Notice2024-01224
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; The National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Programs
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Published
January 23, 2024
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Health and Human Services DepartmentHealth Resources and Services Administration
Abstract
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the ICR.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4317-4318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01224]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; The National Health
Service Corps Loan Repayment Programs
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the
ICR.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than March 25,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cebeafbeabbcb9a1bca58ea6bcbdafe0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="295948594c5b5e465b4269415b5a48074e465f">[email protected]</span></a> or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N39, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
draft instruments, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#651504150017120a170e250d1716044b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f5f4e5f4a5d58405d446f475d5c4e01484059">[email protected]</span></a> or call Joella Roland, the
HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: The National Health Service
Corps Loan Repayment Programs OMB No. 0915-0127--Revision.
Abstract: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment
Program (LRP) was established to assure an adequate supply of trained
primary care health professionals to provide services in Health
Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) of the United States with the
greatest need. The NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce LRP and the
NHSC Rural Community LRP were established to recruit and retain a
health professional workforce with specific training and credentials to
provide evidence-based substance use disorder treatment in HPSAs. Under
these programs, HHS agrees to repay the qualifying educational loans of
selected primary care health professionals. In return, the health
professionals agree to serve for a specified period of time in an NHSC-
approved site located in a federally-designated HPSA approved by the
Secretary of HHS for LRP participants.
The forms used by each LRP include the following: (1) the NHSC LRP
Application, (2) the Authorization for Disclosure of Loan Information
Form, (3) the Privacy Act Release Authorization Form, and, if
applicable, (4) the Verification of Disadvantaged Background Form, (5)
the Private Practice Option Form, and (6) the NHSC Spanish Language
Assessment Proficiency Test Form. The first four of the NHSC LRP Forms
collect information that is needed for selecting participants and
repaying qualifying educational loans. The Private Practice Option and
Spanish Language Assessment forms are needed to collect information
from applicants who wish to be considered for those options.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: The need and proposed use
of this information collection is to assess an LRP applicant's
eligibility and qualifications for the LRP, and to determine LRP
applicants' Spanish language proficiency if relevant to their
application, and to obtain information for NHSC site applicants. The
NHSC LRP application asks for personal, professional, and financial/
loan information.
Likely Respondents: Likely respondents include licensed primary
care medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are employed
or seeking employment and are interested in serving underserved
populations.
Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Total burden per Total burden
Form name respondents responses per responses response (in hours
respondent hours)
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NHSC LRP Application............ 9,020 1 9,020 1.00 9,020
Authorization for Disclosure of 7,150 1 7,150 0.10 715
Loan Information Form..........
Privacy Act Release 303 1 303 0.10 30
Authorization Form.............
Verification of Disadvantaged 660 1 660 0.50 330
Background Form................
Private Practice Option Form.... 330 1 330 0.10 33
NHSC Comprehensive Behavioral 4,400 1 4,400 0.13 572
Health Services Checklist......
NHSC Spanish Language Assessment 3,006 1 3,006 0.50 1,503
Proficiency Test Form..........
NHSC Site Application (including 4,070 1 4,070 0.50 2,035
recertification)...............
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Total....................... 28,939 .............. 28,939 .............. 14,238
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Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-01224 Filed 1-22-24; 8:45 am]
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