[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 112 (Thursday, June 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32593-32594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13153]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; National Institutes of Health Undergraduate 
Scholarship Program for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Loan Repayment and 
Scholarship, 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.
    Proposed Collection: Title: National Institutes of Health 
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged 
Backgrounds (UGSP). Type of Information Collection Request: Extension 
of a previously approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0438, expiration date 
July 31, 2004). 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 
makes available scholarship awards to students from disadvantaged 
backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical research. The 
scholarships pay for tuition and reasonable educational and living 
expenses up to $20,000 per academic year at an accredited undergraduate 
institution. In return, for each year of scholarship support, the 
recipient is obligated to serve as a full-time paid employee in an NIH 
research laboratory for 10 consecutive weeks during the months of June 
through August and for 1 year after graduation. If the recipient is 
enrolled in an undergraduate program or pursues a postgraduate degree 
(doctoral, medical, dental, or veterinarian school), the post-
graduation service obligation may be deferred with the approval of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Office of Loan Repayment 
and Scholarship will use information proposed for collection to 
determine an applicant's eligibility for participation in the UGSP and 
a participant's eligibility to defer his or her service obligation. The 
UGSP is authorized by section 487D of the Public Health Service (PHS) 
Act (42 U.S.C. 288-2), as amended by the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 
(Public Law 103-43). Frequency of Response: Initial application and 
annual renewal application. Affected Public: Applicants (high school or 
undergraduate students), recommenders, undergraduate institution 
financial aid staff, participants wishing to defer their service 
obligation, and graduate or undergraduate registrar staff. The annual 
reporting burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                          Estimated number    Average burden    Estimated total
         Type of respondent            Estimated number   of responses per      hours per        annual burden
                                        of respondents       respondent          response       hours requested
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Applicant...........................                300                1.0              3.167             950.10
Recommender.........................                900                1.0              1.000             900.00
Financial Aid Staff.................                300                1.0               .500             150.00
UGSP Participant....................                 40                1.0               .084               3.36
Registrar...........................                 40                1.0               .750              30.00
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    Totals..........................              1,580  .................  .................           2,033.46
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $40,249.70. 
There are no capital costs, operating costs, 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) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, 
including

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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: Alfred C. Johnson, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Office 
of Loan Repayment and Scholarship, National Institutes of Health, 2 
Center Drive, Room 2E28 (MSC 0230), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0230. Dr. 
Johnson may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected] or by 
telephone at 301-402-6425.
    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: June 3, 2004.
Raynard S. Kington,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 04-13153 Filed 6-9-04; 8:45 am]
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