[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28270]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request NIH Intramural Research
Training Award, Program Application
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 Office of the Director, the
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.
Proposed Collection
Title: NIH Intramural Research Training Award, Program Application;
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision/OMB No. 0925-0299; 4/
30/2000; Need and Use of Information Collection: The proposed
information collection activity is for the purpose of collecting data
related to the availability of Training Fellowships under the HIH
Intramural Research Training Award Program. This information must be
submitted in order to receive due consideration or an award and will be
used to determine the eligibility and quality of potential awardees.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals
seeking Intramural Training award opportunities. Type of Respondents:
Postdoctoral, Predoctoral, Post-baccalaureate, Technical, and Student
IRTA applicants. Estimated Number of Respondents: 15779. Estimated
Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Requested:
.53. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 8422.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs of report.
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Estimated Estimated
Estimated numbers of Average burden total annual
Type of respondent number for respondents hours per burden hours
respondents per respondent response requested
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Postdoctoral IRTA............................... 1089 1 1 1089
Predoctoral IRTA................................ 6 1 1 6
Postbaccalureate IRTA........................... 290 1 1 290
Technical IRTA.................................. 27 1 1 27
Student IRTA.................................... 3,386 1 1 27
References for all IOTA categories.............. 10,981 .............. .33 3,624
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Total....................................... 15779 1 .53 8,422
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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 agency, including whether the information
will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and the clarity of 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.
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: Edie Bishop, Human Resource Consultant, Office of
Human Resource Management, OD, NIH, Building 31, Room B3C07, 31 Center
Drive MSC. 2203, Bethesda, MD 20892-2203.
COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before
December 27, 1999.
Dated: October 20, 1999.
Stephen C. Benowitz,
Director, Office of Human Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 99-28270 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am]
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