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Download as PDF 62661 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 6, 2007 / Notices 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. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Arthur Schatzkin, M.D., Dr.P.H, Chief, Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Executive Plaza South, Room 3040, 6120 Executive Blvd., EPS–MSC 7242, Bethesda, MD 20892–7335 or call nontoll-free number 301–594–2931 or e-mail your request, including your address to: schatzka@mail.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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: October 26, 2007. Vivian Horovitch-Kelley, NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. E7–21759 Filed 11–5–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Office Intramural Training and Education; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program, 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. Proposed Collection: Title: National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (UGSP). Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a previously approved collection (OMB No. 0925– 0438, expiration date July 31, 2004). Form Numbers: NIH 2762–1, NIH 2762– 2, NIH 2762–3, NIH 2762–4, and NIH 2762–5. Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIH makes available scholarship awards to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical research. The scholarships pay for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses up to $20,000 per Estimated number of respondents Type of respondent academic year at an accredited undergraduate institution. In return, for each year of scholarship support, the recipient is obligated to serve as a fulltime paid employee in an NIH research laboratory for 10 consecutive weeks during the months of June through August and for one year after graduation. If the recipient is enrolled in an undergraduate program or pursues a postgraduate degree (doctoral, medical, dental, or veterinarian school), the postgraduation service obligation may be deferred with the approval of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The information proposed for collection will be used by the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program to determine an applicant’s eligibility for participation in the UGSP and a participant’s eligibility to defer his or her service obligation. The UGSP is authorized by Section 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). Frequency of Response: Initial application and annual renewal application. Affected Public: Applicants (high school or undergraduate students), recommenders, undergraduate institution financial aid staff, participants wishing to defer their service obligation, and graduate or undergraduate registrar staff. The annual reporting burden estimates are as follows: Estimated number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Estimated total annual burden hours requested 300 900 300 40 40 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.167 1.000 .500 .084 .750 950.10 900.00 150.00 3.36 30.00 Totals ...................................................................................................... mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Applicant ........................................................................................................ Recommender ............................................................................................... Financial Aid Staff .......................................................................................... UGSP Participant ........................................................................................... Registrar ........................................................................................................ 1,580 ........................ .......................... 2,033.46 The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $40,249.70. There are no capital costs, operating costs, or maintenance costs to report. Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address 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, VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:55 Nov 05, 2007 Jkt 214001 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. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: Darryl M. Murray, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 PhD, Director, NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program, National Institutes of Health, 2 Center Drive, Room 2E20 (MSC 0230), Bethesda, Maryland 20892–0230. Dr. Murray can be contacted via e-mail at murrayda@mail.nih.gov or by calling (301) 594–2222. 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. E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1 62662 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 6, 2007 / Notices Dated: October 29, 2007. Raynard S. Kington, Deputy Director, NIH. [FR Doc. 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Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: Among the topics proposed for discussion are: (1) NIH Director’s Report; (2) NIH Director’s Council of Public Representatives Liaison Report; and (3) ACD Peer Review Work Group Report. Place: National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Conference Room 6, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892. Contact Person: Penny W. Burgoon, PhD, Senior Assistant to the Deputy Director, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, 1 Center Drive, Building 1, Room 114, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–451–5870, burgoonp@od.nih.gov. Any interested person may file written comments with the committee by forwarding the statement to the Contact Person listed on this notice. The statement should include the name, address, telephone number and when applicable, the business or professional affiliation of the interested person. In the interest of security, NIH has instituted stringent procedures for entrance onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles, including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles will be inspected before being allowed on campus. Visitors will be asked to show one form of identification (for example, a government-issued photo ID, driver’s license, or passport) and to state the purpose of their visit. Information is also available on the Institute’s/Center’s home page: https:// www.nih.gov/about/director/acd.htm, where an agenda and any additional information for the meeting will be posted when available. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.14, Intramural Research Training Award; 93.22, Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program for Individuals VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:55 Nov 05, 2007 Jkt 214001 from Disadvantaged Backgrounds; 93.232, Loan Repayment Program for Research Generally; 93.39, Academic Research Enhancement Award; 93.936, NIH Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrom Research Loan Repayment Program; 93.187, Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: October 30, 2007 Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 07–5534 Filed 11–5–07; 8:45am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Career Transition Award (K22). Date: November 27, 2007. Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Tony L. Creazzo, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7180, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–435– 0725, creazzot@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Institutional National Research Service Awards (T32s). Date: November 28, 2007. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Roy L. White, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Branch/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7176, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–435– 0310, whiterl@nhlbi.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Conference Grants (R13s). Date: November 28, 2007. Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Chang Sook Kim, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch, DERA, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7190, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–0287, carolko@mail.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Patient-Oriented and Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (K 23, 24, 25). Date: November 29–30, 2007. Time: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Crystal City Marriott, 2899 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. Contact Person: Mark Roltsch, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7192, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301–435– 0287, roltschm@nhlbi.nih.gov. Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Ancillary Studies in Clinical Trials. Date: November 30, 2007. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: Bethesda Marriott, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. Contact Person: Yingying Li-Smerin, MD, PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Review Branch/DERA, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7184, Bethesda, MD 20892–7924, 301– 435–0277, lismerin@nhlbi.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.233, National Center for Sleep Disorders Research; 93.837, Heart and Vascular Diseases Research; 93.838, Lung Diseases Research; 93.839, Blood Diseases and Resources Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: October 29, 2007. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 07–5516 Filed 11–5–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Office Intramural Training and Education; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; National Institutes of Health Undergraduate
Scholarship Program for Individuals From Disadvantaged Backgrounds

