[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8267-8268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03089]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; International 
Research Fellowship Award Program of the National Institute on Drug 
Abuse (NIDA)

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 via application forms, the National Institute on Drug Abuse 
(NIDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic 
summaries of proposed collections 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. Lindsey 
Friend, Director, Research Training Program Officer, NIDA International 
Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of 
Health, 3WFN MSC 6024, 301 North Stonestreet Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 
20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 402-1428 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 minimizes 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: International Research Fellowship Award 
Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 0925-0733, 
expiration date 03/31/2022 EXTENSION, National Institute on Drug Abuse 
(NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: These programs offer grants 
and traineeships necessary for growing the biomedical researcher 
workforce, and the diversity in this workforce. The application forms 
will collect information of applicants for selecting those that would 
benefit most effectively from the programs. NIDA is requesting approval 
from OMB for application forms to be used by these programs that will 
recruit pre-college through post-doctoral underrepresented individuals 
and individuals of special populations into the research programs of 
the Institute for research training and research development, for 
forging mentor/mentee relationships and networking between newly funded 
underrepresented researchers and experienced investigators funded by 
NIDA; and for a fellowship program to train new researchers, and 
support experienced researchers of other nations, in research to 
advance the biomedical and behavioral science of drug abuse and 
addiction while fostering multinational research in this

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disease area. The application forms will be web-based.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total annualized burden hours 
are 33.


                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average time
           Form name                 Type of         Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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A. Application................  Applicant                     25               1               1              25
                                 Scientists.
B. Mentor Information and       Scientists......              25               1           20/60               8
 Agreement.
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    Totals....................  ................  ..............              50  ..............              33
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    Dated: February 9, 2022.
Lanette A. Palmquist,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-03089 Filed 2-11-22; 8:45 am]
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