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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment; 60-Day
Information Collection: Application for
Participation in the IHS Scholarship
Program
Indian Health Service, HHS.
Notice and request for
comments; request for extension of
approval.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian
Health Service (IHS) invites the general
public to comment on the information
collection titled, ‘‘Application for
Participation in the IHS Scholarship
Program,’’ Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Control No. 0917–0006.
The IHS is requesting OMB to approve
an extension for this collection, which
expires on October 31, 2023.
DATES: Comment Due Date: October 30,
2023. Your comments regarding this
information collection are best assured
of having full effect if received within
60 days of the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments, requests for more
information on the collection, or
requests to obtain a copy of the data
collection instrument and instructions
by one of the following methods:
• Mail: CAPT Michael Bartholomew,
Branch Chief, Scholarship Programs,
Division of Health Professions Support,
Indian Health Service, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Mail Stop: OHR 11E53A,
Rockville, MD 20857.
• Phone: (301) 443–2349.
• Email: michael.bartholomew@
ihs.gov.
SUMMARY:
Number of
respondents
Forms
Data collection instrument(s)
1 ..................
Scholarship Online Application .............
Verification of Acceptance or Decline of
Award (IHS–856–7).
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300
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• Fax: 301–443–6048.
This
previously approved information
collection project was last published in
the Federal Register (85 FR 16636), on
March 24, 2020 and allowed 30 days for
public comment. No public comment
was received in response to the notice.
The purpose of this notice is to allow 60
days for public comment. A copy of the
supporting statement is available at
www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID
IHS–2020–01).
Information Collection: Title:
‘‘Application for Participation in the
IHS Scholarship Program,’’ OMB
Control No. 0917–0006. Type of
Information Collection Request:
Extension of the currently approved
information collection ‘‘Application for
Participation in the IHS Scholarship
Program,’’ OMB Control No. 0917–0006.
Form Number(s): IHS–856–07 through
856–12; 856–14 through 856–16, IHS–
856–21 through 856–23, IHS–817, and
IHS–818 are retained for use by the IHS
Scholarship Program (IHSSP) as part of
this current Information Collection
Request. Reporting forms are found on
the IHS website at www.ihs.gov/
scholarship. Forms IHS–856–03, IHS–
856–05, and IHS–856–06 have been
moved to the online application process
and can be found at www.ihs.gov/
scholarship/applynow/. Need and Use
of Information Collection: The IHS
Scholarship Branch needs this
information for program administration
and uses the information to: solicit,
process, and award IHS Pre-graduate,
Preparatory, and/or Health Professions
Scholarship recipients; monitor the
academic performance of recipients; and
to place recipients at payback sites. The
IHSSP application is electronically
available on the internet at the IHS
website at: https://www.ihs.gov/
scholarship/applynow/. Affected Public:
Individuals, not-for-profit institutions
and State, local or Tribal governments.
Type of Respondents: Students pursuing
health care professions.
The table below provides: Types of
data collection instruments, Estimated
Number of Respondents, Number of
Responses Per Respondent, Annual
Number of Responses, Average Burden
Hour Per Response, and Total Annual
Burden Hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Total annual
response
1
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300
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Number of
respondents
Forms
Data collection instrument(s)
2 ..................
Scholarship Program Agreement (IHS–
817).
Health Professions Contract (IHS–818)
Recipient’s Initial Program Progress
Report (IHS–856–8).
Notification of Academic Problem (IHS–
856–9).
Change of Status (IHS–856–10) ...........
Request for Approval of Deferment
(IHS–856–11).
Preferred Placement (IHS–856–12) ......
Notification of Deferment Program
(IHS–856–14).
Placement Update (IHS–856–15) .........
Annual Status Report (IHS–856–16) ....
Summer School Request (IHS–856–21)
Change of Name or Address (IHS–
856–22).
Request for Credit Validation (IHS–
856–23).
3 ..................
4 ..................
5 ..................
