[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58059-58060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28925]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission of OMB Review; Comment Request, National Institutes of
Health Loan Repayment Programs, Office of Loan Repayment and
Scholarship
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship,
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 March 3,
1998, pages 10404-10405 and allowed 60 days for public comment. One
response to the notice was received. A revision reconciled this
response. 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: National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs. Type
of Information Collection Request: Revision of currently approved
collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, expiration date 9/30/98). Form Numbers:
NIH 2674-1, NIH 2874-2, and NIH 2674-3. Need and Use of Information
Collection: 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 Program (AIDS-LRP) is authorized by Section
478A 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 date of
program eligibility. The information proposed for collection will be
used by the Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship to 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
Estimated number of Average burden total annual
Type of respondents number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response 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 should address one or more of the
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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 on 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, 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: Dr. Marc Horowitz, J.D., Director, Office of
Loan Repayment and Scholarship, National Institutes of Health, 7550
Wisconsin Avenue, Room 604, Bethesda, MD 20892-9121, or call non-toll
free (301) 402-5666, or E-mail your request, including your address, to
[email protected]>.
Dated: October 20, 1998.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 98-28925 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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