[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 65 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18289-18290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6857]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Division of Loan Repayment; Submission for OMB Review; Comment 
Request; National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs

    Summary: In compliance with the requirement of Section 
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Division of 
Loan Repayment, 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 December 26, 2007, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No 
responses to the notice 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: National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Programs. Type 
of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently approved 
collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, expiration date 06/30/08). Form Numbers: 
NIH 2674-1, NIH 2674-2, NIH 2674-3, NIH 2674-4, NIH 2674-5, NIH 2674-6, 
NIH 2674-7, NIH 2674-8, NIH 2674-9, NIH 2674-10, NIH 2674-11, NIH 2674-
12, NIH 2674-13, NIH 2674-14, NIH 2674-15, NIH 2674-16, NIH 2674-17, 
NIH 2674-18, and NIH 2674-19. Need and Use of Information Collection: 
The NIH makes available financial assistance, in the form of 
educational loan repayment, to M.D., PhD., Pharm.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., 
D.P.M., D.C., and N.D. degree holders, or the equivalent, who perform 
biomedical or biobehavioral research in NIH intramural laboratories or 
as extramural grantees for a minimum of 2 years (3 years for the 
General Research LRP) in research areas supporting the mission and 
priorities of the NIH.
    The AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program (AIDS-LRP) is authorized 
by Section 487A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1); the 
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from 
Disadvantaged Backgrounds (CR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487E (42 
U.S.C. 288-5); the General Research Loan Repayment Program (GR-LRP) is 
authorized by Section 487C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
288-3); the Loan Repayment Program Regarding Clinical Researchers (LRP-
CR) is authorized by Section 487F (42 U.S.C. 288-5a); the Pediatric 
Research Loan Repayment Program (PR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487F 
(42 U.S.C. 288-6); the Extramural Clinical Research LRP for Individuals 
from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (ECR-LRP) is authorized by an amendment 
to Section 487E (42 U.S.C. 288-5); the Contraception and Infertility 
Research LRP (CIR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487B (42 U.S.C. 288-2); 
and the Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program (HD-LRP) is 
authorized by Section 485G (42 U.S.C. 287c-33).
    The Loan Repayment Programs can repay up to $35,000 per year toward 
a participant's extant eligible educational loans, directly to lenders, 
in addition to salary and benefits. The information proposed for 
collection will be used by the Division of Loan Repayment to determine 
an applicant's eligibility for participation in the program. Frequency 
of Response: Initial application and annual renewal application. 
Affected Public: Applicants, research supervisors, recommenders, 
organizational contacts and financial institutions. Type of 
Respondents: Physicians, other scientific or medical personnel, and 
institutional representatives. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows:

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                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of       number of        Average     Annual  burden
               Type of respondents                  respondents    responses per   burden  hours       hours
                                                                    respondent     per  response     requested
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Intramural LRPs:
    Initial Applicants..........................              30               1           10.11          303.30
    Advisors/Supervisors........................              30               1              .5           15.00
    Recommenders................................              90               1             .33           29.70
    Financial Institutions......................              10               1            1.25           12.50
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        Subtotal................................             160  ..............  ..............          360.50
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Extramural LRPs:

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    Initial Applicants..........................            1900               1           10.35       19,665.00
    Advisors/Supervisors........................            1750               1              .5          875.00
    Recommenders................................            5700               1             .33         1881.00
    Financial Institutions......................             300               1            1.25          375.00
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        Subtotal................................            9650  ..............  ..............       22,796.00
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Intramural LRPs:
    Renewal Applicants..........................              60               1            7.42          445.20
    Advisors/Supervisors........................              60               1            1.33           79.80
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        Subtotal................................             120  ..............  ..............          525.00
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Extramural LRPs:
    Renewal Applicants..........................            1225               1            8.58       10,510.50
    Advisors/Supervisors........................             925               1            1.00          925.00
    Recommenders................................            3675               1             .33         1212.75
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
            Subtotal............................            5825  ..............  ..............       12,648.25
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        Total...................................          15,755  ..............  ..............       36,329.75
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $1,298,341. The 
annualized cost to the Federal Government for administering the Loan 
Repayment Programs is expected to be $1,794,667.48. This cost includes 
administrative support by the Division of Loan Repayment and $440,039 
for the continuing development and maintenance of the LRP Management 
Information System/Online Application System (MIS/OAS).
    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 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 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, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
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: Suman King, PhD., Director, Division of Loan 
Repayment, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 
206 (MSC 7650), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7650. Dr. King may be 
contacted via e-mail at [email protected] or by calling 301-594-3234.
    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: March 27, 2008.
Raynard S. Kington,
Deputy Director, NIH.
 [FR Doc. E8-6857 Filed 4-2-08; 8:45 am]
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