[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55374-55375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24150]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; NIH Office of 
Intramural Training & Education--Application, Registration, and Alumni 
Systems, Office of the Director

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the National Institutes of Health Office of 
Intramural Training & Education (OITE) will publish periodic summaries 
of propose projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of 
this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or 
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Dr. Patricia 
Wagner, Program Analyst, Office of Intramural Training & Education 
(OITE), Office of Intramural Research (OIR), Office of the Director 
(OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH); 2 Center Drive: Building 2/
Room 2E06; Bethesda, Maryland 20892 or call non-toll-free number 240-
476-3619 or Email your request, including your address to: 
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and 
instruments must be requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written comments and/or suggestions 
from the public and affected agencies are invited to 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.
    Proposed Collection Title: NIH Office of Intramural Training & 
Education--Application, Registration, and Alumni Systems, 0925-0299, 
06/30/2019, REVISION, Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE), 
Office of Intramural Research (OIR), Office of the Director (OD), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    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 pre-doctoral educational 
level individuals into the National Institutes of Health Intramural 
Research Program (NIH-IRP) to facilitate their development 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 solicit information including: Personal information, 
ability to meet eligibility criteria, contact information, university-
assigned 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, and travel information, as well as feedback questions about 
interviews and application submission experiences. Sensitive data 
collected on the applicants: Race, gender, ethnicity, relatives at NIH, 
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 committees for admission consideration. In addition, 
information to monitor trainee placement after departure from NIH is 
periodically collected.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents

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other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 
13,297.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average time/
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per     response      Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)      burden hours
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High School Scientific Training & Enrichment                  25               1           10/60               4
 Program--Orientation...........................
High School Scientific Training & Enrichment                  25               1           10/60               4
 Program 2.0--Orientation.......................
HiSTEP & HiSTEP2--Alumni Tracking...............             125               2           30/60             125
Summer Internship Program--Application..........           8,000               1           45/60           6,000
Summer Internship Program--Recommendation                 16,000               1           10/60           2,667
 Letters........................................
Amgen Scholars at NIH--Supplemental Application.             535               1           10/60              89
Amgen Scholars at NIH--Feedback.................              20               1           15/60               5
Amgen Scholars at NIH--Alumni Tracking..........             127               1           30/60              64
Community College Summer Enrichment Program--                158               1           10/60              26
 Alumni Tracking................................
College--Summer Opportunities in Advanced                    158               1           10/60              26
 Research--Alumni Tracking......................
Graduate--Summer Opportunities in Advanced                   114               1           30/60              57
 Research--Alumni Tracking......................
Graduate Data Science Summer Program--Alumni                  30               1           30/60              15
 Tracking.......................................
Native American Visit Week--Application.........              15               1           20/60               5
Native American Visit Week--Recommendation                    15               1           10/60               3
 Letters........................................
Native American Visit Week--Feedback............              15               1           15/60               4
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Application..             125               1           60/60             125
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--                          375               1           10/60              63
 Recommendation Letters for Applicants..........
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Exceptional               125               1            3/60               8
 Financial Need--Completed by Applicant.........
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Exceptional               125               1           15/60              41
 Financial Need--Completed by University Staff..
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Exceptional                38               1            3/60               8
 Financial Need Resubmission--Completed by
 Applicant......................................
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Exceptional                38               1           15/60              41
 Financial Need Resubmission--Completed by
 University Staff...............................
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Scholar                    25               1           10/60               4
 Contract.......................................
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Evaluation of              30               1           15/60               8
 Scholar Pay Back Period........................
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Renewal                    15               1           45/60              11
 Application....................................
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--                           15               1           10/60               3
 Recommendation Letters for Renewals............
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Deferment                  10               1            3/60               1
 Form--Completed by Scholar.....................
Undergraduate Scholarship Program--Deferment                  10               1           12/60               2
 Form--Completed by University Staff............
Postbaccalaureate Training Program--Application.           2,250               1           45/60           1,688
Postbaccalaureate Training Program--                       6,750               1           10/60           1,125
 Recommendation Letters.........................
NIH Academy--Fellow & Certificate Programs                   300               1           15/60              75
 Application....................................
NIH Academy--Enrichment Program Application.....             175               1           15/60              44
Graduate Partnerships Program--Application......             325               1           60/60             325
Graduate Partnerships Program--Recommendation                975               1           10/60             163
 Letters for Application........................
Graduate Partnerships Program--Interview                      30               1           10/60               5
 Experience Survey..............................
Graduate Partnerships Program--Registration.....             175               1           15/60              44
Graduate Partnerships Program--Awards                         75               1           30/60              38
 Certificate....................................
MyOITE--User Accounts...........................           6,000               1            3/60             300
MyOITE--NIH Alumni..............................             500               1           15/60             125
OITE Careers Blog--Success Stories..............               6               1           45/60               5
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    Totals......................................          43,854          43,979             N/A          13,297
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    Dated: October 29, 2018.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-24150 Filed 11-2-18; 8:45 am]
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