Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Application Forms for the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program

SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on September 2, 2015, Vol. 80, No. 170, on page 53164. No comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), 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.

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, OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: NIH Desk Officer.

Comment 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, or request more information on the proposed program, contact: Albert Avila, Ph.D., Director, Office of Diversity and Health Disparities, NIDA, NIH, 6001 Executive Blvd., Room 3106, Rockville, MD 20852, or call non-toll-free number (301)-443-0441 or Email your request, including your address to: aavila@nida.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.

Proposed Collection: NIDA Summer Research Internship Program 0925-Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB Control Number, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIDA Summer Research Internship program introduces high school and undergraduate students of underrepresented populations to substance abuse research through internships with NIDA grantees at universities across the United States and Puerto Rico. Students intern with NIDA principal investigators for 8-10 weeks during the summer. The internship experience may include laboratory experiments, formal courses, data collection, data analysis, patient recruitment, manuscript preparation, literature reviews and library research. This outreach and pipeline program exposes students interested in biomedical and behavioral research careers to cutting edge substance abuse research.

This program fills a significant unmet need to encourage and support individuals from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in substance abuse research. The NIDA Summer Research Internship program offers a unique opportunity to increase the diversity and creativity of the biomedical research workforce by fostering the development of young talent through the creation of mentorship and training opportunities with premier substance abuse research laboratories around the country.

OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 350.