83 FR 6585 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; 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-Revision
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 6585-6587] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02958] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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; 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-Revision AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 March 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, including the ICR Title, to the desk officer for HRSA, either by email to [email protected] 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 Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at [email protected] or call (301) 443-1984. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting information, please include the information request collection title for reference. 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-Revision. Abstract: The HPSL Program, as authorized by Public Health Service (PHS) Act Sections 721-722 and 725-735, provides long-term, low- interest loans to students attending schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatric medicine, and pharmacy. The NSL Program, as authorized by PHS Act Sections 835-842, provides long-term, low-interest loans to students who attend eligible schools of nursing in programs leading to a diploma and degrees in nursing, including an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, or graduate degree in nursing. It also contains a number of recordkeeping and reporting requirements for academic institutions and loan applicants. The applicable regulations for these programs under 42 CFR part 57 implement and detail the various statutory requirements (see chart below). In an effort to consolidate information collection requests and achieve greater programmatic efficiency, HRSA is incorporating the Deferment Form (Deferment-HRSA Form 519) and the Annual Operating Report (AOR-HRSA Form 501) both formerly incorporated under OMB No. 0915-0044, into this information collection request. As a result, the OMB No. 0915-0044 package will be discontinued. Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Participating HPSL and NSL schools are responsible for determining eligibility of applicants, making loans, and collecting monies owed by borrowers on their outstanding loans. The Deferment Form (Deferment-HRSA Form 519), provides the schools with documentation of a borrower's deferment status, as detailed for the HPSL Program under 42 CFR part 57.210 and for NSL under 42 CFR part 57.310. The Annual Operating Report (AOR-HRSA Form 501), provides HHS with information from participating schools (including schools that are no longer disbursing loans but are required to report and maintain program records, student records, and repayment records until all student loans are repaid in full and all monies due to the Federal Government are returned) relating to HPSL and NSL Program operations and financial activities. Moreover, the HPSL and NSL Program 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 HHS safeguard federal funds expended 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. [[Page 6586]] Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Total Hours per Total burden Instrument (HPSL & NSL) respondents respondent responses response hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deferment--HRSA Form 519........ 3,125 1 3,125 0.5 1,562.5 AOR-HRSA--Form 501.............. 768 1 768 12.0 9,216.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................... 3,893 .............. 3,893 .............. 10,778.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recordkeeping Requirements ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Hours per Total burden Regulatory/section requirements record keepers year hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HPSL Program ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance............... 432 1.05 454 57.208(a), Promissory Note...................................... 432 1.25 540 57.210((b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview........... 432 1.25 540 57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview............... 475 0.37 176 57.215(a)&(d), Program Records.................................. 475 10.00 4,750 57.215(b), Student Records...................................... 475 10.00 4,750 57.215(c), Repayment Records.................................... 475 19.55 9,286 ----------------------------------------------- HPSL Subtotal............................................... .............. .............. 20,496 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NSL Program ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance........... 304 0.25 76 57.308(a), Promissory Note...................................... 304 0.50 152 57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview............ 304 0.50 152 57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview............... 486 0.14 68 57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records............................ 486 5.00 2,430 57.315(a)(2), Student Records................................... 486 1.00 486 57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records................................. 486 2.51 1,220 ----------------------------------------------- NSL Subtotal................................................ .............. .............. 4,584 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HPSL data includes active and closing Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS) program schools. Reporting Requirements ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Responses per Total annual Hours per Total hour Regulatory/section requirements respondents respondent responses response burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HPSL Program ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57.206(a)(2), Student Financial 4,600 1.0 4,600 0.25 1,150 Aid Transcript................. 57.208(c), Loan Information 325 299.5 97,338 0.63 61,323 Disclosure..................... 57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance 325 139.5 45,338 0.50 22,669 Interview...................... 57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview 334 113.5 37,909 1.00 37,909 57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification 334 862.5 288,075 0.38 109,469 of Repayment................... 57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification 333 17.0 5,661 0.63 3,566 During Deferment............... 57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification 334 172.5 57,615 1.25 72,019 of Delinquent Accounts......... 57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau 334 6.0 2,004 0.50 1,002 Notification................... 57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of 520 1.0 520 3.00 1,560 Uncollectible Loans............ 57.211(a) Disability 3 1.0 3 1.00 3 Cancellation................... 57.215(a)(2), Administrative 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 Hearings....................... 57.215(a)(d), Administrative 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 Hearings....................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HPSL Subtotal............... * 334 .............. 539,063 .............. 310,670 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NSL Program ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57.306(a)(2), Student Financial 4,100 1.0 4,100 0.25 1,025 Aid Transcript................. 57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance 282 17.5 4,935 0.42 2,073 Interview...................... 