99-4948. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 10004-10005]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-4948]
    
    
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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 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, Pub. L. 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) 443-1891.
        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: Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program: 
    Lender's Application for Insurance Claim Form and Request for 
    Collection Assistance Form (OMB No. 0915-0036)--Extension
    
        This clearance request is for a revision of two forms that are 
    currently approved by OMB. HEAL lenders use the Lenders Application for 
    Insurance Claim to request payment from the Federal Government for 
    federally insured loans lost due to borrowers' death, disability, 
    bankruptcy, or default. The Lenders Application for Insurance Claim 
    form has been revised to reflect information necessary to approve a 
    claim and is substantiated in supporting documentation submitted with 
    each claim request. These revisions will facilitate the Department's 
    efforts towards electronic claim request submissions. The Request for 
    Collection Assistance form is used by HEAL lenders to request federal 
    assistance with the collection of delinquent payments from HEAL 
    borrowers. No changes are proposed for the Request for Collection 
    Assistance form.
        The estimates of annualized burden are as follows:
    
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                                                        Number of     Responses per                                              Hours per     Total burden
                          Form                         respondents     respondent                Total responses                 response          hours
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    Lender's Application for Insurance Claim.......              20              75  1,500                                        30 minutes             750
    Request for Collection Assistance..............              20           1,260  25,200                                       10 minutes           4,208
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        Total Burden...............................              20  ..............  .......................................  ..............           4,958
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        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: February 23, 1999.
    Jane Harrison,
    Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
    [FR Doc. 99-4948 Filed 2-26-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4160-15-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
03/01/1999
Department:
Health Resources and Services Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-4948
Pages:
10004-10005 (2 pages)
PDF File:
99-4948.pdf