[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20893-20894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08327]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day 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, 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 January 31, 2014 and 
page numbers 5440-5441, and allowed 60-days for public comment. One 
public comment was received. 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.
    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: NIH Desk Officer.

DATES: Comment 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the 
proposed project 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.
    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) 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     Annual  burden
               Type of respondent                   respondents    responses per   burden hours        hours
                                                                    respondent     per response      requested
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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
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Extramural LRPs:
    Initial Applicants..........................           1,800               1              11          19,800
    Advisors/Supervisors........................           1,600               1               1           1,600
    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
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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: April 8, 2014.
Steve Boehlert,
Project Clearance Liaison, Director of Operations, Division of Loan 
Repayment, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2014-08327 Filed 4-11-14; 8:45 am]
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