[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20482-20483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10096]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 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 
3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 
Director (OD), the Office of Extramural Research, 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 February 27, 2009, Vol. 74, No. 
38, page 8972 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No 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 September 30, 2011, unless it displays a currently valid 
OMB control number.

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

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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. 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: 3.9; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 132,501. The 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $4,637,535.
    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 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: 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 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: April 28, 2009.
Pam Gilden,
Grants Policy Analyst, OPERA, OER, OD, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-10096 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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