68 FR 165 pgs. 51270-51273 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 165Pages: 51270 - 51273
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-21752 Filed 8-26-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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) 443-1129.
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: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program: Forms-0915-0108-Extension
This clearance request is for extension of approval for the notification, reporting and recordkeeping requirements in the HEAL program to insure that the lenders, holders and schools participating in the HEAL program follow sound management procedures in the administration of federally-insured student loans. While the regulatory requirements are approved under this OMB number, much of the burden associated with the regulations is cleared under the OMB numbers for the HEAL forms and electronic submissions used to report required information (listed below). The table listed at the end of this notice contains the estimate of burden for the remaining regulations.
Annual Response Burden for the following regulations is cleared by OMB when the reporting forms are cleared:
OMB Approval No. 0915-0034, Lender's Contract Application and Borrower Deferment Forms, and Borrower Loan Status and Loan Transfers/Purchases and Consolidation Tape Specification and Submission
Reporting
42 CFR 60.31(a), Lender annual application
42 CFR 60.38(a), Loan Reassignment
Notification
42 CFR 60.12(c)(1), Borrower deferment
OMB Approval No. 0915-0036, Lender's Application for Insurance Claim
Reporting
42 CFR 60.35(a)(1), Lender due-diligence activities
42 CFR 60.35(a)(2), Lender skip-tracing activities
42 CFR 60.40(a), Lender documentation to litigate a default
42 CFR 60.40(c)(i),(ii), and (iii), Lender default claim
42 CFR 60.40(c)(2), Lender death claim
42 CFR 60.40(c)(3), Lender disability claim
42 CFR 60.40(c)(4), Lender report of student bankruptcy
OMB Approval No. 0915-0043, Promissory Note, Repayment Schedule, Call Report
Notification 42 CFR 60.11(e), Establishment of repayment terms-borrower
42 CFR 60.11(f)(5), Borrower notice of supplemental repayment agreement
42 CFR 60.33(e), Executed note to borrower
42 CFR 60.34(b)(1), Establishment of repayment terms-lender
42 CFR 60.42(b), Lender Quarterly Report on HEAL Loans Outstanding (Call Report)
OMB Approval No. 0915-0204, Physicians Certification of Permanent and Total Disability
Reporting
42 CFR 60.39(b)(2), Holder request to Secretary to determine borrower disability
OMB Approval No. 0915-0227, Federal Health Education Assistance Loan Refinancing Application/Promissory Note
Reporting
42 CFR 60.7, Application for loan
42 CFR 60.18 Consolidation of a HEAL loan
The estimate of burden for the regulatory requirements of this clearance are as follows:
| Type of burden | Transactions per year | Estimated time per transaction | Annual response burden (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTING | |||
| Subpart D: Lender-28 Participating Lenders | |||
| 60.32(b) (c) Application for lender contract | 0.00 | 0 | |
| 60.40(c)(1)(iv) Bankruptcy Report to the Secretary | 78 | 12 min | 15 |
| 60.42(d) Audit | 8 | 240 min. (4 hrs.) | 32 |
| 60.42(e) Evidence of Fraud | 0 | 120 min. (2 hrs.) | 0 |
| 60.43(b) Evidence of Cause for Administrative Hearing | 0 | 180 min. (3 hrs.) | 0 |
| Subtotal | 86 | 47 | |
| Subpart E: School-190 Participating Schools | |||
| 60.56(c) Biennial Audit | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 60.60(b) Evidence of Cause for Administrative Hearing | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 60.61(b) Evidence of Fraud | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 60.61(d) Bankruptcy Documentation | 78 | 10 min | 13 |
| Subtotal | 78 | 13 | |
| Total Reporting | 60 | ||
| NOTIFICATION | |||
