05-10430. 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 the Office of Management and Budget (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 [phone].

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)—Extension

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 staus 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	547	1.17	640
57.208(a), Promissory Note	547	1.25	684
57.210((b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview	547	1.25	684
57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview	*576	0.33	190
57.215(a) & (d), Program Records	*576	10	5,760
57.215(b), Student Records	*576	10	5,760
57.215(c), Repayment Records	*576	18.75	10,800
HPSL Subtotal	576		24,518
NSL Program:
57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance	315	0.3	95
57.308(a), Promissory Note	315	0.5	158
57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview	315	0.5	158
57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview	*502	0.17	85
57.315(a)(1) & (a)(4), Program Records	*502	5	2,510
57.315(a)(2), Student Records	*502	1	502
57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records	*502	2.51	1,255
NSL Subtotal	502		4,763
*Includes active and closing schools.
HPSL data includes active and closing Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS) program 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
57.206(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript	4,679	1	4,679	.25	1,170
57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure	547	68.73	37,595	.0833	3,132
57.210(a)(3), Deferment Eligibility	Burden included under 0915-0044
57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview	547	68.73	37,595	0.167	6,278
57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview	*547	12	6,564	0.5	3,282
57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment	*547	30.83	16,864	0.167	2,816
57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment	*547	24.32	13,303	0.0833	1,108
57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts	*547	10.28	5,623	0.167	518
57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification	*547	8.03	4,392	0.6	2,635
57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans	20	1.00	20	3.0	60
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	8,681		109,779		16,703
NSL Program:
57.305(a)(2), Excess Cash	Burden included under 0915-0044
57.306(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript	4,062	1	4,062	0.25	1,016
57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview	315	23.51	7,406	0.167	1,237
57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview	*502	3.77	1,892	0.5	946
57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment	*502	6.18	3,102	0.167	518
57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment	*502	0.65	326	0.083	27
57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts	*502	4.61	2,314	0.167	386
57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification	*502	8.3	4,167	0.6	2,500
57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans	20	1.0	20	3.5	70
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 0915-0044
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	6,914		23,296		6,706
* Includes active and closing schools.

Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: May 18, 2005.

Tina M. Cheatham,

Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.