[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8514-8516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03508]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment request National Institutes 
of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Programs; Office of the Director (OD)

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 
(DLR), 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

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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: 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 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. 
Mr. Boehlert 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 (NIH) Loan 
Repayment Programs (LRP). Type of Information Collection Request: 
Extension of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, 
expiration date 06/30/17). Office of the Director (OD), National 
Institutes of Health (NIH).
    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., Psy.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., D.C., 
N.D., O.D., D.V.M, or equivalent doctoral degree holders 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 two years (three 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 464z-5 (42 U.S.C. 285t-2). 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, NIH 2674-19, and NIH 2674-20.
    The NIH 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. The total estimated 
annualized burden hours are 33,242.

                                        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..........................              40               1              10             400
    Advisors/Supervisors........................              40               1               1              40
    Recommenders................................             120               1           30/60              60
    Financial Institutions......................               8               1           15/60               2
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        Subtotal................................             210  ..............  ..............             502
Extramural LRPs:
    Initial Applicants..........................            1650               1              11          18,150
    Advisors/Supervisors........................            1480               1               1           1,480
    Recommenders................................            4950               1           30/60           2,475
    Financial Institutions......................             100               1           15/60              25
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        Subtotal................................           8,180  ..............  ..............          22,130
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..........................            1000               1               8           8,000
    Advisors/Supervisors........................             750               1               1             750
    Recommenders................................            3000               1           30/60           1,500
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        Subtotal................................            4750  ..............  ..............          10,250
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
            Total...............................          13,220  ..............  ..............          33,242
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    Dated: February 10, 2016.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-03508 Filed 2-18-16; 8:45 am]
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