[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42097-42098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17669]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NIH Office of Intramural
Training and Education Application
Summary
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Office of Intramural Training &
Education/OIR/OD, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish
periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Proposed Collection
Title: NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education Application.
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision. Form Number: 0925-
0299. Expiration Date: September 30, 2012. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE)
administers a variety of programs and initiatives to recruit pre-
college through post-doctoral educational level individuals into the
National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program (NIH-IRP) to
facilitate develop into future biomedical scientists. The proposed
information collection is necessary in order to determine the
eligibility and quality of potential awardees for traineeships in these
programs. The applications for admission consideration include key
areas such as: Personal information, eligibility criteria, contact
information, student identification number, training program selection,
scientific discipline interests, educational history, standardized
examination scores, reference information, resume components,
employment history, employment interests, dissertation research
details, letters of recommendation, financial aid history, sensitive
data, future networking contact, travel information, as well as
feedback questions about interviews and application submission
experiences. Sensitive data collected on the applicants, race, gender,
ethnicity and recruitment method, are made available only to OITE staff
members or in aggregate form to select NIH offices and are not used by
the admission committee for admission consideration; optional to
submit.
Over the last several years the OITE has used three OMB Clearance
Numbers for the collection of applications for the training programs.
To improve announcement of all training programs and lessen the burden
of applicants, the OITE proposes to merge the following:
0925-0299--NIH Intramural Research Training Award, Program
Application.
0925-0438--Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP).
0925-0501--Graduate Student Training Program Application.
Renewing 0925-0299 OMB Clearance Number with the new name ``Office
of Intramural Training & Education Application''.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals
seeking intramural training opportunities and references for these
individuals. Type of Respondents: students, post-baccalaureates,
technicians, graduate students, and post-doctorates. There are no
capital costs, operating costs, and/or maintenance costs to report.
The annual reporting burden is displayed in the following table:
Estimates of Hour Burden
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Estimated
Estimated number of Average burden Estimated
Program number of responses hours per total annual
respondents annually per response burden hours
respondent
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Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research 8,500 1 0.75 6,375.0
(SIP)..........................................
Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program 100 1 0.75 75.0
(BESIP)........................................
Post-baccalaureate Intramural Research Training 2,300 1 0.75 1,725.0
Award..........................................
NIH Academy..................................... 550 1 0.75 412.5
Community College Summer Enrichment Program 125 1 0.75 93.8
(CCSEP)........................................
Technical Intramural Research Training Award.... 140 1 0.75 105.0
Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP)............. 600 1 0.75 450.0
Post-Doctorate Fellowship Program............... 2,050 1 0.75 1,537.5
National Graduate Student Research Festival 825 1 0.75 618.8
(NGSRF)........................................
Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)........ 300 1 0.75 225.0
Alumni Database................................. 1,900 1 0.75 1,425.0
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Recommendations for All Programs................ 35,705 1 0.25 8,926.3
Supplemental Documents for Application.......... 14,540 1 0.75 10,905.0
Feedback Questions.............................. 53,095 1 0.25 13,273.8
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Request for Comments
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1)
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact: Dr. Patricia Wagner, Director of Admissions &
Registrar, Office of Intramural Training & Education, National
Institutes of Health, 2 Center Drive, Building 2/Room 2E06, Bethesda,
Maryland 20892-0234, or call 240-476-3619 or e-mail your request,
including your address to: [email protected].
DATES: Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information
collection are best assured of having their full effect if received
within 60 days of the date of this publication.
Date: July 15, 2010.
Michael M. Gottesman,
Deputy Director for Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-17669 Filed 7-19-10; 8:45 am]
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