[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 38 (Friday, February 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4209]


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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. 9/30/11, ``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, OMB 0925-0002, Expiration Date 9/30/11. 
Form Numbers: PHS 416-1, 416-9, 416-5, 416-7, 6031, 6031-1.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The PHS 416-1and 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 Respondents: 34,454; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours 
Per Response: 3.9; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
132,501. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: 
$4,637,535. 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, Project Clearance Branch, 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: February 20, 2009.
George Gardner,
Assistant Grants Policy Officer, OPERA, OER, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. E9-4209 Filed 2-26-09; 8:45 am]
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