Proposed Collection; Comment Request NIH Intramural Research Training Award, Program Application

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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