[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10004-10005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4948]
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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 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) 443-1891.
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: Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program:
Lender's Application for Insurance Claim Form and Request for
Collection Assistance Form (OMB No. 0915-0036)--Extension
This clearance request is for a revision of two forms that are
currently approved by OMB. HEAL lenders use the Lenders Application for
Insurance Claim to request payment from the Federal Government for
federally insured loans lost due to borrowers' death, disability,
bankruptcy, or default. The Lenders Application for Insurance Claim
form has been revised to reflect information necessary to approve a
claim and is substantiated in supporting documentation submitted with
each claim request. These revisions will facilitate the Department's
efforts towards electronic claim request submissions. The Request for
Collection Assistance form is used by HEAL lenders to request federal
assistance with the collection of delinquent payments from HEAL
borrowers. No changes are proposed for the Request for Collection
Assistance form.
The estimates of annualized burden are as follows:
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Number of Responses per Hours per Total burden
Form respondents respondent Total responses response hours
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Lender's Application for Insurance Claim....... 20 75 1,500 30 minutes 750
Request for Collection Assistance.............. 20 1,260 25,200 10 minutes 4,208
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Total Burden............................... 20 .............. ....................................... .............. 4,958
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: February 23, 1999.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 99-4948 Filed 2-26-99; 8:45 am]
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