[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57589-57590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19975]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Graduate Student 
Training Program Applications

    Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Graduate Partnerships Program/OIR/
OD/, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval 
of the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, 
June 25, 2007/Vol. 72, No. 121/Pages 34692-34693 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: Graduate Student Training Programs 
Application. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision. 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). The GSTP application models graduate university 
applications by containing the sections that will aid in the NIH 
Admission Committee's evaluation of an applicant: Contact information, 
citizenship, education history and transcripts, standardized 
examination scores, research interests, personal statement research 
proposal, references and letters of recommendation, and partnership 
selection. Ethnicity and gender are additional optional information 
used to evaluate the GPP recruiting abilities and compliance with 
federal regulations. Feedback questions forwarded to interviewed 
applicants will assist in modifying interview day schedules and 
identification of factors used when deciding to accept or decline the 
admission offer. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: 
Individuals. Type of Respondents: Students pursuing an advanced degree 
and wish to perform dissertation research in the NIH Intramural 
Research Program laboratories. The annual reporting burden is displayed 
in the following table:

                                     A.12-1 Estimates of Annual Burden Hour
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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of        Average      total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per   burden hours    burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response      requested
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Graduate Student Applicants On-Line 10..........             100               1            0.50              50
Post-baccalaureate Applicants On-Line...........             500               1            0.50             250
Collection & Submission of Hardcopy Documents...             600               1            0.50             300
Recommendations (600 x 3).......................            1800               1            0.25             450
Feedback Questions..............................             200               1            0.25              50
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    Totals......................................            3200  ..............  ..............            1100
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    Request 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.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding

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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: Dr. Patricia Wagner, Director of Admissions & 
Registrar, Graduate Partnerships Program, National Institutes of 
Health, 2 Center Drive: Building 2/2E06, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0234, 
or call 301-594-9603 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: September 27, 2007.
Michael M. Gottesman,
Deputy Director of Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-19975 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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