[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 64652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26698]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Training Tomorrow's 
Scientists: Linking Minorities and Mentors Through the Web

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 Behavioral and 
Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), 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: Training Tomorrow's Scientists: Linking Minorities and 
Mentors Through the Web. Type of Information Collection Request: 
REVISION, OMB control number 0925-0475, Expiration Date 1/31/2003. Need 
and Use of Information Collection: This website allows federally-funded 
researchers supported by any of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the 
NIH to submit an electronic form describing his or her research areas, 
as well as interests in mentoring minority students or junior faculty. 
The researcher's description is posted on the website for searching by 
interested minority applicants. Minority students or junior faculty 
search the website to identify researchers with whom they would like to 
work. The research projects in the database are located all over the 
country and involve cutting edge research activities by scientists 
funded through the Institutes and Centers of the NIH. These research 
projects range from studies of children to research on older adults, 
from laboratory research to field research, from social research to a 
combination of biological and behavioral research. Applicants conduct 
an electronic search using categories such as research areas of 
interest, desired geographic location of the researcher, and their 
level of education. The primary objective of the program is to ensure 
that, in the coming decades, a concentration of minority researchers 
will be available to address behavioral and social factors important in 
improving the public health and eliminating racial disparities. 
Increasing the number of minority scientists in the U.S. will expand 
our currently limited knowledge about the epidemiology and treatment of 
diseases in minority population. Frequency of Response: On occasion. 
Affected Public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: 
Students, Post-doctorals, Junior Faculty, and Principal Investigators. 
The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 50; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; 
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 10 minutes; and Estimated Total 
Amount Burden Hours Requested: 8. There is no annualized cost to 
respondents. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/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 Ms. Dana Sampson, Program Analyst, OBSSR, OD NIH, 
Building 1, Room 256, 1 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 402-1146 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 within 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

John Jarman,
Executive Officer, Office of the Director, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. 02-26698 Filed 10-18-02; 8:45 am]
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