Rules and Regulations. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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BILLING CODE 4165-15-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 the Office of Management and Budget 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 the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Proposed Project: Health Professions Student Loan

(HPSL)Program and Nursing Student Loan

(NSL)Program Administrative Requirements (Regulations and Policy)(OMB No. 0915-0047)—Revision The regulations for the Health Professions Student Loan

(HPSL)Program and Nursing Student Loan

(NSL)Program contain a number of reporting and recordkeeping requirements for schools and loan applicants. The requirements are essential for assuring that borrowers are aware of rights and responsibilities that schools know the history and status of each loan account that schools pursue aggressive collection efforts to reduce default rates and that they maintain adequate records for audit and assessment purposes. Schools are free to use improved information technology to manage the information required by the regulations. The estimated total annual burden is 34,558 hours. The burden estimates are as follows: Recordkeeping Requirements Regulatory/section requirements Number of recordkeepers Hours per year Total burden hours HPSL Program: 57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance 275 1.17 322 57.208(a), Promissory Note 275 1.25 344 57.210((b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview 275 1.25 344 57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview * 302 0.33 100 57.215(a)&(d), Program Records * 302 10 3,020 57.215(b), Student Records * 302 10 3,020 57.215(c), Repayment Records * 302 18.75 5,663 HPSL Subtotal 302 12,813 NSL Program: 57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance 347 0.3 104 57.308(a), Promissory Note 347 0.5 174 57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview 347 0.5 174 57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview * 607 0.17 103 57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records * 607 5 3,035 57.315(a)(2), Student Records * 607 1 607 57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records * 607 2.5 1,518 NSL Subtotal 607 5,715 * Includes active and closing schools. Reporting Requirements Regulatory/section requirements Number of respondents Responses per respondent Total annual responses Hours per response Total hour burden HPSL Program: 57.205(a)(2), Excess Cash Burden included under 0915-0044 and 0915-0045 57.206(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript 3,750 1 3,750 .25 938 57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure 275 68.73 18,900 .0833 1,574 57.210(a)(3), Deferment Eligibility Burden included under 0915-0044 57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview 275 68.73 18,900 .0167 3,156 57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview * 302 12 3,624 0.5 1,812 57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment * 302 30.83 9,310 0.167 1,555 57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment * 302 24.32 7,344 0.0833 612 57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts * 302 10.28 3,104 0.167 518 57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification * 302 8.03 2,425 0.6 1,455 57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans 20 1.00 20 0.5 10 57.211(a) Disability Cancellation 8 1 8 .75 6 57.215(a) Reports Burden included under 0915-0044 57.215(a)(2), Administrative Hearings 0 0 0 0 0 57.215(a)(d), Administrative Hearings 0 0 0 0 0 HPSL Subtotal 4,052 67,385 8,796 NSL Program: 57.305(a)(2), Excess Cash Burden included under 0915-0044 and 0915-0046 57.306(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript 2,250 1 2,250 0.25 563 57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview 347 23.51 8,157 0.167 1,362 57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview * 607 3.77 2,288 0.5 1,144 57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment * 607 6.18 3,751 0.167 626 57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment * 607 0.65 395 0.083 33 57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts * 607 4.61 2,798 0.167 467 57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification * 607 8.3 5,038 0.6 3,023 57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans 20 1.0 20 0.5 10 57.311(a), Disability Cancellation 7 1.0 7 0.8 5.6 57.312(a)(3), Evidence of Educational Loans Inactive Provision 57.315(a)(1), Reports Burden included under 0915-044 57.315(a)(1)(ii), Administrative Hearings 0 0 0 0 0 57.316(a)(d), Administrative Hearings 0 0 0 0 0 NSL Subtotal 2,857 24,704 7,234 * Includes active and closing schools. Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 11-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Dated: March 4, 2002. Jane M. Harrison, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination. [FR Doc. 02-5668 Filed 3-8-02; 8:45 am]

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