[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23606-23608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10186]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


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

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Division of Loan Repayment of 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 February 10, 2011, at 
page numbers 7570-7571 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No 
public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
an additional 30 days for public comment. The NIH 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: Extension 
of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, expiration date 
06/30/11). 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.,

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D.P.M., D.C., and N.D. degree holders, or the equivalent, who perform 
biomedical or behavioral research in NIH intramural laboratories or as 
extramural grantees or scientists funded by domestic nonprofit 
organizations for a minimum of 2 years (3 years for the General 
Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP)) in research areas supporting the 
mission and priorities of the NIH.
    The AIDS Research LRP (AIDS-LRP) is authorized by Section 487A of 
the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1), and the Clinical 
Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (CR-LRP) is 
authorized by Section 487E (42 U.S.C. 288-5). The General Research LRP 
(GR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487C of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 288-
3), and the Clinical Research LRP (LRP-CR) is authorized by Section 
487F (42 U.S.C. 288-5a). The Pediatric Research LRP (PR-LRP) is 
authorized by Section 487F of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 288-6), and 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 of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 288-2), and the 
Health Disparities Research LRP (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 
financial institutions. 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 one- or two-year renewal application. Affected 
Public: Individuals or households; nonprofits; and businesses or other 
for-profit. 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............................              50               1           10.11          505.50
  Advisors/Supervisors..........................              50               1               1           50.00
  Recommenders..................................             140               1              .5           70.00
  Financial Institutions........................              10               1             .25            2.50
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal................................             250  ..............  ..............          628.00
Extramural LRPs:
    Initial Applicants..........................           2,050               1           10.75       22,037.50
    Advisors/Supervisors........................           1,840               1               1        1,840.00
    Recommenders................................           6,150               1              .5        3,075.00
    Financial Institutions......................             100               1             .25           25.00
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal................................          10,140  ..............  ..............       26,977.50
Intramural LRPs:
    Renewal Applicants..........................              50               1            7.42          371.00
    Advisors/Supervisors........................              50               1             2.2          110.00
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal................................             100  ..............  ..............          481.00
Extramural LRPS:
    Renewal Applicants..........................           1,200               1            8.58       10,296.00
    Advisors/Supervisors........................             900               1             1.7        1,530.00
    Recommenders................................           3,500               1              .5        1,750.00
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal................................           5,600  ..............  ..............       13,576.00
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
            Total...............................          16,090  ..............  ..............       41,662.50
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $1,701,641.69. 
The annualized cost to the Federal Government for administering the 
Loan Repayment Programs is expected to be $1,448,100. This cost 
includes administrative support by the Division of Loan Repayment and 
$800,000 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 at [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: 
Milton Hernandez, PhD, Director, Division of Loan Repayment, National 
Institutes of

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Health, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 206 (MSC 7650), Bethesda, Maryland 
20892-7650. Dr. Hernandez may be contacted via e-mail at [email protected] 
or by calling 301-496-0180.
    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 20, 2011.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-10186 Filed 4-26-11; 8:45 am]
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