Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program: Administrative Requirements (Regs. & Policy)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 1 Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program: Administrative Requirements (Regs. & Policy)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Supporting Statement.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-02-03	Available
0047_nsl_regs.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-09	Available
0047_law_hpsl.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-09	Repair queued
0047_law_nsl.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-09	Repair queued
0047_hpsl_regs.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-12-09	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
6336	Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program: Administrative Requirements (Regs. & Policy)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0915-0047	ICR Reference No: 201411-0915-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-0915-004
Agency/Subagency: HHS/HSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program: Administrative Requirements (Regs. & Policy)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/19/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/10/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	807,247	0	134,313
Time Burden (Hours)	311,121	0	49,487
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This activity is necessary to document that schools are properly administering the HPSL and NSL programs in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements. The record keeping and reporting requirements are used to determine that schools are exercising sound billing and collection procedures to ensure that Federal monies are available to recycle the future HPSL and NSL awards.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 292q-292y Name of Law: Health Professions Education
   US Code: 42 USC 836(a), (b)(1), (b)(3) Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 58788	09/30/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 72188	12/05/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program: Administrative Requirements (Regs. & Policy)	1	1

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	807,247	134,313	0	672,934	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	311,121	49,487	0	261,634	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are currently 49,487 hours in the inventory for the HPSL/NSL regulatory requirements. This submission is for approval of 311,121 total burden hours, for an increase of 261,634 hours. The increase in the estimate of burden hours is due to new contacts providing estimates that were very different from the last group of contacts. This time we sampled respondents that used both electronic and paper processes. This scenario better represented the group of respondents.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,570

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/10/2014

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