| Subpart B: Borrower-7,930 Borrowers | |||
| 60.0(a)(5) Sale or Transfer of Loan | Burden included in 60.38a | ||
| 60.8(b)(3) Status Change | 7,852 | 10 min | 1,309 |
| 60.61(d)* Bankruptcy | 78 | 10 min | 13 |
| Subtotal | 7,930 | 1,322 | |
| Subpart D: Lender-28 Participating Lenders | |||
| 60.33(g) Denial of Loan | 0 | 14 min | 0 |
| 60.33(h) Borrower Indebtedness | 3,000 | 1 min | 50 |
| 60.34(c) Biannual Debt Status | 133,178 | 10 min | 22,196 |
| 60.35(a)(1) Delinquent Payment Notice to Borrower | 34,648 | 10 min | 5,775 |
| 60.35(c)(2) Delinquent Notice to Credit Reporting Agency | 8,662 | 10 min | 1,443 |
| 60.35(e) Final Demand Letter | 695 | 10 min | 116 |
| 60.37(a) Right to Forbearance | 3,000 | 5 min | 250 |
| 60.37(c)(3) Reminder of obligation to pay | 1,200 | 10 min | 200 |
| 60.38(a) Notification to Borrower of Loan Reassignment | 7,500 | 5 min | 625 |
| 60.40(c)(1)(iv) and (c)(4) Default Notification to Courts | 78 | 25 min | 32 |
| Subtotal | 191,961 | 30,687 | |
| Subpart E: School-190 Participating Schools | |||
| 60.53 Change in Student Status | Burden included with 60.61(a)(7) | ||
| 60.54 Notice of Refund Payment | 0 | 25 min | 0 |
| 60.57 Borrower Identifying Information | 73 | 8 min | 10 |
| 60.61(a)(1) Entrance Interview | 0 | 35 min | 0 |
| 60.61(a)(2) Exit Interview | 73 | 50 min | 61 |
| 60.61(a)(2) Student Departure Notification to Lender | 190 | 35 min | 111 |
| 60.61(a)(3) Unresolved Discrepancies to Lender | 0 | 12 min | 0 |
| 60.61(a)(7) Change in Student Address to Lender | 73 | 10 min | 12 |
| Subtotal | 409 | 194 | |
| Total Notification | 32,203 | ||
| RECORDKEEPING | |||
| Subpart B: Borrower | |||
| 60.7(a)(2) Student Signed Stmt.-Gov. Debt Collection Procedures | Burden included in 60.34(b)(2) and 60.61(a)(1)(2) | ||
| 60.7(c)(2) Non-Student signed Stmt.-Gov. Debt Collection | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Subpart D: Lender-28 Participating Lenders | |||
| 60.31(c) Procedures for Servicing Collecting Loans | 28 | 240 min (4 hrs.) | 112 |
| 60.33(e) Promissory Note | Burden included in 60.42(a)(2) | ||
| 60.34(b)(2) Terms of Repayment Schedules | 8,130 | 5 min | 667 |
| 60.35(a)(1) Attempts to Collect Delinquent Payment | 8,662 | 5 min | 722 |
| 60.35(a)(2) Documentation of Skip-tracing | 131 | 10 min | 22 |
| 60.37(a)(1) Documentation of Borrower's Inability to Pay | 2,065 | 15 min | 516 |
| 60.37(c) Renewals of Forbearance | 2,065 | 10 min | 344 |
| 60.37(c)(1) Basis for Belief of Borrower Intent to Default | 800 | 10 min | 133 |
| 60.40(a) Documentation of Insurance Claims | 695 | 70 min | 811 |
| 60.42(a)(1) Loan Records | Burden included in 60.42(a)(2) | ||
| 60.42(a)(2) Borrower's Payment History | 66,589 | 15 min | 16,647 |
| Subtotal | 89,165 | 19,974 | |
| Subpart E: School-190 Participating Schools | |||
| 60.51(f)(1) Documentation of Needs Analysis Adjustment | Burden included in 60.61(a)(5) | ||
| 60.51(f)(2) Documentation of Standard Student Budget Adjustments | Burden included in 60.61(a)(5) | ||
| 60.56(a) Required Retention of HEAL Borrower Records | Burden included in 60.61(a)(5) | ||
| 60.56(b) Five year Retention of Student Records | |||
| 60.57 Retention of Reports to the Secretary | 190 | 45 min | 143 |
| 60.61(a)(1) Entrance Interview | |||
| 60.61(a)(2) Exit Interview | 73 | 5 min | 6 |
| 60.61(a)(4) HEAL Check Receipt | 0 | 300 min | 0 |
| 60.61(a)(5) Complete Records of HEAL Borrowers | 90,000 | 15 min | 22,500 |
| 60.61(a)(6) Criteria for Student Budgets | 190 | 10 min | 32 |
| Subtotal | 90,453 | 22,681 | |
| Total Recordkeeping | 42,655 | ||
| Total Annual Burden | 74,918 | ||
Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room 16C-17, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: August 19, 2003.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 03-21752 Filed 8-26-03; 8:45 am]
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