2018-02958. 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 ...  

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    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 OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-5806.

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    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 paperwork@hrsa.gov or call (301) 443-1984.

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    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.Start Printed Page 6586

    Total Estimated Annualized Burden—Hours

    Instrument (HPSL & NSL)Number of respondentsResponses per respondentTotal responsesHours per responseTotal burden hours
    Deferment—HRSA Form 5193,12513,1250.51,562.5
    AOR-HRSA—Form 501768176812.09,216.0
    Total3,8933,89310,778.5

    Recordkeeping Requirements

    Regulatory/section requirementsNumber of record keepersHours per yearTotal burden hours
    HPSL Program
    57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance4321.05454
    57.208(a), Promissory Note4321.25540
    57.210((b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview4321.25540
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview4750.37176
    57.215(a)&(d), Program Records47510.004,750
    57.215(b), Student Records47510.004,750
    57.215(c), Repayment Records47519.559,286
    HPSL Subtotal20,496
    NSL Program
    57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance3040.2576
    57.308(a), Promissory Note3040.50152
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview3040.50152
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview4860.1468
    57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records4865.002,430
    57.315(a)(2), Student Records4861.00486
    57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records4862.511,220
    NSL Subtotal4,584

    HPSL data includes active and closing Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS) program schools.

    Reporting Requirements

    Regulatory/section requirementsNumber of respondentsResponses per respondentTotal annual responsesHours per responseTotal hour burden
    HPSL Program
    57.206(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript4,6001.04,6000.251,150
    57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure325299.597,3380.6361,323
    57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview325139.545,3380.5022,669
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview334113.537,9091.0037,909
    57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment334862.5288,0750.38109,469
    57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment33317.05,6610.633,566
    57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts334172.557,6151.2572,019
    57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification3346.02,0040.501,002
    57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans5201.05203.001,560
    57.211(a) Disability Cancellation31.031.003
    57.215(a)(2), Administrative Hearings00.000.000
    57.215(a)(d), Administrative Hearings00.000.000
    HPSL Subtotal* 334539,063310,670
    NSL Program
    57.306(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript4,1001.04,1000.251,025
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview28217.54,9350.422,073
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview3489.03,1320.421,315
    57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment3489.03,1320.27846
    57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment3481.55220.29151
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    57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts34842.514,7900.04592
    57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification348709.0246,7320.0061,480
    57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans231.0233.0069
    57.311(a), Disability Cancellation161.0161.0016
    57.315(a)(1)(ii), Administrative Hearings00.000.000
    57.316a, Administrative Hearings00.000.000
    NSL Subtotal* 348277,3827,567
    * Includes active and closing schools.
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    Amy McNulty.

    Acting Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-02958 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
02/14/2018
Department:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
2018-02958
Dates:
Comments on this ICR should be received no later than March 16, 2018.
Pages:
6585-6587 (3 pages)
PDF File:
2018-02958.Pdf