[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40382-40383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19038]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Institutes of
Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals From
Disadvantaged Backgrounds
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements 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 (OD), 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: The National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship
Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (UGSP). Type of
Information Collection Request: Extension of OMB No. 0925-0438,
expiration date of November 30, 1999. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The UGSP is authorized by Sec. 487D of the Public Health
Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 288-2), as amended by the NIH
Revitalization Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-43). This program intends to
provide scholarships, in an amount not to exceed $20,000 per academic
year, toward expenses associated with full-time attendance at an
accredited undergraduate institution, including tuition and reasonable
educational and living expenses. For each year of scholarship support
from the NIH, the recipient agrees to two service obligations or pay-
back requirements: (1) ten consecutive weeks of pay-back as a full-time
NIH employee during the months of June-August during the academic year
(in-school service obligation) and (2) one year (12 months) of pay-back
as a full-time NIH employee after graduation from the undergraduate
institution (post-graduation service obligation. The post-graduation
service obligation or pay-back requirement may be deferred, at the
request of the scholarship recipient and with the approval of the
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, during continuous
period of graduate or medical/dental/veterinarian school training. The
UGSP is designed to provide an incentive to undergraduate students from
disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue studies which will prepare them for
careers in biomedical research at the NIH. The information proposed for
collection will be used to determine an applicant's eligibility for
participation in the UGSP. Frequency of Response: Initial application
and annual renewal application. Affected Public: Applicants (High
School or undergraduate level students), Undergraduate Institutions.
Type of Respondents: The UGSP application consists of two parts: Part I
(Information About the Applicant) is completed by the applicant; and
Part II (Verification) is completed by the Undergraduate Institution.
The annual reporting burden estimates are as follows:
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Numbr of Average burden
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response
respondents respondent (Hrs)
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Applicant....................................................... 500 1 3.0
Undergraduate Institution....................................... 500 1 0.5
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An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
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.
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: Marc S. Horowitz, J.D., Director, Office of Loan
Repayment and Scholarship, Office of Intramural Research, OD, NIH, 7550
Wisconsin Avenue, Room 604, Bethesda, MD 20814-9121, or call non-toll-
free number (301) 402-5666 or E-mail your request, including your
address to: MHorowitz@nih.gov.
Comments Due Date
Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of
having their full effect if received on or before September 24, 1999.
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Dated: July 16, 1999.
Ruth L. Kirschstein,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 99-19038 Filed 7-23-99; 8:45 am]
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