[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44266-44267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18509]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for the
Pharmacology Research Associate Program
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of General Medical
Sciences (NIGMS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and
approve the information collection listed below. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on May 18, 2010, pages 27789-27790, and allowed 60 days for public
comment. One comment was received on 6/25/2010. The public respondent
requested that eligibility for this program be offered to American
citizens only. As stated in A.1., Justification, of the Supporting
Statement A, applicants for this program must be U.S. citizens or
permanent residents of the United States who have been awarded a
terminal degree, or who have been certified by a university as meeting
all the requirements leading to a doctorate may be hired as PRAT
Fellows. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct
or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an
information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented
on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Proposed Collection: Title: Application for the Pharmacology
Research Associate Program.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The Pharmacology Research
Associate (PRAT) Program will use the applicant and referee information
to award opportunities for training and experience in laboratory or
clinical investigation to individuals with a Ph.D. degree in
pharmacology or a related science, M.D., or other professional degree
through appointments as PRAT Fellows at the National Institutes of
Health or the Food and Drug Administration. The goal of the program is
to develop leaders in pharmacological research for key positions in
academic, industrial, and Federal research laboratories.
Frequency of Response: Once a year.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profit.
Type of Respondents: Applicants and Referees.
The annual reporting burden is as follows:
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Estimated Estimated
number of Estimated Average total annual
Type and number of respondents responses per total burden hours burden hours
respondent responses per responses requested
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Applicants--25.................................. 1 25 8.00 200
Referees--75.................................... 1 75 1.75 131.25
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Total Number of Respondents: 100.
Total Number of Responses: 100.
Total Hours: 331.25.
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:
Applicants: $10,250.00.
Referees: $6,562.50.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
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
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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.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact: Ms. Kimberly Allen, NIGMS, NIH, Natcher Building,
Room 2AN-18H, 45 Center Drive, MSC 6200, Bethesda, MD 20892-6200, or
call non-toll-free number 301-594-2755 or e-mail your request,
including your address to [email protected].
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: July 19, 2010.
Sally Lee,
Executive Officer, NIGMS, National Institute of General Medical
Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-18509 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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