Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31142-31143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15561]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on 
proposed data collection projects, 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 and 
instruments, 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 
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 Projects

    Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) and Nursing Student Loan 
(NSL) Programs--Forms (OMB No. 0915-0044)--Extension and Revision--The 
HPSL Program 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 provides long-term, low-interest loans to students who 
attend eligible schools of nursing in programs leading to a diploma in 
nursing, an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, or a graduate 
degree in nursing. 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 
(HRSA Form 519) provides the schools with documentation of a borrower's 
eligibility for deferment. The Annual Operating Report (AOR--HRSA Form 
501) provides the Federal Government with information from 
participating schools relating to HPSL & NSL program operations and 
financial activities.
    The estimated annual response burden is as follows:

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                                                    Responses                                                   
                Form                   Number of       per        Hours per respondent      Total annual hour   
                                      respondents   respondent                                    burden        
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Deferment-519.......................       10,375            1  10 min.................  1,729 hrs.             
AOR-501.............................        1,178            1  5 hrs..................  5,890 hrs.             
      Total.........................       11,553  ...........  .......................  7,619 hrs.             
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    Three additional forms were previously approved under the OMB 
number cited above. These forms have been discontinued for the 
following reasons:
    HRSA-514, HPSL & NSL Application to Participate: This form was used 
by schools to apply to participate in the programs. Because there have 
been no program appropriations for several years, and the schools are 
operating the program only with revolving loan funds, the application 
form is no longer used.
    HRSA 518, Request for Postponement of Installment Payment, and HRSA 
520, Request for Partial Cancellation of Loan: These forms, which were 
used by borrowers to request cancellation or postponement of their 
student loan payments in return for service as a Registered Nurse, are 
no longer needed. The NSL cancellation provision for service as a 
Registered Nurse has been repealed for loans made on or after September 
29, 1979. There are now no students eligible for these benefits.
    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 by August 19, 1996.

    Dated: June 13, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-15561 Filed 6-18-96; 8:45 am]
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