[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5440-5441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02018]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-day Comment Request: National Institutes 
of Health Loan Repayment Programs

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 Division of Loan Repayment, 
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.
    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.
    To Submit Comments and For Further Information: To request more 
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments, contact: Steve Boehlert, Director of 
Operations, Division of Loan Repayment, National Institutes of Health, 
6011 Executive Blvd., Room 206 (MSC 7650), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-
7650. Steve may be contacted via email at [email protected] or by 
calling 301-451-4465. Formal requests for additional plans and 
instruments must be requested in writing.
    Comment 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.
    Proposed Collection: National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment 
Programs.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently 
approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, expiration date 06/30/14).
    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., Ph.D., Pharm.D., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M., D.P.M., DC, 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 non-profit organizations for a minimum of 
2 years (3 years for the General Research LRP) in research areas 
supporting the mission and priorities of the NIH.
    The AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program (AIDS-LRP) is authorized 
by Section 487A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1); the 
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from 
Disadvantaged Backgrounds (CR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487E (42 
U.S.C. 288-5); the General Research Loan Repayment Program (GR-LRP) is 
authorized by Section 487C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
288-3); the Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP-CR) is 
authorized by Section 487F (42 U.S.C. 288-5a); the Pediatric Research 
Loan Repayment Program (PR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487F (42 
U.S.C. 288-6); the Extramural Clinical Research LRP for Individuals 
from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (ECR-LRP)

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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 (42 U.S.C. 288-2); and the Health Disparities Research 
Loan Repayment Program (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.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 34,925.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                            Estimated
                                            Number of       number of    Average burden    Annual burden hours
           Type of respondent              respondents    responses per     hours per           requested
                                                           respondent       response
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Intramural LRPs
    Initial Applicants.................              20               1              10                      200
    Advisors/Supervisors...............              20               1               1                       20
    Recommenders.......................              60               1           30/60                       30
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        Subtotal.......................             100  ..............  ..............                      250
Extramural LRPs
    Initial Applicants.................           1,800               1              11                   19,800
    Advisors/Supervisors...............           1,600               1               1                    1,600
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    Recommenders.......................           5,400               1           30/60                    2,700
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        Subtotal.......................           8,800  ..............  ..............                   24,100
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Intramural LRPs
    Renewal Applicants.................              40               1               7                      280
    Advisors/Supervisors...............              40               1               2                       80
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        Subtotal.......................              80  ..............  ..............                      360
Extramural LRPS
    Renewal Applicants.................             930               1               8                    7,440
    Advisors/Supervisors...............             690               1               2                    1,380
    Recommenders.......................           2,790               1           30/60                    1,395
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        Subtotal.......................           4,410  ..............  ..............                   10,215
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    Dated: January 27, 2014.
Adrienne Boice,
Project Clearance Liaison, Division of Loan Repayment, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2014-02018 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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