[Federal Register: November 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 217)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Proposed Information Collection
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Request for Public Comment: 30-day Proposed Information
Collection: Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed
information collection projects, the (HHS) has submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the
information collection listed below. This proposed information
collection project was published in the Federal Register (67 FR 53956)
and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comment was received
in response to the notice. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30
days for public comment to be submitted to OMB.
Proposed Collection:
Title: 09-17-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan Repayment
Program.''
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Form Number: None.
Forms: The IHS Loan Repayment Program Information Booklet contains
the instructions and the application formats.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The IHS Loan Repayment
Program (LRP) identifies health professionals with pre-existing
financial obligations for education expenses that meet program criteria
and who are qualified and will to serve at, often remote, IHS health
care facilities. Under the program, eligible health professionals sign
a contract under which the IHS agrees to repay part or all of the
indebtedness for professional training education. In exchange, the
health professionals agree to serve for a specified period of time in
IHS health care facilities. Eligible health professionals that wish to
apply must submit an application to participate in the program. The
application requests personal, demographic and educational training
information, including information on the educational loans of the
individual for which repayment is being requested (i.e., date, amount,
account number, purpose of each loan, interest rate, the current
balance, etc.). The data collected is needed and used to evaluate
applicant eligibility; rank and prioritize applicants by specialty;
assign applicants to IHS health care facilities; determine payment
amounts and schedules for paying the lending institutions; and to
provide data and statistics for program management review and analysis.
Affected Public: Individual and households.
Type of Respondents: Individuals.
Burden Hours: The table below provides the estimated burden hours
for this information collection.
Burden is the time it takes for respondents to complete the data
collection instruments:
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Estimated Burden Hours
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Average burden
Data collection instrument Estimated no. of Responses per hour per Total annual
respondents respondent response* burden hrs
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Section I............................... 425 1 0.25 (15 mins) 106.0
Section II.............................. 425 1 0.50 (30 mins) 213.0
Section III............................. 425 4 0.25 (15 mins) 425.0
Contract................................ 425 1 0.33 (20 mins) 140.0
Affidavit............................... 425 1 0.17 (10 mins) 72.0
Lender Certificate...................... 1700 1 0.25 (15 mins) 425.0
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Total............................... 2125 ................ ................ 1381
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*For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
Request for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following points: (a) Whether the
information collection activity is necessary to carry out an agency
function; (b) whether the IHS processes the information collected in a
useful and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of the public burden
estimate (the estimated amount of time needed for individual
respondents to provide the requested information); (d) whether the
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimate are logical;
(e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information being collected; and (f) ways to minimize the public burden
through the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the proposed information collection contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated
response time, should be directed to: Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for
IHS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed information
collection and supporting documents may be obtained from Mr. Lance
Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H., IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 12300 Twinbrook
Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20852.1601. Telephone non-toll free
(301) 443-5938; Fax: (301) 443-2316, or e-mail: lhodahkw@hqe.ihs.gov.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before
December 9, 2002.
Dated: October 24, 2002.
Charles W. Grim,
Assistant Surgeon General, Interim Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 02-28471 Filed 11-7-02; 8:45 am]
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