[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 12529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4777]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 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, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the Office of Loan Repayment and 
Scholarship (OLRS), 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 
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from disadvantaged 
Backgrounds. Type of Information Collection Request: REVISION. Form 
Numbers: NIH 2762-1, NIH 2762-2, NIH 2762-3, NIH 2762-4, and NIH 2762-
5. Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIH Undergraduate 
Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds 
(UGSP) requires participants to maintain enrollment in an undergraduate 
degree program and to begin service payback through employment at the 
NIH within 60 days of their graduation. This information collection 
certifies that scholars are continuing their undergraduate program and 
provides those who have graduated the opportunity to request a 
deferment of their service payback obligation if they are enrolled in 
an approved graduate or medical degree program. Frequency of response: 
Annual. Affected public: Individuals and Academic Institutions. Types 
of Respondents: Participants in the UGSP and Academic Institutions 
(undergraduate, graduate, and medical schools). The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 80; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per 
Response: 0.75; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 60. 
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $0. There are no 
Capital Costs to report. There are no 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, NIH, 2 Center Drive, Room 2E28, MSC 0230, 
Bethesda, MD 20892-0230, or call toll-free 1-800-528-7689, or E-mail 
your request, including your address to: [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
April 30, 2001.

    Dated: February 16, 2001.
Yvonne T. Maddox,
Acting Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 01-4777 Filed 2-26-01; 8:45 am]
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