[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23606-23608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10186]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Institutes
of Health Loan Repayment Programs
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Division of Loan Repayment of 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 February 10, 2011, at
page numbers 7570-7571 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 NIH 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: National Institutes of Health Loan
Repayment Programs. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension
of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, expiration date
06/30/11). Form Numbers: NIH 2674-1, NIH 2674-2, NIH 2674-3, NIH 2674-
4, NIH 2674-5, NIH 2674-6, NIH 2674-7, NIH 2674-8, NIH 2674-9, NIH
2674-10, NIH 2674-11, NIH 2674-12, NIH 2674-13, NIH 2674-14, NIH 2674-
15, NIH 2674-16, NIH 2674-17, NIH 2674-18, and NIH 2674-19. Need and
Use of Information Collection: The NIH makes available financial
assistance, in the form of educational loan repayment, to M.D., PhD,
Pharm.D., D.D.S., D.M.D.,
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D.P.M., D.C., and N.D. degree holders, or the equivalent, who perform
biomedical or behavioral research in NIH intramural laboratories or as
extramural grantees or scientists funded by domestic nonprofit
organizations for a minimum of 2 years (3 years for the General
Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP)) in research areas supporting the
mission and priorities of the NIH.
The AIDS Research LRP (AIDS-LRP) is authorized by Section 487A of
the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1), and the Clinical
Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (CR-LRP) is
authorized by Section 487E (42 U.S.C. 288-5). The General Research LRP
(GR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487C of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 288-
3), and the Clinical Research LRP (LRP-CR) is authorized by Section
487F (42 U.S.C. 288-5a). The Pediatric Research LRP (PR-LRP) is
authorized by Section 487F of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 288-6), and the
Extramural Clinical Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged
Backgrounds (ECR-LRP) is authorized by an amendment to Section 487E (42
U.S.C. 288-5). The Contraception and Infertility Research LRP (CIR-LRP)
is authorized by Section 487B of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 288-2), and the
Health Disparities Research LRP (HD-LRP) is authorized by Section 485G
(42 U.S.C. 287c-33).
The Loan Repayment Programs can repay up to $35,000 per year toward
a participant's extant eligible educational loans, directly to
financial institutions. The information proposed for collection will be
used by the Division of Loan Repayment to determine an applicant's
eligibility for participation in the program. Frequency of Response:
Initial application and one- or two-year renewal application. Affected
Public: Individuals or households; nonprofits; and businesses or other
for-profit. Type of Respondents: Physicians, other scientific or
medical personnel, and institutional representatives. The annual
reporting burden is as follows:
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Estimated
Number of number of Average Annual burden
Type of respondents respondents responses per burden hours hours
respondent per response requested
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Intramural LRPs:
Initial Applicants............................ 50 1 10.11 505.50
Advisors/Supervisors.......................... 50 1 1 50.00
Recommenders.................................. 140 1 .5 70.00
Financial Institutions........................ 10 1 .25 2.50
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Subtotal................................ 250 .............. .............. 628.00
Extramural LRPs:
Initial Applicants.......................... 2,050 1 10.75 22,037.50
Advisors/Supervisors........................ 1,840 1 1 1,840.00
Recommenders................................ 6,150 1 .5 3,075.00
Financial Institutions...................... 100 1 .25 25.00
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Subtotal................................ 10,140 .............. .............. 26,977.50
Intramural LRPs:
Renewal Applicants.......................... 50 1 7.42 371.00
Advisors/Supervisors........................ 50 1 2.2 110.00
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Subtotal................................ 100 .............. .............. 481.00
Extramural LRPS:
Renewal Applicants.......................... 1,200 1 8.58 10,296.00
Advisors/Supervisors........................ 900 1 1.7 1,530.00
Recommenders................................ 3,500 1 .5 1,750.00
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Subtotal................................ 5,600 .............. .............. 13,576.00
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Total............................... 16,090 .............. .............. 41,662.50
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The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $1,701,641.69.
The annualized cost to the Federal Government for administering the
Loan Repayment Programs is expected to be $1,448,100. This cost
includes administrative support by the Division of Loan Repayment and
$800,000 for the continuing development and maintenance of the LRP
Management Information System/Online Application System (MIS/OAS).
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following points: (1) 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) 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) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 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 at [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:
Milton Hernandez, PhD, Director, Division of Loan Repayment, National
Institutes of
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Health, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 206 (MSC 7650), Bethesda, Maryland
20892-7650. Dr. Hernandez may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected]
or by calling 301-496-0180.
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: April 20, 2011.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-10186 Filed 4-26-11; 8:45 am]
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