[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19632-19633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07957]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Division of Cancer 
Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) Fellowship Program and Summer Student 
Applications (NCI)

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 National Cancer Institute 
(NCI), 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 are invited on 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 obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, 
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Jackie 
Lavigne, Office of Education, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and 
Genetics, 9609 Medical Center Drive, MSC 9776, Bethesda, MD 20892-9776 
or call non-toll-free number 240-376-7237 or Email your request, 
including your address to: [email protected]. 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: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics 
(DCEG) Fellowship Program and Summer Student Applications (NCI), 
Existing Collection in Use without OMB Control Number, National Cancer 
Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The Division of Cancer 
Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) Office of Education (OE) administers a 
variety of programs and initiatives to recruit pre-college through 
post-doctoral educational level individuals into the Intramural 
Research Program to facilitate their development into future biomedical 
scientists. DCEG trains post-doctoral, doctoral candidates, graduate 
and baccalaureate students, through full time fellowships, summer 
fellowships, and internships in preparation for research careers in 
cancer epidemiology and genetics. The proposed information collection 
involves brief online applications completed by applicants to the full 
time and the summer fellowship programs. Full-time fellowships include: 
Full-time Equivalents (FTE) and non-FTE fellowships for US citizens, 
permanent residents and international fellows. These applications are 
essential to the administration of these training programs as they 
enable OE to determine the eligibility and quality of potential 
awardees; to assess their potential as future scientists; to determine 
where mutual research interests exist; and to make decisions regarding 
which applicants will be proposed and approved for traineeship awards. 
In each case, completing the application is voluntary, but in order to

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receive due consideration, the prospective trainee is encouraged to 
complete all relevant fields. The information is for internal use to 
make decisions about prospective fellows and students that could 
benefit from the DCEG program.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 175.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                             Number of        Average burden
         Type of  respondent              Number of        responses  per    per response (in     Total annual
                                         respondents         respondent           hours)          burden hours
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Summer Students.....................                300                  1              20/60                100
Full-time Fellows...................                150                  1              30/60                 75
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    Dated: April 3, 2014.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-07957 Filed 4-8-14; 8:45 am]
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