Notice2026-05738

Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Programs, (Office of the Director)

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Published
March 24, 2026
Effective
April 23, 2026

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Health and Human Services DepartmentNational Institutes of Health

Abstract

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.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14030-14031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05738]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; National 
Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Programs, (Office of the 
Director)

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 by April 23, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: Matthew Lockhart, Director, Division of Loan 
Repayment, National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Dr, 8th Floor 
(MSC 7963), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7963 or email your request, 
including your address to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ed808c999985889ac381828e86858c9f99ad838485c38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05686471716d60722b696a666e6d647771456b6c6d2b626a73">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> or call (240) 380-
3062. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be 
requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2025, page 
numbers 60110-60111 (87 FR 60110) 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 NIH 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: Loan Repayment Programs (LRP), 0925-0361, 
expiration date 03/31/26, EXTENSION, Office of the Director (OD), 
National Institutes of Health.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIH makes available 
financial assistance, in the form of educational loan repayment, to 
M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., Psy.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., DC, N.D., 
O.D., D.V.M, or equivalent doctoral degree holders who perform 
biomedical or behavioral research in NIH intramural laboratories or as 
extramural grantees or scientists funded by domestic non-profit 
organizations for a minimum of two years (three years for the General 
Research subcategory) in research areas supporting the mission and 
priorities of the NIH. The information proposed for collection will be 
used by the DLR to determine an applicant's eligibility for the 
program.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 20,8020.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
           Form name                 Type of         Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Applicant.....................  Applicants                 2,070               1               8          16,560
Recommender...................  Recommenders               8,080               1           30/60           4,040
Institutional Business Officer  Institutional              2,000               1            5/60             167
                                 Business
                                 Officer.
NIH LRP Coordinator...........  NIH LRP                       70               1           30/60              35
                                 Coordinator.
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    Total.....................  ................          12,220          12,220  ..............          20,802
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    Dated: March 20, 2026.
Jon Lorsch,
Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Office of the Director, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-05738 Filed 3-23-26; 8:45 am]
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