[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5333]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Proposed 
Collection; Comment Request; Application for the Pharmacology Research 
Associate Program

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of General 
Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will 
publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

     Title: Application for the Pharmacology Research Associate 
Program. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a 
currently approved collection. Need and Use of Information Collection: 
The Pharmacology Research Associate (PRAT) Program will use the 
applicant and referee information to award opportunities for training 
and experience in laboratory or clinical investigation to individuals 
with a Ph.D. degree in pharmacology or a related science, M.D., or 
other professional degree through appointments as PRAT Fellows at the 
National Institutes of Health or the Food and Drug Administration. The 
goal of the program is to develop leaders in pharmacological research 
for key positions in academic, industrial, and Federal research 
laboratories. Frequency of Response: Once a year. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                                                                      Estimated 
                                                               Estimated                  Average       total   
                                                               number of    Estimated      burden       annual  
               Type and number of respondents                  responses      total      hours per      burden  
                                                                  per       responses    responses      hours   
                                                               respondent                             requested 
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Applicants--50..............................................            1           50         2.00          100
Referees--150...............................................            1          150        0.167           25
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    Total Number of Respondents: 200.
    Total Number of Responses: 200.
    Total Hours: 125.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:

Applicants: $5,500.00.
Referees: $1,250.00.

    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Cost 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Ms. Sally Lee, NIGMS, NIH, Natcher Building, Room 
3AS-13, 45 Center Drive, MSC 6200, Bethesda, MD 20892-6200, or call 
non-toll-free number (301) 594-2749 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 May 
4, 1998.

    Dated: February 23, 1998.
Martha Pine,
Executive Officer, National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
[FR Doc. 98-5333 Filed 3-2-98; 8:45 am]
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