[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44266-44267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18509]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for the 
Pharmacology Research Associate Program

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences (NIGMS), 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 May 18, 2010, pages 27789-27790, and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. One comment was received on 6/25/2010. The public respondent 
requested that eligibility for this program be offered to American 
citizens only. As stated in A.1., Justification, of the Supporting 
Statement A, applicants for this program must be U.S. citizens or 
permanent residents of the United States who have been awarded a 
terminal degree, or who have been certified by a university as meeting 
all the requirements leading to a doctorate may be hired as PRAT 
Fellows. 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: Application for the Pharmacology 
Research Associate Program.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The Pharmacology Research 
Associate (PRAT) Program will use the applicant and referee information 
to award opportunities for training and experience in laboratory or 
clinical investigation to individuals with a Ph.D. degree in 
pharmacology or a related science, M.D., or other professional degree 
through appointments as PRAT Fellows at the National Institutes of 
Health or the Food and Drug Administration. The goal of the program is 
to develop leaders in pharmacological research for key positions in 
academic, industrial, and Federal research laboratories.
    Frequency of Response: Once a year.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profit.
    Type of Respondents: Applicants and Referees.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:

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                                                     Estimated                                       Estimated
                                                     number of       Estimated        Average      total annual
         Type and number of respondents            responses per       total       burden hours    burden hours
                                                    respondent       responses     per responses     requested
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Applicants--25..................................               1              25            8.00             200
Referees--75....................................               1              75            1.75          131.25
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    Total Number of Respondents: 100.
    Total Number of Responses: 100.
    Total Hours: 331.25.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:
    Applicants: $10,250.00.
    Referees: $6,562.50.
    There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance 
Costs to report.
    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

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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.
    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: Ms. Kimberly Allen, NIGMS, NIH, Natcher Building, 
Room 2AN-18H, 45 Center Drive, MSC 6200, Bethesda, MD 20892-6200, or 
call non-toll-free number 301-594-2755 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: July 19, 2010.
Sally Lee,
Executive Officer, NIGMS, National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-18509 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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