[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 13242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4871]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Revision of OMB No. 0925-
0002, exp. 10/31/08, ``Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Fellowship 
Application and Related Forms''

    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 
Extramural Research, 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: Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual 
Fellowship Application and Related Forms. Type of Information 
Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved collection, OMB 
0925-0002, Expiration Date 10/31/08. Form Numbers: PHS 416-1, 416-9, 
416-5, 416-7, 6031, 6031-1. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 
PHS 416-1 and 416-9 are used by individuals to apply for direct 
research training support. Awards are made to individual applicants for 
specified training proposals in biomedical and behavioral research, 
selected as a result of a national competition. The other related forms 
(PHS 416-5, 416-7, 6031, 6031-1) are used by these individuals to 
activate, terminate, and provide for payback of a National Research 
Service Award. Frequency of response: Applicants may submit 
applications for published receipt dates. If awarded, annual progress 
is reported and trainees may be appointed or reappointed. Affected 
Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit; not-
for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal 
Governments. Type of Respondents: Adult scientific trainees and 
professionals. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 34,454; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 4.1; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 142,301. The annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated at: $4,980,535. There are no Capital Costs to 
report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    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.
    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. Mikia Currie, Division of Grants Policy, 
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH, Rockledge 
1 Building, Room 3505, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974, 
or call non-toll-free number 301-435-0941, 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: March 3, 2008.
George Gardner,
Assistant Grants Policy Officer, OPERA, OER, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. E8-4871 Filed 3-11-08; 8:45 am]
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