[Federal Register: October 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 203)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Training Tomorrow's
Scientists: Linking Minorities and Mentors Through the Web
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 Behavioral and
Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), 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: Training Tomorrow's Scientists: Linking Minorities and
Mentors Through the Web. Type of Information Collection Request:
REVISION, OMB control number 0925-0475, Expiration Date 1/31/2003. Need
and Use of Information Collection: This website allows federally-funded
researchers supported by any of the 27 Institutes and Centers of the
NIH to submit an electronic form describing his or her research areas,
as well as interests in mentoring minority students or junior faculty.
The researcher's description is posted on the website for searching by
interested minority applicants. Minority students or junior faculty
search the website to identify researchers with whom they would like to
work. The research projects in the database are located all over the
country and involve cutting edge research activities by scientists
funded through the Institutes and Centers of the NIH. These research
projects range from studies of children to research on older adults,
from laboratory research to field research, from social research to a
combination of biological and behavioral research. Applicants conduct
an electronic search using categories such as research areas of
interest, desired geographic location of the researcher, and their
level of education. The primary objective of the program is to ensure
that, in the coming decades, a concentration of minority researchers
will be available to address behavioral and social factors important in
improving the public health and eliminating racial disparities.
Increasing the number of minority scientists in the U.S. will expand
our currently limited knowledge about the epidemiology and treatment of
diseases in minority population. Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households. Type of Respondents:
Students, Post-doctorals, Junior Faculty, and Principal Investigators.
The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of
Respondents: 50; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 10 minutes; and Estimated Total
Amount Burden Hours Requested: 8. There is no annualized cost to
respondents. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/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. Dana Sampson, Program Analyst, OBSSR, OD NIH,
Building 1, Room 256, 1 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 402-1146 or E-mail your request, including your
address to: SampsonD@od.nih.gov.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days
of the date of this publication.
John Jarman,
Executive Officer, Office of the Director, National Institutes of
Health.
[FR Doc. 02-26698 Filed 10-18-02; 8:45 am]
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