The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program regulatory requirements for reporting, recordkeeping, and notification are approved under OMB No.0915-0108. The HEAL program provided federally insured loans to students in schools for certain health professions. These reporting, notification, and recordkeeping requirements insure that the lenders, holders, and schools participating in the HEAL program follow sound management procedures in the administration of Federally-insured student loans. The basic purpose of the program was to assure the availablity of funds for loans to eligible students who needed to borrow money to pay for their educational costs.
US Code:
42 USC 292
Name of Law: Health Professions Education, Student Loans
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
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