[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 37326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16288]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Loan Repayment 
Programs (Office of the Director)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30 days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, 6700B Rockledge Dr., 
Room 2300 (MSC 6904), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6904 or email your 
request, including your address to [email protected] or call (301) 
451-4465. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be 
requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on May 21, 2019, page 
numbers 23060-23061 (84 FR 23060) and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice 
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The Office of the 
Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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.
    In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and 
approval of the information collection listed below.
    Proposed Collection: Loan Repayment Programs (LRP), 0925-0361, 
expiration date 08/31/19, EXTENSION, Office of the Director (OD), 
National Institutes of Health.
    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., DC, 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 subcategory) in research areas supporting the mission and 
priorities of the NIH. The information proposed for collection will be 
used by the DLR to determine an applicant's eligibility for the 
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 27,481.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average time
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Initial Extramural Applicants...................           1,650               1               8          13,200
Renewal Extramural Applicants...................           1,000               1               8           8,000
Initial Intramural Applicants...................              40               1               8             320
Renewal Intramural Applicants...................              40               1               8             320
 
Recommenders....................................          10,760               1           30/60           5,380
Institutional Contacts..........................           2,650               1            5/60             221
NIH LRP Coordinators............................              80               1           30/60              40
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    Total.......................................          16,220          16,220  ..............          27,481
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    Dated: July 24, 2019.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-16288 Filed 7-30-19; 8:45 am]
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