[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5440-5441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02018]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-day Comment Request: National Institutes
of Health Loan Repayment Programs
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the Division of Loan Repayment,
National Institutes of Health (NIH), will publish periodic summaries of
proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should 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.
To Submit Comments and For Further Information: 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,
6011 Executive Blvd., Room 206 (MSC 7650), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-
7650. Steve may be contacted via email at [email protected] or by
calling 301-451-4465. Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in writing.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Proposed Collection: National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment
Programs.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0361, expiration date 06/30/14).
Form Numbers: NIH 2674-1, NIH 2674-2, NIH 2674-3, NIH 2674-4, NIH
2674-5, NIH 2674-6, NIH 2674-7, NIH 2674-8, NIH 2674-9, NIH 2674-10,
NIH 2674-11, NIH 2674-12, NIH 2674-13, NIH 2674-14, NIH 2674-15, NIH
2674-16, NIH 2674-17, NIH 2674-18, and NIH 2674-19.
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., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.V.M., D.P.M., DC, and N.D.
degree holders, or the equivalent, 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
2 years (3 years for the General Research LRP) in research areas
supporting the mission and priorities of the NIH.
The AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program (AIDS-LRP) is authorized
by Section 487A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 288-1); the
Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from
Disadvantaged Backgrounds (CR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487E (42
U.S.C. 288-5); the General Research Loan Repayment Program (GR-LRP) is
authorized by Section 487C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
288-3); the Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP-CR) is
authorized by Section 487F (42 U.S.C. 288-5a); the Pediatric Research
Loan Repayment Program (PR-LRP) is authorized by Section 487F (42
U.S.C. 288-6); the Extramural Clinical Research LRP for Individuals
from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (ECR-LRP)
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is authorized by an amendment to Section 487E (42 U.S.C. 288-5); the
Contraception and Infertility Research LRP (CIR-LRP) is authorized by
Section 487B (42 U.S.C. 288-2); and the Health Disparities Research
Loan Repayment Program (HD-LRP) is authorized by Section 485G (42
U.S.C. 287c-33).
The Loan Repayment Programs can repay up to $35,000 per year toward
a participant's extant eligible educational loans, directly to
financial institutions. The information proposed for collection will be
used by the Division of Loan Repayment to determine an applicant's
eligibility for participation in the program.
Frequency of Response: Initial application and one or two-year
renewal application.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Nonprofits; and
Businesses or other for-profit.
Type of Respondents: Physicians, other scientific or medical
personnel, and institutional representatives.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 34,925.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Estimated
Number of number of Average burden Annual burden hours
Type of respondent respondents responses per hours per requested
respondent response
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Intramural LRPs
Initial Applicants................. 20 1 10 200
Advisors/Supervisors............... 20 1 1 20
Recommenders....................... 60 1 30/60 30
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Subtotal....................... 100 .............. .............. 250
Extramural LRPs
Initial Applicants................. 1,800 1 11 19,800
Advisors/Supervisors............... 1,600 1 1 1,600
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Recommenders....................... 5,400 1 30/60 2,700
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Subtotal....................... 8,800 .............. .............. 24,100
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Intramural LRPs
Renewal Applicants................. 40 1 7 280
Advisors/Supervisors............... 40 1 2 80
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Subtotal....................... 80 .............. .............. 360
Extramural LRPS
Renewal Applicants................. 930 1 8 7,440
Advisors/Supervisors............... 690 1 2 1,380
Recommenders....................... 2,790 1 30/60 1,395
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Subtotal....................... 4,410 .............. .............. 10,215
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Dated: January 27, 2014.
Adrienne Boice,
Project Clearance Liaison, Division of Loan Repayment, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2014-02018 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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