Reporting Agency.

60.35(e) Demand Letter.............. 1,300 10 min................................... 217

60.37(a) Right to Forbearance....... 2,400 5 min.................................... 200

60.37(c)(3) Reminder of obligation 1,200 10 min................................... 200

to pay.

60.38(a) Notification to Borrower of 7,500 5 min.................................... 625

Loan Reassignment.

60.40(c)(1)(iv) and (c)(4) Default 140 25 min................................... 58

Notification to Courts.

Subtotal......................... 295,700 ......................................... 51,915

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Subpart E: School--190 Participating Schools

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60.53 Change in Student Status......

(2) Burden included with 60.61(a)(7)

60.54 Notice of Refund Payment...... 190 25 min................................... 79

60.57 Borrower Identifying 1,240 8 min.................................... 165

Information.

60.61(a)(1) Entrance Interview...... 6,818 35 min................................... 3,977

60.61(a)(2) Exit Interview.......... 6,818 50 min................................... 5,682

60.61(a)(2) Student Departure 190 35 min................................... 111

Notification to Lender.

60.61(a)(3) Unresolved Discrepancies 204 12 min................................... 41

to Lender.

60.61(a)(7) Change in Student 10,227 10 min................................... 1,705

Address to Lender.

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Subtotal......................... 25,687 ......................................... 11,760

Total Notification........... .............. ......................................... 67,115

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RECORDKEEPING

Subpart B: Borrower

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60.7(a)(2) Student Signed Stmt.-Gov.

Debt Collection Procedures.

(2) Burden included in 60.34(b)(2)

and 60.61(a)(1)&(2)

60.7(c)(2) Non-Student signed Stmt.- 0.00 ......................................... 0.00

Gov. Debt Collection.

Subpart D: Lender--32 Participating Lenders

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60.31(c) Procedures for Servicing & 32 240 min. (4 hrs.)........................ 128

Collecting Loans.

60.33(e) Promissory Note............

(2) Burden included in 60.42(a)(2)

60.34(b)(2) Terms of Repayment 15,227 5 min.................................... 1,269

Schedules.

60.35(a)(1) Attempts to Collect 10,000 5 min.................................... 833

Delinquent Payment.

60.35(a)(2) Documentation of Skip- 2,500 10 min................................... 417

tracing.

60.37(a)(1) Documentation of 2,500 15 min................................... 625

Borrower's Inability to Pay.

60.37(c) Renewals of Forbearance.... 1,200 10 min................................... 200

60.37(c)(1) Basis for Belief of 300 10 min................................... 50

Borrower Itent to Default.

60.40(a) Documentation of Insurance 978 70 min................................... 1,141

Claims.

60.42(a)(1) Loan Records............

(2) Burden included in 60.42(a)(2)

60.42(a)(2) Borrower's Payment 133,500 15 min................................... 33,375

History.

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Subtotal......................... 166,237 ......................................... 38,038

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Subpart E: School--190 Participating Schools

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60.51(f)(1) Documentation of Needs

Analysis Adjustment.

(2) Burden included in 60.61(a)(5)

60.51(f)(2) Documentation of

Standard Student Budget Adjustments.

(2) Burden included in 60.61(a)(5)

60.56(a) Required Retention of HEAL

Borrower Records.

(2) Burden included in 60.61(a)(5)

60.56(b) Five year Retention of

Student Records.

(2) Burden included in 60.61(a)(5)

60.57 Retention of Reports to the 190 45 min................................... 143

Secretary.

60.61(a)(1) Entrance Interview...... 6,8185 min. 568......................................

60.61(a)(2) Exit Interview.......... 6,818 5 min.................................... 568

60.61(a)(4) HEAL Check Receipt...... 190 300 min. (5 hrs.)........................ 950

60.61((a)(5) Complete Records of 133,500 15 min................................... 33,375

HEAL Borrowers.

60.61(a)(6) Criteria for Student 10,227 2 min.................................... 341

Budgets.

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Subtotal......................... 154,743 ......................................... 35,945

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Total Recordkeeping.......... .............. ......................................... 73,983

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Total Annual Burden.......... .............. ......................................... 142,058

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\1\ No new HEAL loans.

\2\ Burden is from Subpart E--School.

Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: June 3, 1997.

James J. Corrigan,

Acting Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.

[FR Doc. 97-15278 Filed 6-10-97; 8:45 am]

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