The Office of Intramural Training
& Education (OITE) administers a variety of programs and
initiatives to recruit pre-college through post-doctoral
educational level individuals into the National Institutes of
Health Intramural Research Program (NIH-IRP) to facilitate develop
into future biomedical scientists. To identify qualified
prospective students, the OITE has developed an application that
contains the following target areas of assessment: personal
information, eligibility criteria, contact information, student
identification number, training program selection, scientific
discipline interests, educational history, standardized examination
scores, reference information, resume components, employment
history, employment interests, dissertation research details,
letters of recommendation, financial aid history, sensitive data,
future networking contact, travel information, as well as feedback
questions about interviews and application submission experiences.
NIH investigators directly involved in the evaluation of
prospective trainees will use information contained in the
application.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.