[Federal Register: May 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 100)]
[Notices]               
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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: LeeS@nigms.nih.gov.

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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