[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1469-1470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-439]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NIH Intramural 
Research Training Award, Program Application

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, 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 Friday, October 4, 
2002, page 62253 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 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: NIH Intramural Research Training Award, Program Application; 
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of OMB No. 0925-0299; 
Expiration date 03/31/2003; 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 NIH Intramural Research Training Award Program. This 
information must be submitted in order to receive due consideration for 
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

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opportunities. Type of Respondents: Postdoctoral, Predoctoral, Post-
baccalaureate, Technical, and Student IRTA applicants.
    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondent                   number for     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Postdoctoral IRTA...............................           1,375            1.00            1.00           1,375
Predoctoral.....................................             306            1.00            1.00             306
Postbaccalaureate...............................             793            1.00            1.00             793
Technical IRTA..................................              83            1.00            1.00              83
Student IRTA....................................           3,800            1.00            1.00           3,800
References for all IRTA categories..............          15,188            1.00            0.33           5,012
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        Total...................................          21,545            1.00       0.5276862          11,369
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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.

Direct Comments to

    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: 
Edie Bishop, Personnel Management Specialist, Office of Human 
Resources, OD, NIH, Building 31, Room B3C07, 31 Center Drive MSC. 2203, 
Bethesda, MD, 20892-2203, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-1443, 
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 30-days of the date of this 
publication.

    Dated: January 3, 2003.
Frederick C. Walker,
Acting Director, Office of Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 03-439 Filed 1-9-03; 8:45 am]
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