[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2139]


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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 35, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) will publish 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, 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--0915-0034--Extension, no change--This clearance request 
is for extension of approval for four HEAL forms: the Lender's 
Application for Contract of Federal Loan Insurance (used by lenders to 
make application to the HEAL insurance program); the Lender's Manifest 
(used by the lender to report recent HEAL loan activity); the Loan 
Transfer Statement (used by the lender to report the transfer of a HEAL 
loan); and the Borrower Status Request (completed by the borrower and 
the borrower's employer and used by the lender to determine eligibility 
for deferment). The reports assist the Department in protecting its 
investment in this loan insurance program. No changes to the forms are 
proposed.
    The estimate of burden for the forms are as follows:

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                                                       Responses                                         Total  
               HRSA form                  Number of   per respon-   Total       Hours per response       burden 
                                         respondents     dent     responses                              hours  
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Lender's Application for Contract of             32        1             32  8 min...................          4
 Federal Loan Insurance.                                                                                        
Lender's Manifest......................           9      331          2,975  5 min...................        248
Loan Transfer Statement................          32      265          8,480  10 min..................      1,413
Borrower Status Request:                                                                                        
    Borrowers..........................      12,180        1         12,180  10 min..................      2,030
    Employers..........................       7,550        1.613     12,180  5 min...................      1,015
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      Total............................      19,762        1.81      35,847  8 min...................      4,710
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    Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, 
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. 
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.

    Dated: January 23, 1997
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Office of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-2139 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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