[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR66.111]

[Page 389-390]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 66--NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart A--Direct Awards
 
Sec. 66.111  Suspension, waiver, and cancellation.

    (a) The Secretary may extend the period for undertaking service 
described in Sec. 66.110(c), permit breaks in the continuous service 
required under

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Sec. 66.110(c), or extend the period of repayment under Sec. 66.110(e) 
if the Secretary determines that:
    (1) An extension or break in service is necessary so the individual 
may complete his or her research training;
    (2) Completion during the period would be impossible because the 
individual is temporarily disabled; or
    (3) Completion during the period would involve a substantial 
hardship to the individual and failure to extend to the period would be 
against equity and good conscience.
    (b) The Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, the obligation of 
the individual to repay pursuant to Sec. 66.110(d) if the Secretary 
determines that:
    (1) Fulfillment would be impossible because the individual is 
permanently and totally disabled; or
    (2) Fulfillment would involve a substantial hardship to the 
individual and enforcement of the obligation would be against equity and 
good conscience.
    (c) In making determinations under Sec. 66.111 (a)(3) and (b)(2), 
the Secretary will take into consideration such factors as:
    (1) The individual's present financial resources and obligations;
    (2) The individual's estimated future financial resources and 
obligations;
    (3) The reasons for the individual's failure to complete the 
requirements within the prescribed period, such as problems of a 
personal nature;
    (4) The extent to which the individual has been engaged in 
activities encompassed by Sec. 66.110(a) and (b);
    (5) Whether the individual has received sufficient training to be 
qualified to perform any such activities;
    (6) The unavailability of employment opportunities appropriate to 
the individual's education and training; and
    (7) Any other extenuating circumstances.
    (d) Any obligations of any individual under this subpart will be 
cancelled upon the death of that individual.

[48 FR 24880, June 3, 1983; 48 FR 33710, July 25, 1983, as amended at 66 
FR 29500, May 31, 2001]