[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42097-42098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17669]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NIH Office of Intramural 
Training and Education Application

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 Intramural Training & 
Education/OIR/OD, 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: NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education Application. 
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision. Form Number: 0925-
0299. Expiration Date: September 30, 2012. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) 
administers a variety of programs and initiatives to recruit pre-
college through post-doctoral educational level individuals into the 
National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Program (NIH-IRP) to 
facilitate develop into future biomedical scientists. The proposed 
information collection is necessary in order to determine the 
eligibility and quality of potential awardees for traineeships in these 
programs. The applications for admission consideration include key 
areas such as: Personal information, eligibility criteria, contact 
information, student identification number, training program selection, 
scientific discipline interests, educational history, standardized 
examination scores, reference information, resume components, 
employment history, employment interests, dissertation research 
details, letters of recommendation, financial aid history, sensitive 
data, future networking contact, travel information, as well as 
feedback questions about interviews and application submission 
experiences. Sensitive data collected on the applicants, race, gender, 
ethnicity and recruitment method, are made available only to OITE staff 
members or in aggregate form to select NIH offices and are not used by 
the admission committee for admission consideration; optional to 
submit.
    Over the last several years the OITE has used three OMB Clearance 
Numbers for the collection of applications for the training programs. 
To improve announcement of all training programs and lessen the burden 
of applicants, the OITE proposes to merge the following:
     0925-0299--NIH Intramural Research Training Award, Program 
Application.
     0925-0438--Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP).
     0925-0501--Graduate Student Training Program Application.
    Renewing 0925-0299 OMB Clearance Number with the new name ``Office 
of Intramural Training & Education Application''.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals 
seeking intramural training opportunities and references for these 
individuals. Type of Respondents: students, post-baccalaureates, 
technicians, graduate students, and post-doctorates. There are no 
capital costs, operating costs, and/or maintenance costs to report.
    The annual reporting burden is displayed in the following table:

                                            Estimates of Hour Burden
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                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden     Estimated
                     Program                         number of       responses       hours per     total annual
                                                    respondents    annually per      response      burden hours
                                                                    respondent
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Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research           8,500               1            0.75         6,375.0
 (SIP)..........................................
Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program             100               1            0.75            75.0
 (BESIP)........................................
Post-baccalaureate Intramural Research Training            2,300               1            0.75         1,725.0
 Award..........................................
NIH Academy.....................................             550               1            0.75           412.5
Community College Summer Enrichment Program                  125               1            0.75            93.8
 (CCSEP)........................................
Technical Intramural Research Training Award....             140               1            0.75           105.0
Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP).............             600               1            0.75           450.0
Post-Doctorate Fellowship Program...............           2,050               1            0.75         1,537.5
National Graduate Student Research Festival                  825               1            0.75           618.8
 (NGSRF)........................................
Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)........             300               1            0.75           225.0
Alumni Database.................................           1,900               1            0.75         1,425.0

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Recommendations for All Programs................          35,705               1            0.25         8,926.3
Supplemental Documents for Application..........          14,540               1            0.75        10,905.0
Feedback Questions..............................          53,095               1            0.25        13,273.8
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Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1) 
Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) 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: Dr. Patricia Wagner, Director of Admissions & 
Registrar, Office of Intramural Training & Education, National 
Institutes of Health, 2 Center Drive, Building 2/Room 2E06, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20892-0234, or call 240-476-3619 or e-mail your request, 
including your address to: [email protected].

DATES: 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.

    Date: July 15, 2010.
Michael M. Gottesman,
Deputy Director for Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-17669 Filed 7-19-10; 8:45 am]
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