[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17935-17936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06773]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request: NIH Office of Intramural 
Training & 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: March 31, 2014. 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, disability, 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.
    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, post-doctorates, references, and 
alumni. There are no capital costs, operating costs, and/or maintenance 
costs to report.
    The annual reporting burden is displayed in the following table:

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                                                                    Estimated No.
                                                    Estimated No.   of responses      Estimated      Estimated
                Type of respondent                 of respondents   annually per    total annual    total annual
                                                                     respondent     burden hours    burden hours
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Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research          6,820.0             1.0             1.0       6,820.00
 (SIP)...........................................
Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program             80.0             1.0             1.0          80.00
 (BESIP).........................................
Post-baccalaureate Training Program (PBT)........         1,885.0             1.0             1.0       1,885.00
Community College Summer Enrichment Program                 100.0             1.0             1.0         100.00
 (CCSEP).........................................
Technical Training Program (PBT).................           115.0             1.0             1.0         115.00
Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP)--Application            250.0             1.0             1.0         250.00
 (Select Institutional Partnerships).............
Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP)--Registration           140.0             1.0             1.0         140.00
 (Select Institutional Partnerships + Individual
 Partnership)....................................
National Graduate Student Research Conference               800.0             1.0             1.0         800.00
 (NGSRC).........................................

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Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP).........           200.0             1.0             1.0         200.00
Alumni Database..................................         1,900.0             1.0             1.0       1,900.00
UGSP--Certificate of Eligibility (Completed by              200.0             1.0            3/60          10.00
 Applicant)......................................
UGSP--Certificate of Eligibility (Completed by              200.0             1.0           15/60          50.00
 University Staff)...............................
UGSP--Deferment Form (Completed by Applicant)....            40.0             1.0            3/60           2.00
UGSP--Deferment Form (Completed by University                40.0             1.0           15/60          10.00
 Staff)..........................................
Reference Recommendation Letters for All Programs        23,235.0             1.0           15/60       5,808.75
Survey--Race-Ethnicity-Gender-Birth Year (25%             3,073.0             1.0            3/60         153.65
 Response Rate)..................................
Survey--Time to Complete Application Form (4%               492.0             1.0            3/60          24.60
 Response Rate)..................................
Survey--GPP Interview Experience (60% Response               30.0             1.0           10/60           5.0
 Rate)...........................................
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    Totals.......................................        39,600.0             N/A             N/A      18,354.00
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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 email 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: March 14, 2013.
Michael M. Gottesman,
Deputy Director for Intramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-06773 Filed 3-22-13; 8:45 am]
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