Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Contraception and Infertility Research Loan Repayment Program

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Contraception and

Infertility Research Loan Repayment Program

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment

on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development (NICHD), 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: Contraception and Infertility Research Loan

Repayment Program. Type of Request: Revision (OMB No. 0925-0440, Exp.

12/31/99). Form Number: NIH 2756-1, NIH 2756-2. Need and Use of

Information Collection: The NICHD Contraception and Infertility

Research Loan Repayment Program (CIR-LRP) intends to provide for the

repayment of educational loan debt of health professionals (including

graduate students) who agree to commit to a period of obligated service

of not less than two years conducting research with respect to

contraception and/or infertility. The CIR-LRP is designed to provide an

incentive for health professionals to work in areas of reproductive

research directly related to contraceptive development and/or

infertility diagnosis and treatment by providing assistance in repaying

educational loans for such individuals. The long-range objective of the

CIR-LRP is to stimulate the commitment of researchers to sustaining a

career focus on contraception and/or infertility research. The

information proposed for collection will be used by the NICHD to

determine an applicant's eligibility for participation in the CIR-LRP.

It will enable the NICHD to select qualified individuals for

participation in the program, and to deliver eligible benefits. The

CIR-LRP application consists of two parts: Part I (Information About

the Applicant) is completed by the applicant; Section A of Part II

(Loan Information and Permission for Disclosure) is also completed by

the applicant; and Section B, Part II (Lender's Verification) is

completed by the Lending Institution. It may also be necessary for a

State or other entity to verify an outstanding service obligation. In

these instances, written verification of the service obligation will be

requested from the State or other entity. Frequency of Response: On

occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other

for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. Type of Respondents: Health

professionals or those training in the health professions; Lenders. The

annual reporting burden is as follows:

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Estimated

Estimated number of Average Estimated

number of responses burden hours total annual

respondents per per response burden hours

respondent requested

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Applicant.............................................. 40 6 1.306 313.60

Lender................................................. 160 1 0.334 53.440

State/Other Entity..................................... 8 1 0.334 2.672

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Total.............................................. ............ ............ ............ 369.712

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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 collected; (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: To request more information on the proposed

project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and

instruments, contact Dr. Louis DePaolo, Director, NICHD Contraception

and Infertility Research Loan Repayment Program, CPR, NICHD, NIH, 6100

Executive Boulevard, Room 8B01, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call (301) 435-

6970 or Email your request, including your address to: [email protected].

Information can also be obtained via the World Wide Web at http://

www.nih.gov/nichd/docs/research.html.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their effect if received within 60-days of the

date of publication.

Dated: July 22, 1999.

Michael Rosenthal,

Acting Executive Officer, NICHD.

[FR Doc. 99-19502 Filed 7-29-99; 8:45 am]

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