[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 51 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 12656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6635]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Submission of OMB 
Review; Comment Request, Evaluation of the NHLBI Short-Term Training 
for Minority Students Program

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
(NHLBI), 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, Vol. 61, 
No. 207, p. 55159, on Thursday, October 24, 1996, and allowed 60 days 
for public comment. 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: Evaluation of the NHLBI Short-Term Training 
for Minority Students Program. Type of Information Collection Request: 
New. Need and use of Information Collection: When the short-term 
training program was implemented, applicants were provided broad 
guidance that enabled them to structure their program in the manner 
they deemed most likely to accomplish the program objectives. The 
proposed evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the short-term 
training program in meeting its objectives. The results of the 
evaluation will be used to modify the program and the program 
announcement to ensure that all elements identified as contributing to 
the success of a program are part of all future short-term training 
programs supported by the Institute. Frequency of Response: One-time 
only. Affected Public: Individuals or households; not for profit 
institutions; business or other for profit. Type of Respondents: 
Undergraduate and graduate students, research faculty, and mentors. The 
annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 
2,725; Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1; Average Burden 
Hours Per Response: Training grant director--1.00 hour, research 
faculty--0.334 hours, accepted students--0.5 hours, nonaccepted 
students--0.334 hours; and applicant and trainee data collection form--
1.50; and Estimated Total Annual Burden House Requested: 1,210. The 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $18,248. 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 estimated 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, 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: 
Ms. Suzanne Anthony, Project Clearance Liaison, Management Policy and 
Administrative Service Branch, NHLBI, NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 5A10, 
MSC 2490, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 
496-9737 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 on or before April 
16, 1997.

    Dated: March 7, 1997.
Sheila Merritt,
Executive Officer, NHLBI.
[FR Doc. 97-6635 Filed 3-14-97; 8:45 am]
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