[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63819-63820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30418]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Training Tomorrow's
Scientists: Linking Minorities and Mentors Through the Web
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
review
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and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on May 24, 1999, pages 28001-28002, and allowed 60 days for public
comment. Two public comments were received in response to the notice,
both requesting additional general information on the project. No
comments were received regarding cost or hour burden for respondents.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an 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: Training Tomorrow's Scientists: Linking Minorities and
Mentors through the Web. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW.
Need and Use of Information Collection: This activity will increase the
visibility of the National Institutes of Health's Research Supplements
for Underrepresented Minorities program. The primary objective is to
ensure in the coming decades a concentration of minority researchers
who will address behavioral and social factors important in improving
the public health and eliminating racial disparities. The Office will
design a web site that will link promising minorities at the high
school through junior faculty level with senior NIH-funded researchers
who are willing to mentor. The activity is consistent with the
Congressional mandate for the Office to enhance behavioral and social
science training opportunities at NIH, especially for minorities.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or
households. Type of Respondents: Students (high school, college,
graduate school), postdoctoral fellows, junior faculty, and NIH
researchers. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated
Number of Respondents: 4,000; Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .49 and Estimated
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 1960. The annualzied cost to
respondents is estimated at: 0. There are no Capital Costs, Operating
Costs, or Maintenance Costs to report.
Request for Comments
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1)
Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (4) 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, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 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:
Dr. Paula Skedsvold, Science Policy Officer, Office of Behavioral and
Social Sciences Research, Office of the Director, National Institutes
of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 31, Room B1C32, Bethesda, MD
20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-6780 or E-mail your
request,including your address to: skedsvop@od.nih.gov.
Comments Due Date
Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of
having their full effect if received on or before December 22, 1999.
Dated: November 12, 1999.
Virginia Cain,
Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Behavioral and Social
Sciences Research, Office of the Director, National Institutes of
Health.
[FR Doc. 99-30418 Filed 11-19-99; 8:45 am]
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