E8-16780. 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, e-mail [e-mail] or 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 status of each loan account which 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	435	1.17	509
57.208(a), Promissory Note	435	1.25	544
57.210(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview	435	1.25	544
57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview	* 477	0.33	157
57.215(a) & (d), Program Records	* 477	10	4,770
57.215(b), Student Records	* 477	10	4,770
57.215(c), Repayment Records	* 477	18.75	8,944
HPSL Subtotal	477		20,238
NSL Program:
57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance	304	0.3	91
57.308(a), Promissory Note	304	0.5	152
57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview	304	0.5	152
57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview	* 486	0.17	83
57.315(a)(1) & (a)(4), Program Records	* 486	5	2,430
57.315(a)(2), Student Records	* 486	1	486
57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records	* 486	2.51	1,220
NSL Subtotal	486		4,614
* Includes active and closing schools.
HPSL data include 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:
57.206(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript	4,600	1	4,600	.25	1,150
57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure	435	68.73	29,898	.0833	2,490
57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview	435	68.73	29,898	0.167	4,993
57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview	*477	12	5,724	0.5	2,862
57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment	*477	30.83	14,706	0.167	2,456
57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment	*477	24.32	11,601	0.0833	966
57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts	*477	10.28	4,904	0.167	819
57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification	*477	8.03	3,830	0.6	2,298
57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans	20	1.00	20	3.0	60
57.211(a) Disability Cancellation	10	1	10	.75	8
57.215(a)(2), Administrative Hearings	0	0	0	0	0
57.215(a)(d), Administrative Hearings	0	0	0	0	0
HPSL Subtotal	7,885		105,190		18,102
NSL Program:
57.306(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript	4,100	1	4,100	0.25	1,025
57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview	304	23.51	7,147	0.167	1,193
57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview	*486	3.77	1,832	0.5	916
57.310(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment	*486	6.18	3,003	0.167	501
57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment	*486	0.65	316	0.083	26
57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts	*486	4.61	2,240	0.167	374
57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification	*486	8.3	4,003	0.6	2,420
57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans	20	1.0	20	3.5	70
57.311(a), Disability Cancellation	10	1.0	10	0.8	8
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	6,864		22,703		6,535
* Includes active and closing schools.

E-mail comments to [e-mail] or mail to: 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: July 16, 2008.

Alexandra Huttinger,

Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.