[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15423-15424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05085]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Office of Minority 
Health Research Coordination (OMHRC) Research Training and Mentor 
Programs Applications (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and 
Kidney Diseases)

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 National 
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will publish 
periodic summaries of proposed 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: Ms. Winnie 
Martinez, Project Officer, 6707 Democracy Blvd., 9th

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Floor, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-2988 
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: Office of Minority Health Research 
Coordination Training and Mentor Programs Applications 0925-0748, 
REVISION, exp., date 8/31/2023 National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: In 2000, the National 
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National 
Institutes of Health established the Office of Minority Health Research 
Coordination to address the burden of diseases and disorders that 
disproportionately impact the health of minority populations. One of 
the major goals of the office is to build and sustain a pipeline of 
researchers from underrepresented populations in the biomedical, 
behavioral, clinical, and social sciences, with a focus on NIDDK 
mission areas. The office accomplishes this goal by administering a 
variety of programs and initiatives to recruit high school through 
post-doctoral educational level individuals into OMHRC research 
training and mentor programs: The Short-Term Research Experience 
Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP), the Diversity Summer Research 
Training Program (DSRTP) for Undergraduate Students, and Network of 
Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI), the NIH/National Medical 
Association (NMA) Academic Career Fellow Travel Awards, and the NIDDK/
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Academic Career Fellow 
Travel Awards.
    Identification of participants to matriculate into the program and 
initiatives comes from applications and related forms hosted through 
the NIDDK website. The proposed information collection activity is 
necessary in order to determine the eligibility and quality of 
potential awardees for traineeship in these programs.
    OMB approval is requested for three (3) years. There are no costs 
to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1,651.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                    Form name                        Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Attachment 1: Short-Term Research Experience                 600               1               1             600
 Program to Unlock Potential (STEP-UP)
 Application....................................
Attachment 2: STEP-UP Student Feedback Form.....             175               1           15/60              44
Attachment 3: STEP-UP Participant Survey Form...           2,200               1            5/60             183
Attachment 4: Diversity Summer Research Training              14               1           30/60               7
 Program (DSRTP) Feedback Form..................
Attachment 5: Network of Minority Health                     200               1           15/60              50
 Research Investigators (NMRI) Enrollment Form..
Attachment 6: NMRI Evaluation Form..............             120               1           30/60              60
Attachment 7: NMRI Survey Form..................             800               1           30/60             400
Attachment 8: NMRI Mentor-Mentee Agreement Form.             100               1           30/60              50
Attachment 9: NIH/National Medical Association               200               1           20/60              67
 (NMA) Academic Career Fellow Travel Awards
 Application....................................
Attachment 10: NIH/NMA Feedback Form............              40               1           30/60              20
Attachment 11: NIH/NMA Academic Career                     1,000               1            5/60              83
 Development Workshop Contact Information and
 Feedback Form..................................
Attachment 12: NIH/National Hispanic Medical                 200               1           20/60              67
 Association (NHMA) Academic Career Fellow
 Travel Awards Application......................
Attachment 13: NIH/NHMA Feedback Form...........              40               1           30/60              20
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    Total.......................................  ..............            5689  ..............            1651
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    Dated: March 7, 2023.
Melbourne L. Bull Jr.,
NIDDK Project Clearance Liaison, Office of Management Policy Analysis, 
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-05085 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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