57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview 348 9.0 3,132 0.42 1,315 57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification 348 9.0 3,132 0.27 846 of Repayment................... 57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification 348 1.5 522 0.29 151 During Deferment............... [[Page 6587]] 57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification 348 42.5 14,790 0.04 592 of Delinquent Accounts......... 57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau 348 709.0 246,732 0.006 1,480 Notification................... 57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of 23 1.0 23 3.00 69 Uncollectible Loans............ 57.311(a), Disability 16 1.0 16 1.00 16 Cancellation................... 57.315(a)(1)(ii), Administrative 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 Hearings....................... 57.316a, Administrative Hearings 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NSL Subtotal................ * 348 .............. 277,382 .............. 7,567 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Includes active and closing schools. Amy McNulty. Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2018-02958 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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during the regulatory review period. To DATES: Comments on this ICR should be determining eligibility of applicants,
meet its burden, the petition must received no later than March 16, 2018. making loans, and collecting monies
comply with all the requirements of ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, owed by borrowers on their outstanding
§ 60.30, including but not limited to: including the ICR Title, to the desk loans. The Deferment Form (Deferment-
Must be timely (see DATES), must be officer for HRSA, either by email to HRSA Form 519), provides the schools
filed in accordance with § 10.20, must OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by with documentation of a borrower’s
contain sufficient facts to merit an FDA fax to 202–395–5806. deferment status, as detailed for the
investigation, and must certify that a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To HPSL Program under 42 CFR part
true and complete copy of the petition request a copy of the clearance requests 57.210 and for NSL under 42 CFR part
has been served upon the patent submitted to OMB for review, email Lisa 57.310. The Annual Operating Report
applicant. (See H. Rept. 857, part 1, 98th Wright-Solomon, the HRSA Information (AOR–HRSA Form 501), provides HHS
Cong., 2d sess., pp. 41–42, 1984.) Collection Clearance Officer at with information from participating
Petitions should be in the format paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443– schools (including schools that are no
specified in 21 CFR 10.30. 1984. longer disbursing loans but are required
Submit petitions electronically to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When to report and maintain program records,
https://www.regulations.gov at Docket submitting comments or requesting student records, and repayment records
No. FDA–2013–S–0610. Submit written information, please include the until all student loans are repaid in full
petitions (two copies are required) to the information request collection title for and all monies due to the Federal
Dockets Management Staff (HFA–305), reference. Government are returned) relating to
Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Information Collection Request Title: HPSL and NSL Program operations and
Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) financial activities. Moreover, the HPSL
20852. Program and Nursing Student Loan and NSL Program requirements are
Dated: February 8, 2018. (NSL) Program Administrative essential for assuring that borrowers are
Leslie Kux, Requirements (Regulations and Policy). aware of their rights and
OMB No. 0915-0047-Revision. responsibilities, academic institutions
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
Abstract: The HPSL Program, as have accurate records of the history and
[FR Doc. 2018–02992 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]
authorized by Public Health Service status of each loan account in order to
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P (PHS) Act Sections 721–722 and 725– pursue aggressive collection efforts to
735, provides long-term, low-interest reduce default rates, and that academic
loans to students attending schools of institutions maintain adequate records
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND medicine, osteopathic medicine, for audit and assessment purposes to
HUMAN SERVICES dentistry, veterinary medicine, help HHS safeguard federal funds
Health Resources and Services optometry, podiatric medicine, and expended through the Federal Capital
Administration pharmacy. The NSL Program, as Contribution (FCC). Academic
authorized by PHS Act Sections 835– institutions are free to use improved
Agency Information Collection 842, provides long-term, low-interest information technology to manage the
Activities: Submission to OMB for loans to students who attend eligible information required by the regulations.
Review and Approval; Public Comment schools of nursing in programs leading
to a diploma and degrees in nursing, Likely Respondents: Financial Aid
Request; Information Collection Directors working at institutions
Request Title: Health Professions including an associate degree, a
baccalaureate degree, or graduate degree participating in the HPSL and NSL
Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Programs.
Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program in nursing. It also contains a number of
Administrative Requirements recordkeeping and reporting Burden Statement: Burden in this
(Regulations and Policy). OMB No. requirements for academic institutions context means the time expended by
0915-0047-Revision and loan applicants. The applicable persons to generate, maintain, retain,
regulations for these programs under 42 disclose or provide the information
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services CFR part 57 implement and detail the requested. This includes the time
Administration (HRSA), Department of various statutory requirements (see needed to review instructions; to
Health and Human Services (HHS). chart below). In an effort to consolidate develop, acquire, install and utilize
ACTION: Notice. information collection requests and technology and systems for the purpose
achieve greater programmatic efficiency, of collecting, validating and verifying
SUMMARY: In compliance with of the HRSA is incorporating the Deferment information, processing and
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Form (Deferment-HRSA Form 519) and maintaining information, and disclosing
HRSA has submitted an Information the Annual Operating Report (AOR– and providing information; to train
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of HRSA Form 501) both formerly personnel and to be able to respond to
Management and Budget (OMB) for incorporated under OMB No. 0915– a collection of information; to search
review and approval. Comments 0044, into this information collection data sources; to complete and review
submitted during the first public review request. As a result, the OMB No. 0915– the collection of information; and to
of this ICR will be provided to OMB. 0044 package will be discontinued. transmit or otherwise disclose the
OMB will accept further comments from Need and Proposed Use of the information. The total annual burden
the public during the review and Information: Participating HPSL and hours estimated for this ICR are
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approval period. NSL schools are responsible for summarized in the table below.
