[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63489-63490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25708]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NIH Office of Intramural
Training & Education Application
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Intramural Training & Education,
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the
information collection listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 20,
2010 (Vol. 75, No. 138 on pages 42097-42098) and allowed 60 days for
public comment. No public comments were received. 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: NIH Office of Intramural Training &
Education Application. Type of Information Collection Request:
Revision. 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
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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 Estimated
Program number of responses burden hours total annual
respondents annually per per response burden hours
respondents
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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
(IBESIP).......................................
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 lntramural 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
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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Totals...................................... 120,730 .............. .............. 46,147.5
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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.
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, OIRA [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: Dr. Patricia Wagner, Director of Admissions &
Registrar, Office of Intramural Training & Education, National
Institutes of Health, 2 Center Drive: Building 2/2E06, Bethesda,
Maryland 20892-0234, or call 240-476-3619 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: October 5, 2010.
Michael M. Gottesman,
Deputy Director of Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-25708 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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