[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25132-25133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10147]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Graduate Student Training 
Programs Application

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 Graduate Partnerships 
Program/OIR/OD, 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: Graduate Student Training Programs 
Application. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension. Form 
Number: 0925-0501. Expiration Date: June 30, 2005. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The information gathered in the Graduate 
Student Training Programs application will enable the identification 
and evaluation of graduate students interested in performing their 
dissertation research in the NIH Intramural Research Program 
laboratories (NIH-IRP). Modeling university applications for admission 
into graduate programs, the Graduate Student Training Program 
application contains several sections that will aid the NIH admission 
committee's identification and evaluation of each graduate student. 
Specific areas required to evaluate a candidate include the following: 
contact information, citizenship status, identification of programs to 
which the student wishes to apply, students' graduate university 
information and undergraduate university information, standardized 
examination scores, references and letters of recommendation, proposed 
NIH advisor information, University advisor information, research 
interests, career goals, and proposed research in NIH IRP. Ethnicity 
and gender are additional optional information used to evaluate the GPP 
recruiting abilities and compliance with federal regulations. Frequency 
of Response: Once. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: 
Students pursuing an advanced degree, Ph.D., and would like to perform 
their dissertation research in the NIH Intramural Research Program 
laboratories.
    The annual reporting burden is displayed in the following table:

                                            Estimates of Hour Burden
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                                                            Estimated number   Average burden    Estimated total
           Type of respondents            Estimated number  of responses per      hours per       annual burden
                                           of respondents      respondent         response       hours requested
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Student Application to Current Graduate                200                 1              0.50               100
 Student Programs.......................
Student Application to Future Graduate                 400                 1              0.50               200
 Student Programs.......................
Recommendations (600 x 3)...............              1800                 1              0.25               450
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    Totals..............................              2400  ................  ................               750
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    Estimate of Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs are displayed in the following table:

                                Estimate of Annual Cost to the Federal Government
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                                                  Amount      Operational/maintenance & purchase      Amount
     Annualized capital, start-up cost          (dollars)                 components                 (dollars)
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Information Collection.....................            0.00   Trouble-shooting and monitoring           2,000.00
                                                               fees.
Aplication Design, Development, Testing....       12,000.00   Maintenance.......................        1,000.00
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    Total..................................       12,000.00      Total..........................       $3,000.00
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    Estimate of Other Total Annual Cost Burden: $15,000.00.
    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.

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: Dr. Patty McCarthy, Program Coordinator, Graduate 
Partnerships Program, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, 
Building 10/Room 1C129, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1153, or call 301-594-
9603 or e-mail your request, including your address to: 
[email protected].

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    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.

    Dated: April 24, 2004.
Michael M. Gottesman,
Deputy Director for Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 04-10147 Filed 5-4-04; 8:45 am]
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