[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46655-46656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22434]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301)-443-1129.
The following request has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995:
Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) and Nursing Student Loan
(NSL) Programs--Forms (OMB No. 0915-0044)--Extension and Revision--The
HPSL Program 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 provides long-term, low-interest loans to students who
attend eligible schools of nursing in programs leading to a diploma in
nursing, an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, or a graduate
degree in nursing. Participating HPSL and NSL schools are responsible
for determining eligiblity of applicants, making loans, and collecting
monies owed by borrowers on their outstanding loans. The Deferment form
(HRSA Form 519) provides the schools with documentation of a borrower's
eligibility for deferment. The Annual Operating Report (AOR--HRSA Form
501) provides the Federal Government with information from
participating schools relating to HPSL & NSL program operations and
financial activities. The AOR is submitted electronically.
The estimated annual reponse burden is as follows:
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Number of Responses per Total annual
Form respondents respondent Hours per respondent hour burden
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Deferment-519........................ 10,375 1 10 min................... 1,729
AOR-501.............................. 1,178 1 4 hrs.................... 4,712
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Total.......................... 11,553 .............. ......................... 6,441
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Three additional forms were previously approved under the OMB
number cited above. These forms have been discontinued for the
following reasons:
HRSA-514, HPSL & NSL Application to Participate: This form was used
by schools to apply to participate in the programs. Because there have
been no program appropriations for several years, and the schools are
operating the program only with revolving loan funds, the application
form is no longer used.
HRSA 518, Request for Postponement of Installment Payment, and HRSA
520, Request for Partial Cancellation of Loan: These forms, which were
used by borrowers to request cancellation or postponement of their
student loan payments in return for service as a Registered Nurse, are
no longer needed. The NSL cancellation provision for service as a
Registered Nurse has been repealed for loans made on or after September
29, 1979. There are now no students eligible for these benefits.
Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to:
Virginia Huth, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C.
20503.
Dated: August 20, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-22434 Filed 9-3-96; 8:45 am]
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