Approved until March 2002. NIH shall resubmit this package before 3-31-02 to OMB (public notice requirements for this resubmission are waived). Between now and this resubmission, NIH and OMB shall meet to discuss the best way to ensure meaningful OMB review and public comment on this package and on 0925-0001. The OMB questions on this collection and the NIH responses in the memo of 10-23-2001 shall form the starting point for these meetings.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2002
03/31/2002
11/30/2001
32,228
0
32,228
85,679
0
85,679
148,740,000
0
0
The PHS 416-1 and PHS 416-9 are used by individuals to apply for direct research training support. Awards are made to individual applicants for specified traiing proposals in biomedical and behavioral research, selected as a result of a national competition. The other related forms are used by these individuals to activate, terminate, and provide for payback of a National Research Service Award.
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