85 FR 240 pgs. 80791-80793 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 240Pages: 80791 - 80793
Pages: 80791, 80792, 80793FR document: [FR Doc. 2020–27415 Filed 12–11–20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request
Information Collection Request Title: Health Professions Student Loan Program, Loans for Disadvantaged Students, Primary Care Loan Program, and Nursing Student Loan Program Administrative Requirements. OMB No. 0915- 0047- Revision
AGENCY:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
DATES:
Comments on this ICR should be received no later than February 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments to paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov or call Lisa Wright-Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 443-1984.
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 Program, Loans for Disadvantaged Students, Primary Care Loan Program, and Nursing Student Loan Program Administrative Requirements, OMB No. 0915- 0047- Revision.
Abstract: This request is for approval of the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program, Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS), Primary Care Loan Program (PCL), and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program Administrative Requirements. The form was previously titled as the HPSL Program and NSL Program Administrative Requirements (Regulations and Policy). This request seeks to add the LDS and PCL Program as the forms discussed in this notice are also used for these programs.
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 LDS Program, as authorized by PHS Act sections 721-722 and 724-735, provides long-term, low interest loans to students attending schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. The PCL Program, as authorized by PHS Act sections 721-723 and 725-735, provides long-term, low interest loans to students attending schools of allopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine to practice primary health care. 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 degree, an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, or a graduate degree in nursing. These programs also have a number of recordkeeping and reporting requirements for academic institutions and loan applicants. The applicable requirements for these programs are outlined in 42 CFR 57.201-218 and 57.301-318. HRSA proposes revisions to the Annual Operating Report (AOR)-HRSA Form 501, completed by institutions participating in the HPSL, LDS, PCL, and NSL programs to obtain additional information about those institutions and their student borrowers.
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The AOR-HRSA Form 501 provides the Department of Health and Human Services with information from participating schools relating to HPSL, LDS, PCL and NSL program operations and financial activities. The proposed revisions to the AOR include the addition of a part-time option to select questions to allow institutions to report data on their part-time students, who are eligible to receive funding through the NSL program.
Specifically, the "part-time" option will be added to the following questions for the NSL program:
• Question 3, page 1A of the non-PCL section of the AOR (total full-time enrollment for the Nursing discipline for the academic year -NSL loan recipients),
• Question 13 (total number of full time graduates -NSL loan recipients at the school during the current reporting period),
• Question 14 (total number of full time NSL graduates -NSL loan recipients during the current reporting period who indicate intent to serve in a rural area),
• Question 15b (of the total graduates reported in question 15a, the number of full-time NSL graduates -NSL loan recipients in academic year 20XX-20XX serving in medically underserved communities),
• Question 15c (of the total graduates reported in question 15a, the number of Full-Time NSL graduates -NSL loan recipients in academic year 20XX-20XX serving in primary care), and
• Question 15d (of the total graduates in question 15a, the number of full-time NSL graduates -NSL loan recipients in Academic Year 20XX-20XX who entered the field for which they received their degree).
HRSA also proposes to revise the AOR-HRSA Form 501 form to include four additional demographic questions at the bottom of Page 1A of all AORs so that HRSA can better categorize the types of institutions participating in the loan programs: 16a. Are you a Community College?
• 16b. Are you a Historically Black College or University?
• 16c. Are you a Tribal college or university? and
• 16d. Are you an institution located in a rural area?
In addition, HRSA proposes to revise Page 4 (the excess cash worksheet) of the AOR-HRSA Form 501 form to limit the grantees' ability to make projections to 1-year rather than the previously required 3-year projection of funding. This proposed revision will allow HRSA to improve the overall management of funding.
Likely Respondents: Institutions participating in the HPSL, LDS, PCL, and/or 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.
| Instrument (HPSL, LDS, PCL, & NSL) | Number of respondents | Responses per respondent | Total responses | Hours per response | Total burden hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferment-HRSA Form 519 | 2060 | 1 | 2060 | .5 | 1,030 |
| AOR-HRSA-Form 501 | 726 | 1 | 726 | 12.0 | 8,712 |
| Total | 2786 | 2786 | 9,742 | ||
| Grand Total (instruments and recordkeeping requirements) | 327,979 |
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| Data required to be submitted | Number of record keepers | Hours per year | Total burden hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| HPSL, LDS, and PCL Program | |||
| Documentation of Cost of Attendance | 432 | 1.05 | 454 |
| Promissory Note | 432 | 1.25 | 540 |
| Documentation of Entrance Interview | 432 | 1.25 | 540 |
| Documentation of Exit Interview | *?475 | 0.37 | 176 |
| Program Records | *?475 | 10.00 | 4,750 |
| Student Records | *?475 | 10.00 | 4,750 |
| Repayment Records | *?475 | 19.55 | 9,286 |
| HPSL/LDS/PCL Subtotal | 475 | 20,496 | |
| NSL Program | |||
| Documentation of Cost of Attendance | 304 | 0.25 | 76 |
| Promissory Note | 304 | 0.50 | 152 |
| Documentation of Entrance Interview | 304 | 0.50 | 152 |
| Documentation of Exit Interview | *?486 | 0.14 | 68 |
| Program Records | *?486 | 5.00 | 2,430 |
| Student Records | *?486 | 1.00 | 486 |
| Repayment Records | *?486 | 2.51 | 1,220 |
| NSL Subtotal | 486 | 4,584 | |
| *?Includes active and closing schools | |||
| Number of respondents | Responses per respondent | Total annual responses | Hours per response | Total burden hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPSL, LDS, and PCL | |||||
| Student Financial Aid Transcript | 4,600 | 1.0 | 4,600 | 0.25 | 1,150 |
| Loan Information Disclosure | 325 | 299.5 | 97,338 | 0.63 | 61,323 |
| Entrance Interview | 325 | 139.5 | 45,338 | 0.50 | 22,669 |
| Exit Interview | *?334 | 113.5 | 37,909 | 1.00 | 37,909 |
| Notification of Repayment | *?334 | 862.5 | 288,075 | 0.38 | 109,469 |
| Notification During Deferment | *?333 | 17.0 | 5,661 | 0.63 | 3,566 |
| Notification of Delinquent Accounts | 334 | 172.5 | 57,615 | 1.25 | 72,019 |
| Credit Bureau Notification | 334 | 6.0 | 2,004 | 0.50 | 1,002 |
| Write-off of Uncollectable Loans | 520 | 1.0 | 520 | 3.00 | 1560 |
| Disability Cancellation | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Administrative Hearings record retention | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Administrative Hearings reporting requirements | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| HPSL Subtotal | 310,670 | ||||
| NSL | |||||
| Student Financial Aid Transcript | 4,100 | 1.0 | 4,100 | 0.25 | 1,025 |
| Entrance Interview | 282 | 17.5 | 4,935 | 0.42 | 2,073 |
| Exit Interview | 348 | 9.0 | 3,132 | 0.42 | 1,315 |
| Notification of Repayment | 348 | 9.0 | 3,132 | 0.27 | 846 |
| Notification During Deferment | 348 | 1.5 | 522 | 0.29 | 151 |
| Notification of Delinquent Accounts | 348 | 42.5 | 14,790 | 0.04 | 592 |
| Credit Bureau Notification | 348 | 709.0 | 246,732 | 0.006 | 1,480 |
| Write-off of Uncollectable Loans | 23 | 1.0 | 23 | 3.00 | 69 |
| Disability Cancellation | 16 | 1.0 | 16 | 1.00 | 16 |
| Administrative Hearings | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| NSL Subtotal | 7,567 |
HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-27415 Filed 12-11-20; 8:45 am]
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