[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 27986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12667]



[[Page 27986]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Institutes 
of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals From 
Disadvantaged Backgrounds

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, 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 February 27, 2001, page 12529, and allowed 60 
days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose 
of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. 
The NIH 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. 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. The NIH is proposing to modify the current information 
collection by adding NIH Form 2762-5 to allow individuals to defer 
their service payback obligation. 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 in as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,330; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per 
Response: 1.298; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
1,727. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $30,036.33. 
There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating Costs or 
Maintenance Costs to report.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Estimated                    Average burden
               Type of respondents                   number of     Frequency of      hours per      Annual hour
                                                    respondents      response        response         burden
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Applicant.......................................             250             1.0           3.167          791.75
Recommender.....................................             750             1.0           1.000          750.00
Financial Aid Staff.............................             250             1.0           0.500          125.00
UGSP Participant................................              40             1.0           0.750           30.00
Registrar Staff.................................              40             1.0           0.750           30.00
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Totals......................................           1,330  ..............  ..............        1,726.75
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

Direct Comments to OMB

    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items 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, 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 
June 20, 2001.

    Dated: May 15, 2001.
Yvonne T. Maddox,
Acting Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 01-12667 Filed 5-18-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-M