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship
Program, 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.
Proposed Collection: Title: National Institutes of Health
Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged
Backgrounds (UGSP). Type of Information Collection Request: Extension
of a previously approved collection (OMB No. 0925-0438, expiration date
July 31, 2004). Form Numbers: NIH 2762-1, NIH 2762-2, NIH 2762-3, NIH
2762-4, and NIH 2762-5. Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIH
makes available scholarship awards to students from disadvantaged
backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical research. The
scholarships pay for tuition and reasonable educational and living
expenses up to $20,000 per academic year at an accredited undergraduate
institution. In return, for each year of scholarship support, the
recipient is obligated to serve as a full-time paid employee in an NIH
research laboratory for 10 consecutive weeks during the months of June
through August and for one year after graduation. If the recipient is
enrolled in an undergraduate program or pursues a postgraduate degree
(doctoral, medical, dental, or veterinarian school), the postgraduation
service obligation may be deferred with the approval of the Secretary
of Health and Human Services. The information proposed for collection
will be used by the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program to determine
an applicant's eligibility for participation in the UGSP and a
participant's eligibility to defer his or her service obligation. The
UGSP is authorized by Section 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). Frequency of Response: Initial application and annual
renewal application. Affected Public: Applicants (high school or
undergraduate students), recommenders, undergraduate institution
financial aid staff, participants wishing to defer their service
obligation, and graduate or undergraduate registrar staff. The annual
reporting burden estimates are as follows:

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Estimated Estimated
Estimated number of Average burden total annual
Type of respondent number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response requested
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Applicant....................................... 300 1.0 3.167 950.10
Recommender..................................... 900 1.0 1.000 900.00
Financial Aid Staff............................. 300 1.0 .500 150.00
UGSP Participant................................ 40 1.0 .084 3.36
Registrar....................................... 40 1.0 .750 30.00
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Totals...................................... 1,580 .............. .............. 2,033.46
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The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $40,249.70.
There are no capital costs, operating costs, or maintenance costs to
report.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should address 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: Darryl M. Murray, PhD, Director, NIH
Undergraduate Scholarship Program, National Institutes of Health, 2
Center Drive, Room 2E20 (MSC 0230), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0230. Dr.
Murray can be contacted via e-mail at murrayda@mail.nih.gov or by
calling (301) 594-2222.
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.

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Dated: October 29, 2007.
Raynard S. Kington,
Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. E7-21799 Filed 11-5-07; 8:45 am]
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