6 ..................
7 ..................
8 ..................
9 ..................
10
11
12
13
................
................
................
................
14 ................
Total ...............................................
Responses per
respondent
Total annual
response
Burden hour
per response *
Annual burden
hours
60
1
60
0.16 (10 min) ....
10
225
800
1
1
225
800
0.16 (10min) .....
0.13 ( 8 min) .....
38
107
20
1
20
0.13 ( 8 min) .....
3
50
60
1
1
50
60
.045 (25 min) ....
0.13 ( 8 min) .....
21
8
150
60
1
1
150
60
0.50 (30 min) ....
0.13 (8 min) ......
75
8
170
200
100
20
1
1
1
1
170
200
100
20
0.18
0.25
0.10
0.13
(11 min) ....
(15 min) ....
( 6 min) .....
(8 min) ......
31
50
10
3
30
1
30
0.10 (6 min) ......
3
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3,095
3.28 ..................
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* For ease of understanding, burden hours per response are also provided in minutes.
There are no direct costs to
respondents other than their time to
voluntarily complete the forms and
submit them for consideration. The
estimated cost for the Federal
Government is $145,223.00 (contractor)
to work on the program with IHS
program staff.
There are no capital costs, operating
costs and/or maintenance costs to
respondents.
Requests for Comments: Your written
comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following
points:
(a) Whether the information collection
activity is necessary to carry out an
agency function;
(b) Whether the agency processes the
information collected in a useful and
timely fashion;
(c) The accuracy of the public burden
estimate (the estimated amount of time
needed for individual respondents to
provide the requested information);
(d) Whether the methodology and
assumptions used to determine the
estimates are logical;
(e) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and
(f) Ways to minimize the public
burden through the use of automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
P. Benjamin Smith,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
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National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 1009 of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
The meeting 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: Center for Scientific
Review Special Emphasis Panel;
Fellowships: Genes, Genomes and Genetics
II.
Date: September 20, 2023.
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting).
Contact Person: Linda Wagner Jurata,
Scientific Review Officer, The Center for
Scientific Review, The National Institutes of
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD
20892, (301) 496–8032, linda.jurata@nih.gov.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
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Dated: August 24, 2023.
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Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
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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/
contract proposals 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/
contract proposals, the disclosure of
which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.
Name of Committee: National Cancer
Institute Special Emphasis Panel, Cancer
Epidemiology Cohort Studies.
Date: October 6, 2023.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment; 60-Day Information Collection:
Application for Participation in the IHS Scholarship Program
AGENCY: Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments; request for extension of
approval.
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SUMMARY: In compliance the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian
Health Service (IHS) invites the general public to comment on the
information collection titled, ``Application for Participation in the
IHS Scholarship Program,'' Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Control No. 0917-0006. The IHS is requesting OMB to approve an
extension for this collection, which expires on October 31, 2023.
DATES: Comment Due Date: October 30, 2023. Your comments regarding this
information collection are best assured of having full effect if
received within 60 days of the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send your written comments, requests for more information on
the collection, or requests to obtain a copy of the data collection
instrument and instructions by one of the following methods:
Mail: CAPT Michael Bartholomew, Branch Chief, Scholarship
Programs, Division of Health Professions Support, Indian Health
Service, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail Stop: OHR 11E53A, Rockville, MD 20857.
Phone: (301) 443-2349.
Email: [email protected].
Fax: 301-443-6048.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This previously approved information
collection project was last published in the Federal Register (85 FR
16636), on March 24, 2020 and allowed 30 days for public comment. No
public comment was received in response to the notice. The purpose of
this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment. A copy of the
supporting statement is available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID
IHS-2020-01).
