Notices. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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BILLING CODE 4160-15-P 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 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA)publishes 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 draft 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 Project: The Health Education Assistance Loan

(HEAL)Program: Regulatory Requirements—00915-0108—Extension—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, Loan Transfer, Contract for Loan Insurance: Reporting 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)(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. 0915-0043, Repayment Schedule, Call Report Notification 42 CFR 60.11(e), Establishment of repayment terms-borrower 42 CFR 60.11(f)(5), Borrower notice of supplemental repayment agreement 42 CFR 60.34(b)(1), Establishment of repayment terms-lender OMB Approval No. 0915-0204, Physicians Certification of Permanent and Total Disability Reporting 42 CFR 60.39(b)(2), Holder request to Secretary to determine borrower disability OMB Approval No. 0915-227, Refinancing Application/Promissory Note 42 CFR 60.33(e), Executed application and note to borrower The estimate of burden for the regulatory requirements of this clearance are as follows: **Table of Regulatory Sections and Respondent Burden** Type of burden Transactions per year Estimated time per transaction Annual re-sponse burden (hours) REPORTING Subpart D: Lender—22 Participating Lenders 60.40(c)(1)(iv) Bankruptcy Report to the Secretary 139 12 min 28 60.42(d) Audit 22 240 min. (4 hrs.) 88 60.42(e) Evidence of Fraud 0 120 min. (2 hrs.) 0 60.43(b) Evidence of Cause for Administrative Hearing 0 180 min. (3 hrs.) 0 Subtotal 161 116 Subpart E: School—200 Participating Schools 60.56(c) Biennial Audit 0 240 min. (4 hrs.) 0 60.60(b) Evidence of Cause for Administrative Hearing 0 180 min. (3 hrs.) 0 60.61(d) Bankruptcy Documentation 139 10 min 23 Subtotal 139 23 Total Reporting 300 139 NOTIFICATION Subpart B: Borrower—20,639 Borrowers 60.8(a)(5) Sale or Transfer of Loan Burden included in 60.38a 60.8(b)(3) Status Change 20,500 10 min 3,417 60.61(d)* Bankruptcy 139 10 min 23 Subtotal 20,639 3,440 Subpart C: Loan/Lender—9 Participating Lenders 60.18 Loan Consolidation 3,000 40 min 2,000 60.21(b)(2) Refund Check Transfer 0 30 min 0 60.21(b)(2) Refund Check Notification 0 15 min 0 Subpart D: Lender—22 Participating Lenders 60.33(g) Denial of Loan 0 14 min 0 60.33(h) Borrower Indebtedness 3,000 1 min 50 60.34(c) Biannual Debt Status 202,126 10 min 33,688 60.35(a)(1) Delinquent Payment Notice to Borrower 11,713 30 min 5,857 60.35(c)(2) Delinquent Notice to Credit Reporting Agency 11,713 15 min 2,928 60.35(e) Demand Letter 2,047 10 min 341 60.37(a) Right to Forbearance 4,480 5 min 373 60.37(c)(3) Reminder of Obligation to Pay 2,240 10 min 373 60.38(a) Notification to Borrower of Loan Reassignment 7,500 5 min 625 60.40(c)(1)(iv) and (c)(4) Default Notification to Courts 139 25 min 58 Subtotal 247,958 46,293 Subpart E: School—200 Participating Schools 60.53 Change in Student Status Burden included with Burden included with 60.61(a)(7) 60.54 Notice of Refund Payment 0 25 min 0 60.57 Borrower Identifying Information 1,439 8 min 192 60.61(a)(1) Entrance Interview 0 35 min 0 60.61(a)(2) Exit Interview 1,439 50 min 1,199 60.61(a)(2) Student Departure Notification to Lender 200 35 min 117 60.61(a)(3) Unresolved Discrepancies to Lender 0 12 min 0 60.61(a)(7) Change in Student Address to Lender 2,878 10 min 480 Subtotal 5,956 1,988 Total Notification 274,553 51,721 RECORDKEEPING Subpart B: Borrower 60.7(a)(2) Student Signed Stmt.—Gov. Debt Collection Procedures Burden included in 60.34(b)(2) and 60.61(a)(1)&(2) 60.7(c)(2) Non-Student Signed Stmt.—Gov. Debt Collection 0.00 0.00 Subpart D: Lender—22 Participating Lenders 60.31(c) Procedures for Servicing & Collecting Loans 22 240 min. (4 hrs) 88 60.33(e) Promissory Note Burden included in 60.42(a)(2) 60.34(b)(2) Terms of Repayment Schedules 10,000 5 min 833 60.35(a)(1) Attempts to Collect Delinquent Payment 10,000 5 min 833 60.35(a)(2) Documentation of Skip-tracing 2,500 10 min 417 60.37(a)(1) Documentation of Borrower's Inability to Pay 2,500 15 min 625 60.37(c) Renewals of Forbearance 1,200 10 min 200 60.37(c)(1) Basis for Belief of Borrower Intent to Default 300 10 min. 50 60.40(a) Documentation of Insurance Claims 584 70 min. 681 60.42(a)(1) Loan Records Burden included in 60.42(a)(2) 60.42(a)(2) Borrower's Payment History 101,063 15 min. 25,266 Subtotal 128,169 28,993 Subpart E: School—200 Participating Schools 60.51(f)(1) Documentation of Needs Analysis Adjustment Burden included in 60.61(a)(5) 60.51(f)(2) Documentation of Standard Student Budget Adjustments Burden included in 60.61(a)(5) 60.56(a) Required Retention of HEAL Borrower Records Burden included in 60.61(a)(5) 60.56(b) Five Year Retention of Student Records 60.57 Retention of Reports to the Secretary 200 45 min. 150 60.61(a)(1) Entrance Interview 60.61(a)(2) Exit Interview 1,439 5 min. 120 60.61(a)(4) HEAL Check Receipt 0 300 min. 0 60.61(a)(5) Complete Records of HEAL Borrowers 50,000 15 min. 12,500 60.61(a)(6) Criteria for Student Budgets 50,000 2 min. 1,667 Subtotal 101,639 14,437 Total Recordkeeping 229,808 43,430 Total Annual Burden 504,661 95,290 Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: July 25, 2000. Jane Harrison, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. 00-19305 Filed 8-3-00; 8:45 am]

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Pub. L. 104-13
42 CFR 60.31(a)
42 CFR 60.38(a)
42 CFR 60.12(c)(1)
42 CFR 60.35(a)(2)
42 CFR 60.40(a)
42 CFR 60.40(c)(i)
42 CFR 60.40(c)(2)
42 CFR 60.40(c)(3)
42 CFR 60.40(c)(4)
42 CFR 60.11(e)
42 CFR 60.11(f)(5)
42 CFR 60.34(b)(1)
42 CFR 60.39(b)(2)
42 CFR 60.33(e)

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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104-13

Cite42 CFR 60.31(a)

Cite42 CFR 60.38(a)

Cite42 CFR 60.12(c)(1)

Cite42 CFR 60.35(a)(2)

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