[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28270]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request NIH Intramural Research 
Training Award, Program Application

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 the Director, 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: NIH Intramural Research Training Award, Program Application; 
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision/OMB No. 0925-0299; 4/
30/2000; Need and Use of Information Collection: The proposed 
information collection activity is for the purpose of collecting data 
related to the availability of Training Fellowships under the HIH 
Intramural Research Training Award Program. This information must be 
submitted in order to receive due consideration or an award and will be 
used to determine the eligibility and quality of potential awardees. 
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals 
seeking Intramural Training award opportunities. Type of Respondents: 
Postdoctoral, Predoctoral, Post-baccalaureate, Technical, and Student 
IRTA applicants. Estimated Number of Respondents: 15779. Estimated 
Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Requested: 
.53. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 8422.
    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs of report.

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated      numbers of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondent                   number for      respondents      hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents   per respondent     response        requested
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Postdoctoral IRTA...............................            1089               1            1               1089
Predoctoral IRTA................................               6               1            1                  6
Postbaccalureate IRTA...........................             290               1            1                290
Technical IRTA..................................              27               1            1                 27
Student IRTA....................................           3,386               1            1                 27
References for all IOTA categories..............          10,981  ..............             .33           3,624
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    Total.......................................           15779               1             .53           8,422
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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.

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: Edie Bishop, Human Resource Consultant, Office of 
Human Resource Management, OD, NIH, Building 31, Room B3C07, 31 Center 
Drive MSC. 2203, Bethesda, MD 20892-2203.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
December 27, 1999.

    Dated: October 20, 1999.
Stephen C. Benowitz,
Director, Office of Human Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 99-28270 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am]
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