[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10404-10405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5334]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs
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 Office of Loan Repayment and
Scholarship, 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: National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs. Type
of Information Collection Request: Revision of currently approved
collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, expiration date 6/30/98). Form Numbers:
NIH 2674-1, NIH 2674-2, and NIH 2674-3. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The NIH makes available financial assistance, in the form
of educational loan repayment, to M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., and
D.V.M. degree holders, or the equivalent, who perform biomedical or
biobehavioral research in NIH intramural laboratories for a minimum of
2 years in research areas supporting the mission and priorities of the
NIH. The AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program (AIDS-LRP) is authorized
by Section 487A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1); the
General Research Loan Repayment Program (General-LRP) is authorized by
section 487C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-3); and
the Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program (CR-LRP) is authorized by
section 487E (42 U.S.C. 288-5). The loan repayment programs can repay a
maximum of $20,000 per year toward a participant's extant eligible
educational loans, directly to lenders, in addition to NIH salary and
benefits. Participants must have qualifying educational debt in excess
of 20 percent of their annual NIH base salaries on the expected data of
program eligibility. The information proposed for collection will be
used by the Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship to
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determine an applicant's eligibility for participation in the program.
Frequency of Response: Initial application and annual renewal
application. Affected Public: Applicants, financial institutions,
recommenders. Type of Respondents: Physicians and other scientific or
medical personnel.
The annual reporting burden is as follows:
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Estimated
Estimated 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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Applicant................................................... 110 1.0 9.80 1,078
Recommenders................................................ 330 1.0 0.50 165
Financial Institutions...................................... 550 1.0 0.33 181
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Totals................................................ 990 ........... ........... 1,424
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The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $33,575.46.
There are no capital costs, operating costs, 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.
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: Marc S.
Horowitz, J.D., Director, Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship,
National Institutes of Health, 7550 Wisconsin Avenue, Room 604,
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9121. Dr. Horowitz can be contacted via e-mail
at [email protected] or by calling (301) 402-5666 (not a toll-free number).
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 19, 1998.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 98-5334 Filed 3-2-98; 8:45 am]
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