[Federal Register: August 3, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 148)]
[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
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Training Tomorrow's
Scientists: Linking Minorities and Mentors Through the Web
Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Behavioral and Social
Sciences Research (OBSSR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
submitted to the Office of management and Budget (OMB) a request for
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This
Proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on January 11, 2005, page 1898 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: Training Tomorrow's Scientists: Linking
Minorities and Mentors Through the Web. Type of Information Collection
Request: Revision, OMB control number 0925-0475, Expiration Date 3/31/
2005. Need and Use of Information Collection: This Web site 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 Web site
for searching by interested minority applicants. Minority students or
junior faculty search the Web site 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: 400; Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 10 minutes; and
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 148. There is no
annualized
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cost to respondents. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or
Maintenance Costs to report.
Annual Burden Hours for Respondents
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Estimated
Type of respondents Estimated No. Frequency of Activity Average time annual burden
of respondents response per response hours
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NIH-Funded Behavioral 50 1 Peruse Site..... .168 8
Researchers.
20 1 Complete Form... .5 10
High School Students.......... 50 1 Peruse Site..... .25 12
5 1 Complete Form... .74 4
College Students.............. 70 1 Peruse Site..... .25 17
15 1 Complete Form... .668 10
Graduate Students............. 100 1 Peruse Site..... .25 25
25 1 Complete Form... .5845 15
Post-doctoral Fellows......... 65 1 Peruse Site..... .25 16
20 1 Complete Form... .5 10
Junior Faculty................ 65 1 Peruse Site..... .25 16
10 1 Complete Form... .5 5
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Total per year............ 400 .............. ................ .............. 148
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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 metholodogy
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.
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: 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 30 days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: July 27, 2005.
LaVerne Stringfield,
Acting Executive Officer, Office of the Director, National Institutes
of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-15239 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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