Change Request Memo

July 6, 2016

TO: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Office of Management and Budget

THRU: Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Office of Resources Management

FROM: Mikia Currie

Chief

Project Clearance Branch

SUBJECT: Non-Substantive Change Request for 0925-0299

Title: NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education Application

Expiration Date: June 30, 2019

The NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE) wishes to submit a non-substantive change request to our current OMB Clearance 0925-0299, expiration date June 30, 2019. This submission was recently approved for use by the OITE for the various training programs and opportunities offered to prospective intramural trainees: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201605-0925-001.

Recently, the NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education modified the eligibility requirements for the Postbaccalaureate Training Program (PBT) to roll the Technical Training Program into the same research opportunity. To reflect this change, the OITE wishes to modify the current PBT application form in the following manner:

• Remove the question “Bachelor’s Degree is from an Accredited US Institution”

• Remove the question “Master’s Degree Earned”

• Remove the question “Master’s Degree is from an Accredited US Institution”

• Add the question “I have been accepted into graduate or professional (medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, etc…) school and have written permission from my school to delay entrance for up to a year to pursue a biomedical research project at the NIH.”

The NIH/OITE estimates no change in the respondent burden for the proposed modification because this modification represents the merging of two training opportunities.

Currently Approved Respondent Burden

Type of Respondents	Number of Respondents	Participation Time	Burden (hours)
Postbaccalaureate Training Program	2,050	60 / 60	2,050
Totals	2,050		2,050

Enclosed you will find a copy of updated Postbaccalaureate Training Program (PBT) application. Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this request, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

• Please Note: All proposed changes take place on the first and second pages of survey instrument. Red-Italic text indicates text / fields that will be removed.  Green-italic text indicates text / fields that will be added.  

Best regards,

Patricia KM Wagner, PhD

Director of Admissions & Registrar

Graduate Partnerships Program

Office of Intramural Training & Education

Cell: 240-476-3619

Email: [email protected]