Information Collection: Title: ``Application for Participation in
the IHS Scholarship Program,'' OMB Control No. 0917-0006. Type of
Information Collection Request: Extension of the currently approved
information collection ``Application for Participation in the IHS
Scholarship Program,'' OMB Control No. 0917-0006. Form Number(s): IHS-
856-07 through 856-12; 856-14 through 856-16, IHS-856-21 through 856-
23, IHS-817, and IHS-818 are retained for use by the IHS Scholarship
Program (IHSSP) as part of this current Information Collection Request.
Reporting forms are found on the IHS website at www.ihs.gov/scholarship. Forms IHS-856-03, IHS-856-05, and IHS-856-06 have been
moved to the online application process and can be found at
www.ihs.gov/scholarship/applynow/. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The IHS Scholarship Branch needs this information for
program administration and uses the information to: solicit, process,
and award IHS Pre-graduate, Preparatory, and/or Health Professions
Scholarship recipients; monitor the academic performance of recipients;
and to place recipients at payback sites. The IHSSP application is
electronically available on the internet at the IHS website at: https://www.ihs.gov/scholarship/applynow/. Affected Public: Individuals, not-
for-profit institutions and State, local or Tribal governments. Type of
Respondents: Students pursuing health care professions.
The table below provides: Types of data collection instruments,
Estimated Number of Respondents, Number of Responses Per Respondent,
Annual Number of Responses, Average Burden Hour Per Response, and Total
Annual Burden Hours.
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Number of Responses per Total annual Annual burden
Forms Data collection instrument(s) respondents respondent response Burden hour per response * hours
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Scholarship Online 850 1 850 1.00 (60 min)................ 850
Application.
1........................ Verification of Acceptance or 300 1 300 0.13 ( 8 min)................ 40
Decline of Award (IHS-856-7).
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2........................ Scholarship Program Agreement 60 1 60 0.16 (10 min)................ 10
(IHS-817).
3........................ Health Professions Contract 225 1 225 0.16 (10min)................. 38
(IHS-818).
4........................ Recipient's Initial Program 800 1 800 0.13 ( 8 min)................ 107
Progress Report (IHS-856-8).
5........................ Notification of Academic 20 1 20 0.13 ( 8 min)................ 3
Problem (IHS-856-9).
6........................ Change of Status (IHS-856-10) 50 1 50 .045 (25 min)................ 21
7........................ Request for Approval of 60 1 60 0.13 ( 8 min)................ 8
Deferment (IHS-856-11).
8........................ Preferred Placement (IHS-856- 150 1 150 0.50 (30 min)................ 75
12).
9........................ Notification of Deferment 60 1 60 0.13 (8 min)................. 8
Program (IHS-856-14).
10....................... Placement Update (IHS-856-15) 170 1 170 0.18 (11 min)................ 31
11....................... Annual Status Report (IHS-856- 200 1 200 0.25 (15 min)................ 50
16).
12....................... Summer School Request (IHS- 100 1 100 0.10 ( 6 min)................ 10
856-21).
13....................... Change of Name or Address 20 1 20 0.13 (8 min)................. 3
(IHS-856-22).
14....................... Request for Credit Validation 30 1 30 0.10 (6 min)................. 3
(IHS-856-23).
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Total..................... .............. ............... 3,095 3.28......................... 1,257
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* For ease of understanding, burden hours per response are also provided in minutes.
There are no direct costs to respondents other than their time to
voluntarily complete the forms and submit them for consideration. The
estimated cost for the Federal Government is $145,223.00 (contractor)
to work on the program with IHS program staff.
There are no capital costs, operating costs and/or maintenance
costs to respondents.
Requests for Comments: Your written comments and/or suggestions are
invited on one or more of the following points:
(a) Whether the information collection activity is necessary to
carry out an agency function;
(b) Whether the agency processes the information collected in a
useful and timely fashion;
(c) The accuracy of the public burden estimate (the estimated
amount of time needed for individual respondents to provide the
requested information);
(d) Whether the methodology and assumptions used to determine the
estimates are logical;
(e) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information being collected; and
(f) Ways to minimize the public burden through the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
P. Benjamin Smith,
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service.
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