[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 14158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7377]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request NIH Intramural 
Research Training Award, Program Application

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, 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 January 10, 1997, pages 
1463-1464 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 Intramural Research Training Award, 
Program Application. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision 
of OMB No. 0925-0299; 4/30/97. Need and Use of Information Collection: 
The proposed information collection activity is for the purpose of 
collecting date related to the availability of training fellowships 
under the NIH Intramural Research Training Award Program. This 
information must be submitted in order to receive due consideration for 
an award and will be used to determine the eligibility and quality of 
potential awardees.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or 
households. Type of Respondents: Postdoctoral, Predoctoral, 
Supplemental, Technical, Summer, and Student Support IRTA applicants. 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,110. Estimated Number of Responses 
Per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: .54. Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 6,542. There are no Capital Costs, 
Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                                                      Estimated 
                                                                             Estimate     Average       total   
                                                               Estimated    number of      burden       annual  
                     Type of respondents                       number of    responses    hours per      burden  
                                                              respondents      per        response      hours   
                                                                            respondent                requested 
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Postdoctoral IRTA...........................................          600            1            1          600
Predoctoral IRTA............................................          100            1            1          100
Supplemental IRTA...........................................           10            1            1           10
Technical IRTA..............................................           60            1            1           60
Summer IRTA.................................................         3000            1            1         3000
Student Support IRTA........................................           30            1            1           30
References..................................................         8310  ...........          .33         2742
Total.......................................................        12110            1          .54         6542
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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 agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the proposed collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and the clarity of 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: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the 
items 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. Yetta L. Patterson, Personnel Management 
Specialist, Office of Human Resource Management, OD, NIH, Building 31, 
Room 1C39, 31 Center Drive MSC 2272, Bethesda, MD 20892-2272.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received by April 24, 1997.

    Dated: March 18, 1997.
Stephen C. Benowitz,
Director, Office of Human Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 97-7377 Filed 3-24-97; 8:45 am]
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