[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 145 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39140-39141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18967]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NIH Undergraduate 
Scholarship Program for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds 
(UGSP)

AGENCY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship 
Programs/OIR, the National Institutes of Health 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 March 
22, 1996, page 11851, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public 
comments were received. The purpose of this notice is the 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 DATA COLLECTION: Title: NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program 
for Individual from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (UGSP). Type of 
Information Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 
information collected is needed to assess eligibility and potential of 
applicants for the UGSP, a program intended to recruit undergraduate 
students into research field required by the NIH. The program is for 
students from disadvantaged backgrounds and provides full-time 
undergraduate students with scholarship of up to $20,000 per year for 
up to 4 years. As part of the UGSP scholars must enter research service 
agreements with the NIH for 10 consecutive weeks during the summer and, 
after graduation, 1 year for each scholarship year. Frequency of 
Response: Annual. Affected Public: Individuals; small business 
entities. Type of Respondents: Students applying for the scholarships, 
educational institutions, and persons recommending the applicants. The 
annual reporting burden is presented below:

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                                                                                                      Estimated 
                                                                            Number of                   total   
                                                                Estimate    responses     Average       annual  
                     Type of respondent                        Number of       per         hourly       burden  
                                                              respondents   respondent     burden       hours   
                                                                                                      requested 
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Student Applicant...........................................          500            1          3.0        1,500
Educational Institution.....................................          500            1          0.5          500
Recommenders................................................        1,500            1          0.5          750
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      Totals................................................        2,500  ...........  ...........        2,750
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $34,798. There 
are no capital costs to report. There are no operating or maintenance 
costs to report.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the 
following points: (1) Whether the purposed 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 assumption 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, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, 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 Mr. Marc S. Horowitz, Director, Office of Loan 
Repayment and Scholarship Programs/OIR/NIH, Rm. 604, 7550 Wisconsin 
Ave., Bethesda, MD 20892-9121, or call non-toll-free number (301) 402-
5666 or e-mail your request, including your address, to <[email protected]> 
or access the Scholarship Office on the Internet at 

COMMENTS DUE DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
August 26, 1996.

    Dated: July 18, 1996.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 96-18967 Filed 7-25-96; 8:45 am]
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