[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44164-44165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15348]


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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 collection listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on May 25, 2007, pages 29338-29339, 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: 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 research 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. Type of Respondents: Applicants and referees.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                     Estimated                                       Estimated
                                                     number of       Estimated        Average      total annual
         Type and number of respondents            responses per       total       burden hours    burden hours
                                                    respondent       responses     per responses     requested
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Applicants, 25..................................               1              25            8.00             200
Referees, 75....................................               1              75            1.75          131.25
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    Total Number of Respondents: 100.
    Total Number of Responses: 100.
    Total Hours: 331.25.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:
    Applicants: $10,250.00.
    Referees: $6,562.50.
    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 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: 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: August 1, 2007.
Sally Lee,
Acting Executive Officer, National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-15348 Filed 8-6-07; 8:45 am]
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