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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS—Continued
Responses
Number of Total annual Hours per Total hour
Regulatory/section requirements per
respondents responses response burden
respondent
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 0.006 1,480
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 0.00 0
57.316a, Administrative Hearings ........................................ 0 0.0 0 0.00 0
NSL Subtotal ................................................................. * 348 ........................ 277,382 ........................ 7,567
* Includes active and closing schools.
Amy McNulty. without redaction unless otherwise (Advanced APM) and Merit-based
Acting Director, Division of the Executive advised by the commenter at this Incentive Payment System (MIPS), both
Secretariat. location, by appointment, during regular of which contribute toward the goal of
[FR Doc. 2018–02958 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] business hours, Monday through Friday seamless integration of the Quality
BILLING CODE 4165–15–P from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Eastern Time Payment Program into clinical practice
zone. workflows. MIPS provides clinicians
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: measures and activities to assist them in
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND General questions about the new system providing high-value, patient-centered
HUMAN SERVICES of records should be submitted by mail care to Medicare patients, and to
or email to: Michelle Peterman, Health encourage and reward their use of the
Privacy Act of 1974; System of same. The participants generate and
Insurance Specialist, Division of
Records. submit to CMS data on health care
Electronic Clinician and Quality,
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Quality Measurement and Value-Based coordination. The data will be
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department Incentives Group, Center for Clinical submitted to CMS by eligible clinicians
of Health and Human Services (HHS). Standards and Quality, CMS, 7500 and approved third party data
ACTION: Notice of a New System of Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD submitters (for example, registries
Records. 21244–1870, Mailstop: S3–02–01, or which collect and submit disease
michelle.peterman@cms.hhs.gov. tracking data; health information
SUMMARY: The Department of Health and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
technology (IT) vendors which submit
Human Services (HHS), Centers for data from clinicians’ Certified Electronic
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) I. Background on the New Quality Health Record Technology (CEHRT)
proposes to establish a new system of Payment Program Supported by the systems). The data will include
records subject to the Privacy Act, New System of Records information about, and will be retrieved
System No. 09–70–0539, titled ‘‘Quality The Medicare Access and CHIP by personal identifiers for: (1) The
Payment Program (QPP).’’ The new Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) clinicians, (2) any third party data
system of records will cover quality and amended title XVIII of the Social submitters who are individuals (e.g.,
performance data collected and used by Security Act (the Act) to repeal the way sole proprietor vendors), (3) individuals
CMS in determining merit-based physicians were paid under the who submit data for clinicians or third
payment adjustments for health care previous Sustainable Growth Rate (SOR) party data submitters as their
services provided by clinicians to formula and replaced it with a new representatives or contact persons, and
Medicare beneficiaries, and in providing approach known as the Quality Payment (4) Medicare beneficiaries and any non-
expert feedback to clinicians and third Program. The Quality Payment Program Medicare beneficiaries receiving the
party data submitters for the purpose of streamlines and consolidates health care services referenced in the
helping clinicians provide high-value components of three existing incentive Quality Payment Program data. The
care to patients. programs that reward high-value patient records are described below.
DATES: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. centered care: (1) Physician Quality The data submission process will
552a(e)(4) and (11), this notice is Reporting System (PQRS) (§ 1848(k) and require that clinicians and third party
effective upon publication, subject to a (m) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4)), (2) submitters use their identifying and
30-day period in which to comment on Medicare Electronic Health Records contact information, tax identification
the routine uses, described below. (EHR) Incentive Program for Eligible number (TIN/EIN), national provider
Please submit any comments by March Professionals (§ 1848(0) of the Act), and identifier (NPI), and information about
16, 2018. (3) Physician Value-Based Payment health care services provided to patients
ADDRESSES: Written comments should Modifier (VM) (§ 1848(p) of the Act). For for the performance categories of the
be submitted by mail or email to: CMS more information, see rulemakings MIPS including (1) quality-including a
Privacy Act Officer, Division of implementing the existing programs, at set of evidence-based, specialty-specific
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Security, Privacy Policy & Governance, 80 Fed. Reg. 71135 (November 16, 2015) standards; (2) cost of services provided;
Information Security & Privacy Group, (PQRS); 80 FR 62761 (October 16, 2015) (3) improvement activities that
Office of Information Technology, CMS, (EHR); and 80 FR 71273 (November 16, improved or are likely to improve
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 2015) (VM). clinical practice or care delivery; and (4)
21244–1870, Location N1-14–56, or There are two separate pathways advancing care information which
walter.stone@cms.hhs.gov. Comments within the Quality Payment Program, focuses on the use of CEHRT to support
received will be available for review Advanced Alternative Payment Models interoperability and avoid
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