[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28513-28514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13910]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Submission for
OMB Review; Comment Request; Application for the Pharmacology Research
Associate Program
Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of General
Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to
review and approve the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on March 3, 1998, page 10404, and allowed 60 days for public
comment. No public comments were received. 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: Application for the Pharmacology Research Associate Program.
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection. Need and Use of Information Collection: The
Pharmacology Research Associate (PRAT) Program will use the applicant
and referee information to award opportunities for training and
experience in laboratory or clinical investigation to individuals with
a Ph.D degree in pharmacology or a related science, M.D., or other
professional degree through appointments as PRAT Fellows at the
National Institutes of Health or the Food and Drug Administration. The
goal of the program is to develop leaders in pharmacological research
for key positions in academic, industrial, and Federal research
laboratories. Frequency of Response: Once a year. Affected Public:
Individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit.
The annual reporting burden is as follows:
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Estimated Estimated
number of Estimated Average burden total annual
Type and number of respondents responses per total hours per burden hours
respondent responses responses requested
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Applicants: 50.................................. 1 50 2.00 100
Referees: 150................................... 1 150 0.167 25
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Total Number of Respondents: 200.
Total Number of Responses: 200.
Total Hours: 125.
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:
Applicants: $5,500.00.
Referees: $1,250.00.
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, D.C. 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:
Ms. Sally Lee, NIGMS, NIH, Natcher Building Room 3AS-13, 45 Center
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Drive, MSC 6200, Bethesda, MD 20892-6200. Phone (301) 594-2749,
facsimile (301) 480-0850, or electronic mail: [email protected]
Comments Due Date
Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of
having their full effect if received on or before June 25, 1998.
Dated: May 13, 1998.
Martha Pine,
Executive Officer, NIGMS.
[FR Doc. 98-13910 Filed 5-22-98; 8:45 am]
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