[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52981-52982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18592]


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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 (NIH) 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 for review and approval of 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 recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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: Matthew Lockhart, Director, 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 (240) 380-
3062. 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 25, 2022, page 
numbers 31896-31897 (87 FR 31896) 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 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.
    Proposed Collection: Loan Repayment Programs (LRP), 0925-0361, 
expiration date 10/31/22, 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 three years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 23,952.

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                                        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...................           1,300               1               8          10,400
Renewal Extramural Applicants...................           1,000               1               8           8,400
Initial Intramural Applicants...................              40               1               8             320
Renewal Intramural Applicants...................              40               1               8             320
Recommenders....................................           9,300               1           30/60           4,680
Institutional Contacts..........................           2,300               1            5/60             192
NIH LRP Coordinators............................              80               1           30/60              40
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    Total.......................................          14,120          14,120  ..............          23,952
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    Dated: August 22, 2022.
Tara A. Schwetz,
Acting Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-18592 Filed 8-29-22; 8:45 am]
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