[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27328]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request--Evaluation of the NHLBI Short-Term Training for
Minority Students Program
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 National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI), 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: Evaluation of the NHLBI Short-Term Training
for Minority Students Program. Type of Information Collection Request:
New. Need and Use of Information Collection: When the short-term
training program was implemented, applicants were provided broad
guidance that enabled them to structure their program in the manner
they deemed most likely to accomplish the program objectives. The
proposed evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the short-term
training program in meeting its objectives. The results of the
evaluation will be used to modify the program announcement to ensure
that all elements identified as contributing to the success of a
program are part of all future short-term training programs supported
by the Institute. Frequency of Response: One-time only. Affected
Public: Individuals or households; not for profit institutions;
business or other for profit. Type of Respondents: Undergraduate and
graduate students, research faculty, and mentors. The annual reporting
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,752; Estimated
Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per
Response: Training grant director--1.00 hour, research faculty--0.334
hours, accepted students--0.5 hours, and nonaccepted students--0.334
hours; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 1,210. The
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $27,928. 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.
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 Ms. Barbara F. James, NHLBI Minority Programs
Coordinator, Office of Science and Technology, NHLBI, NIH, 31 Center
Drive, MSC 2482, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, or call non-toll-free number
(301) 402-3421 or E-mail your request, including your address to:
<>[email protected]>.
COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before
December 23, 1996.
Dated: October 17, 1996.
Shelia E. Merritt,
Executive Officer, NHLBI.
[FR Doc. 96-27328 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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