82 FR 56618 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: NURSE Corps Scholarship Program, OMB No. 0915-0301-Revision
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 228 (November 29, 2017)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 228 (November 29, 2017)
| Page Range | 56618-56619 | |
| FR Document | 2017-25748 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 56618-56619] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-25748] [[Page 56618]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: NURSE Corps Scholarship Program, OMB No. 0915-0301--Revision AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR. DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than January 29, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, 14N39, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or call Lisa Wright- Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the information request collection title for reference. Information Collection Request Title: NURSE Corps Scholarship Program OMB No. 0915-0301--Revision Abstract: The NURSE Corps Scholarship Program (SP), administered by the Bureau of Health Workforce in HRSA, provides scholarships to nursing students in exchange for a minimum two-year full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent), at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses (i.e., Critical Shortage Facility (CSF)). The scholarship consists of payment of tuition, fees, other reasonable educational costs, and a monthly support stipend. Program recipients are required to fulfill NURSE Corps SP service commitments at CSFs located in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The NURSE Corps SP collects data to determine an applicant's eligibility for the program, monitor a participant's continued enrollment in a school of nursing, monitor the participant's compliance with the NURSE Corps SP service obligation, and prepare annual reports to Congress. The following information will be collected (1) from the schools, on a quarterly basis--general applicant and nursing school data such as full name, location, tuition/fees, and enrollment status; (2) from the schools, on an annual basis--data concerning tuition/fees and overall student enrollment status; and (3) from the participants and their employing CSF, on a biannual basis--data concerning the participant's employment status, work schedule and leave usage. The revision to this clearance package will incorporate one new form and one updated form. The CSF Verification Form will be used to verify participant transfers to critical shortage facilities. The Initial Employment Verification Form has been revised to include all eligible service site types listed in the NURSE Corps SP Application and Program Guidance. Likely Respondents: NURSE Corps SP scholars in school and graduates, educational institutions, and critical shortage facilities. 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours respondent hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eligible Applications/ 2,600 1 2,600 2 5,200 Application Program Guidance... School Enrollment Verification 500 4 2,000 .33 660 Form........................... Confirmation of Interest Form... 250 1 250 .2 50 Data Collection Worksheet Form.. 500 1 500 1 500 Graduation Close Out Form....... 200 1 200 .17 34 Initial Employment Verification 500 1 500 .42 210 Form........................... Employer--Participant Service 1,000 2 2,000 .12 240 Verification Form.............. CSF Verification Form........... 200 1 200 .2 40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 5,750 .............. 8,250 .............. 6,934 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 56619]] HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Amy McNulty, Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2017-25748 Filed 11-28-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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HRSA specifically requests comments proposed project or to obtain a copy of borrower’s deferment status, as detailed
on (1) the necessity and utility of the the data collection plans and draft for the HPSL program under 42 CFR
proposed information collection for the instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov part 57.210 and for NSL under 42 CFR
proper performance of the agency’s or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA part 57.310. The Annual Operating
functions; (2) the accuracy of the Information Collection Clearance Officer Report (AOR–HRSA Form 501),
estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance at (301) 443–1984. formerly incorporated under OMB No.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When 0915–0044, provides the Department of
information to be collected; and (4) the submitting comments or requesting Health and Human Services (HHS) with
use of automated collection techniques information, please include the information from participating schools
or other forms of information information request collection title for (including schools that are no longer
technology to minimize the information reference. disbursing loans but are required to
collection burden. Information Collection Request Title: report and maintain program records,
Amy McNulty,
Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) student records, and repayment records
Program and Nursing Student Loan
Acting Director, Division of the Executive until all student loans are repaid in full
(NSL) Program Administrative
Secretariat. and all monies due to the Federal
Requirements (Regulations and Policy).
[FR Doc. 2017–25748 Filed 11–28–17; 8:45 am] Government are returned) relating to
OMB No. 0915–0047—Revision.
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Abstract: The Health Professions HPSL and NSL program operations and
Student Loan (HPSL) Program, as financial activities. Moreover, the HPSL
authorized by Public Health Service and NSL program requirements are
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND essential for assuring that borrowers are
(PHS) Act sections 721–722 and 725–
HUMAN SERVICES aware of their rights and
735, provides long-term, low-interest
loans to students attending schools of responsibilities, academic institutions
Health Resources and Services
Administration medicine, osteopathic medicine, have accurate records of the history and
dentistry, veterinary medicine, status of each loan account in order to
Agency Information Collection optometry, podiatric medicine, and pursue aggressive collection efforts to
Activities: Proposed Collection: Public pharmacy. The Nursing Student Loan reduce default rates, and that academic
Comment Request Information (NSL) Program, as authorized by PHS institutions maintain adequate records
Collection Request Title: Health Act sections 835–842, provides long- for audit and assessment purposes to
Professions Student Loan (HPSL) term, low-interest loans to students who help HHS safeguard federal funds made
Program and Nursing Student Loan attend eligible schools of nursing in through the Federal Capital
(NSL) Program Administrative programs leading to a diploma, an Contribution (FCC). Academic
Requirements (Regulations and associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, institutions are free to use improved
Policy). OMB No. 0915–0047—Revision or graduate degree in nursing. It also information technology to manage the
contains a number of recordkeeping and information required by the regulations.
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services reporting requirements for academic
Administration (HRSA), Department of institutions and loan applicants. The Likely Respondents: Financial Aid
Health and Human Services. applicable regulations for these Directors working at institutions
ACTION: Notice. programs under 42 CFR part 57 participating in the HPSL and/or NSL
implement and detail the various Programs.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirement for opportunity for public statutory requirements (see chart Burden Statement: Burden in this
comment on proposed data collection below). context means the time expended by
In an effort to consolidate information persons to generate, maintain, retain,
projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act
collection requests and achieve greater disclose, or provide the information
of 1995, HRSA announces plans to
programmatic efficiency, HRSA is requested. This includes the time
submit an Information Collection
incorporating the Deferment-HRSA needed to review instructions; to
Request (ICR), described below, to the
Form 519 and AOR–HRSA Form 501 develop, acquire, install, and utilize
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB No. 0915–0044) into this
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to technology and systems for the purpose
information collection request. As a
OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the of collecting, validating, and verifying
result, the OMB No. 0915–0044 package
public regarding the burden estimate, information, processing and
will be discontinued.
below, or any other aspect of the ICR. Need and Proposed Use of the maintaining information, and disclosing
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be Information: Participating HPSL and and providing information; to train
received no later than January 29, 2018. NSL schools are responsible for personnel and to be able to respond to
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to determining eligibility of applicants, a collection of information; to search
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA making loans, and collecting monies data sources; to complete and review
Information Collection Clearance owed by borrowers on their outstanding the collection of information; and to
Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers loans. The Deferment Form (Deferment- transmit or otherwise disclose the
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. HRSA Form 519), formerly incorporated information. The total annual burden
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To under OMB No. 0915–0044, provides hours estimated for this ICR are
request more information on the the schools with documentation of a summarized in the tables below.
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| Dates | Comments on this ICR must be received no later than January 29, 2018. | |
| Contact | To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email [email protected] or call Lisa Wright- Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 56618 |
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