[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26980-26981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09693]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB review; 30-Day Comment Request; Office of 
Minority Health Research Coordination (OMHRC) Research Training and 
Mentor Programs Applications (National Institute of Diabetes and 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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. Winnie Martinez, Project Officer, 6707 
Democracy Blvd., 9th Floor, Bethesda, MD, 20892 or call non-toll-free 
number (301) 435-2988 or Email your request, including your address to: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2019, page 
55318-55319 (84 FR 55318) 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 Institute of 
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), 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.

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    In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, 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.
    Proposed Collection Title: Office of Minority Health Research 
Coordination Training and Mentor Programs Applications in use with OMB 
Control Number 0925-0748, exp., date 2/28/2023 REVISION, National 
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: In 2000, the National 
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National 
Institutes of Health established the Office of Minority Health Research 
Coordination to address the burden of diseases and disorders that 
disproportionately impact the health of minority populations. One of 
the major goals of the office is to build and sustain a pipeline of 
researchers from underrepresented populations in the biomedical, 
behavioral, clinical, and social sciences, with a focus on NIDDK 
mission areas. The office accomplishes this goal by administering a 
variety of programs and initiatives to recruit high school through 
post-doctoral educational level individuals into OMHRC research 
training and mentor programs: The Short-Term Research Experience for 
Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP), the Diversity Summer Research 
Training Program (DSRTP) for Undergraduate Students, Network of 
Minority Health Research Investigators (NMRI), the NIH/National Medical 
Association (NMA) Academic Career Fellow Travel Awards, and the NIH/
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Academic Career Fellow 
Travel Awards. Identification of participants to matriculate into the 
program and initiatives comes from applications and related forms 
hosted through the NIDDK website. The proposed information collection 
activity is necessary in order to determine the eligibility and quality 
of potential awardees for traineeship in these programs and to evaluate 
the effectives of the OMHRC programs in achieving their missions and 
goals.
    OMB approval is requested for three (3) years. There are no costs 
to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 2,559.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of      burden per     Total annual
           Form name               respondent       respondents    responses per   response (in    burden hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Short-Term Research Experience  Individuals/               2,000               1           45/60           1,500
 for Underrepresented Persons   Households......
 (STEP-UP) Application.
STEP-UP Student Feedback Form.  Individuals/                 200               1           15/60              50
                                Households......
STEP-UP Participant Survey      Private Sector..           2,200               1            5/60             184
 Form.
Diversity Summer Research       Individuals/                  14               1           30/60               7
 Training Program (DSRTP)       Households......
 Feedback Form.
Network of Minority Health      Private Sector..             200               1           15/60              50
 Research Investigators (NMRI)
 Enrollment Form.
NMRI Evaluation Form..........  Private Sector..             120               1           30/60              60
NMRI Survey Form..............  Private Sector..             800               1           30/60             400
NMRI Mentor-Mentee Agreement    Private Sector..             100               1           30/60              50
 Form.
NIH/National Medical            Private Sector..             200               1           20/60              67
 Association (NMA) Academic
 Career Fellow Travel Awards
 Application.
NIH/NMA Feedback Form.........  Private Sector..              40               1           30/60              20
NIH/NMA Academic Career         Private Sector..           1,000               1            5/60              84
 Development Workshop Contact
 Information and Feedback Form.
NIH/National Hispanic Medical   Private Sector..             200               1           20/60              67
 Association (NHMA) Academic
 Career Fellow Travel Awards
 Application.
NIH/NHMA Feedback Form........  Private Sector..              40               1           30/60              20
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  Total.......................  ................  ..............           7,114  ..............           2,559
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    Dated: April 30, 2020.
Starsky H. Cheng,
NIDDK Project Clearance Liaison, Office of Management and Policy 
Analysis, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney 
Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-09693 Filed 5-5-20; 8:45 am]
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