[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11309-11310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03035]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; NIH Office of 
Intramural Training & Education--Application, Registration, and Alumni

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: 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 2/2nd Floor; Bethesda, Maryland 20892 
or call non-toll-free number 240-476-3619 or email your request, 
including your address to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on November 1, 2023, page 
75007 (88 FR 75007) and allowed 60 days for public comment. One public 
comment was received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an 
additional 30 days for public comment. The Office of the Director, 
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 Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) control number.
    In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, NIH has submitted to OMB a request for review and approval 
of the information collection listed below.
    Proposed Collection: NIH Office of Intramural Training & 
Education--Application, Registration, and Alumni Systems, 0925-0299, 
exp., date, 31-May-2027, 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 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 other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 12,824.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of
                                                     Number of       responses     Average time/   Total annual
                    Form name                       respondents    annually per      response      burden hours
                                                                    respondent        (hours)
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NIHAC--Applications.............................          10,000               1           45/60           7,500
NIHAC--Reference Letters........................          25,000               1           10/60           4,167
NIHAC--UGSP Financial Need Form.................             125               1           10/60              21
GPP--Interview Experience Survey................              90               1           10/60              15
UGSP--Interview Experience Survey...............              30               1           10/60               5
UGSP--Contract..................................              25               1           10/60               4
UGSP--Evaluation of Scholar PayBack Period......              40               1           10/60               7
UGSP--Deferment Form............................              50               1           10/60               8
GPP--Awards Certificate.........................              75               1            3/60               4
Trainee--Climate Survey.........................             500               1           20/60             167
Trainee--Onboarding Survey......................           1,575               1           10/60             263
Trainee--Exit Survey............................           1,575               1           10/60             263
MyOITE User Accounts (NIH-only).................           3,000               1            3/60             150
Event Registrations.............................           5,000               1            3/60             250
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    Totals......................................          47,085          47,085             n/a          12,824
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    Dated: February 5, 2024.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-03035 Filed 2-13-24; 8:45 am]
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