[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 83 (Thursday, April 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 23509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9683]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for the 
Pharmacology Research Associate Program

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences (NIGMS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve the information colleciton listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on February 13, 2004, pages 7236-7237, and allow 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: Application for the Pharmacology 
Research Associate Program. Type of Information Collection Request: 
Extension of a currently approved collection. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The Pharmacology Research Associate (PRAT) 
Program will use the applicant and referee information to award 
opportunities for training and experience in laboratory or clinical 
investigation to individuals with a Ph.D. degree in pharmacology or a 
related science, M.D., or other professional degree through 
appointments as PRAT Fellows at the National Institutes of Health or 
the Food and Drug Administration. The goal of the program is to develop 
leaders in pharmacological reserach for key positions in academic, 
industrial, and Federal research laboratories. Frequency of Response: 
Once a year. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or 
other for-profit.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                     Estimated                                       Estimated
                                                     Number of       Estimated    Average Burden   Total Annual
         Type and Number of Respondents            Responses Per       Total         Hours per     Burden Hours
                                                    Respondent       Responses       Responses       Requested
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Applicants 50...................................               1              50            2.00             100
Referees 150....................................               1             150           0.167              25
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    Total Number of Respondents: 200.
    Total Number of Responses: 200.
    Total Hours: 125.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:
    Applicants: $5,500.00
    Referees: $1,250.00
    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 should address one or more of the 
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) 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 estiamted public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: Office of Manageament 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: Ms. Sally Lee, NIGMS, NIH, Natcher Building, 
Room 2AN-18H, 45 Center Drive, MSC 6200, Bethesda, MD 20892-6200, or 
call non-toll-free number 301-594-2755 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: April 21, 2004.
Sally Lee,
Deputy Executive Officer, National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences.
[FR Doc. 04-9683 Filed 4-28-04; 8:45 am]
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