[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55160-55161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27326]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request--Undergraduate 
Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, 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 March 22, 1996, page 11851, with 
60 days allowed 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: The National Institutes of Health 
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged 
Backgrounds Application. Type of Information Collection Request: New, 
Need and Use of Information Collection: This information collection is 
needed by the NIH to determine eligibility and assess applicant 
qualifications for the Undergraduate Scholarship Program for 
Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (UGSP).

    The UGSP intends to provide service-conditioned scholarships, in an 
amount not to exceed $20,000 per academic year, toward expenses 
associated with full-time attendance at an accredited undergraduate 
institution. UGSP recipients must be from disadvantaged backgrounds, 
meet academic eligibility criteria, and demonstrate a commitment to the 
pursuit of a career in biomedical research at the NIH. Frequency of 
Responses: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals and Small 
Businesses. Type of Respondents: U.S. citizens, permanent residents or 
nationals. The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                                  Avg.  
                                                    Number of    burden 
                                       Number of    responses     per   
                                      respondents      per      response
                                                   respondent    (hrs)  
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Applicant...........................         500            1          3
Undergraduate Institution...........         500            1        0.5
Recommenders........................         750            1        0.5
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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 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, shall be directed 
to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 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 Marc S. Horowitz, J.D., Office of Loan Repayment 
and Scholarship, National Institutes of Health, 7550 Wisconsin

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Avenue, Room 604, Bethesda, MD 20892-9121, or call (301) 402-5666 (this 
is not a toll-free number), or e-mail your request, including your 
address, to <[email protected]>, or access the Scholarship Office on the 
Internet at <http://helix.nih.gov:8001/oe/catalog/loanrepay.html>.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
November 25, 1996.

    Dated: October 16, 1996.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 96-27326 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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