[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5355-5356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2351]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship, Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; National Institutes of Health Undergraduate 
Scholarship Program for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds

SUMMARY:  In compliance with the requirement 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 July 26, 1999, and allowed 60 days for public comment. One request 
for a copy of the data collection instrument was received and 
fulfilled. 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 
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged 
Backgrounds (UGSP). Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of 
a previously approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0438, expiration date 
February 29, 2000). Form Numbers: NIH 2762-1, NIH 2762-2, NIH 2762-3, 
and NIH 2762-4. Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIH makes 
available scholarship awards to students from disadvantaged backgrounds 
who are committed to careers in biomedical research. The scholarships 
pay for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses up to 
$20,000 per academic year at an accredited undergraduate institution. 
In return, for each year of scholarship support, the recipient is 
obligated to serve as a full-time paid employee in an NIH research 
laboratory for 10 consecutive weeks during the months of June through 
August and for 1 year after graduation. If the recipient pursues a 
post-graduate degree (graduate, medical, dental, or veterinarian 
school), the post-graduation service obligation may be deferred with 
the approval of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. 
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 UGSP. The UGSP is authorized by Section 487D 
of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 USC 288-2), as amended by 
the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Publ. L. 103-43). Frequency of 
Response: Initial application and annual renewal application. Affected 
Public: Applicants (high school or undergraduate students), 
recommenders, undergraduate institution financial aid staff. The annual 
reporting burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                                                                      Estimated
                                                                           Estimated                    total
                                                              Estimated    number of      Average       annual
                    Type of respondents                       number of    responses   burden hours     burden
                                                             respondents      per      per response     hours
                                                                           respondent                 requested
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Applicant..................................................          250          1.0         3.167       791.75
Recommender................................................          750          1.0         1.0         750.00
Financial Aid Staff........................................          250          1.0          .5         125.00
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      Totals...............................................        1,250  ...........  ............     1,666.75
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $29,263.81. 
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) 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)

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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.
    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, DC 
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: 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. Mr. 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 
March 6, 2000.

    Dated: January 27, 2000.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Acting Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 00-2351 Filed 2-2-00; 8:45 am]
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