[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8514-8516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03508]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment request National Institutes
of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Programs; Office of the Director (OD)
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
(DLR), 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
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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: 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 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.
Mr. Boehlert 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 (NIH) Loan
Repayment Programs (LRP). Type of Information Collection Request:
Extension of a currently approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0361,
expiration date 06/30/17). Office of the Director (OD), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
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., D.C.,
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 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) 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 464z-5 (42 U.S.C. 285t-2). 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, NIH 2674-19, and NIH 2674-20.
The NIH 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. The total estimated
annualized burden hours are 33,242.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Estimated
Number of number of Average Annual burden
Type of respondent respondents responses per burden hours hours
respondent per response requested
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Intramural LRPs:
Initial Applicants.......................... 40 1 10 400
Advisors/Supervisors........................ 40 1 1 40
Recommenders................................ 120 1 30/60 60
Financial Institutions...................... 8 1 15/60 2
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Subtotal................................ 210 .............. .............. 502
Extramural LRPs:
Initial Applicants.......................... 1650 1 11 18,150
Advisors/Supervisors........................ 1480 1 1 1,480
Recommenders................................ 4950 1 30/60 2,475
Financial Institutions...................... 100 1 15/60 25
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Subtotal................................ 8,180 .............. .............. 22,130
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.......................... 1000 1 8 8,000
Advisors/Supervisors........................ 750 1 1 750
Recommenders................................ 3000 1 30/60 1,500
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Subtotal................................ 4750 .............. .............. 10,250
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Total............................... 13,220 .............. .............. 33,242
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Dated: February 10, 2016.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-03508 Filed 2-18-16; 8:45 am]
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