[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1898-1899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-465]


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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 3/31/
3005. Need and Use of Information Collection: This Web site 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 Web site 
for searching by interested minority applicants. Minority students or 
junior faculty search the Web site 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: 400; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 10 minutes; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 148. There is no 
annualized cost to respondents. There are no Capital Costs, Operating 
Costs and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

                                       Annual Burden Hours for Respondents
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                                                                                                    Estimated
     Type of respondents        Estimated No.   Frequency of       Activity       Average time    annual burden
                               of respondents     response                        per response        hours
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NIH-Funded Behavioral                      50               1  Peruse Site.....            .168                8
 Researchers.
                                           20               1  Complete Form...              .5               10
High School Students.........              50               1  Peruse Site.....             .25               12
                                            5               1  Complete Form...             .74                4
College Students.............              70               1  Peruse site.....             .25               17
                                           15               1  Complete Form...            .668               10
Graduate Students............             100               1  Peruse site.....             .25               25
                                           25               1  Complete Form...           .5845               15
Postdoctoral Fellows.........              65               1  Peruse site.....             .25               16

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                                           20               1  Complete Form...              .5               10
Junior Faculty...............              65               1  Peruse site.....             .25               16
                                           10               1  Complete Form...              .5                5
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    Total per year...........             400  ..............  ................  ..............              148
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    Requests 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.

    Dated: December 27, 2004.
Fred C. Walker,
Acting Executive Officer, Office of the Director, National Institutes 
of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-465 Filed 1-10-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-M