[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42899-42900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20439]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NIH Intramural 
Research Training Program Applications

    Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director (OD), 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. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 16, 
2009 (Volume 74, Number 114, pages 28501-28502) and allowed 60 days for 
public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow an

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additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of 
Health 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: Title: NIH Intramural Research Training 
Program Applications. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension 
of a currently approved collection. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The proposed information collection activity is necessary 
in order to determine the eligibility and quality of potential awardees 
for traineeships in ten (10) NIH intramural research training programs. 
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals 
seeking intramural training opportunities and references for these 
individuals. Type of Respondents: Postdoctoral, predoctoral, 
postbaccalaureate, technical, clinical, and student applicants. The 
annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 
67,631; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0506; Average 
Burden Hours Per Response: 0.9545; and Estimated Total Annual Burden 
Hours Requested: 67,825. The annualized cost to respondents is 
estimated at $2,033,085. There are no Capital Costs to report. There 
are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies are invited on 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.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding 
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be 
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#410e0813001e3234232c283232282e2f012e2c236f242e316f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="317e7863706e4244535c584242585e5f715e5c531f545e411f565e47">[email protected]</span></a> or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Marilyn Tuttleman, M.S., Chief, Project Clearance 
Branch, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration 
(OPERA), OER, OD, NIH, One Rockledge Center, Room 3509, 6705 Rockledge 
Drive MSC 7974, Bethesda, MD 20892-7983, or call non-toll-free number 
301-594-7949 or e-mail your request, including your address to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3ced7d6d7d7cfc6cec2cde3cec2cacf8dcdcacb8dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9c4dddcddddc5ccc4c8c7e9c4c8c0c587c7c0c187cec6df">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: August 17, 2009.
Steven Alves,
Project Officer, OD, OIR, OITE, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-20439 Filed 8-24-09; 8:45 am]
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