[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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