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Published April 23rd, 2026
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Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review regarding its Loan Repayment Programs. This notice is a 30-day comment request, allowing interested parties to provide feedback on the information collection associated with these programs.

What changed

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), through the Department of Health and Human Services, has published a notice requesting a 30-day comment period for the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) review of its Loan Repayment Programs. This action pertains to the information collection requirements associated with these programs, which aim to encourage individuals to enter into careers in biomedical and behavioral research.

Interested parties, including healthcare providers and researchers, are encouraged to submit comments by April 23, 2026, to ensure their feedback is fully considered during the OMB review process. While this is a notice regarding an information collection request, it does not impose new compliance obligations but rather seeks input on existing program administration.

What to do next

  1. Submit comments on the NIH Loan Repayment Programs information collection by April 23, 2026.

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

A Notice by the National Institutes of Health on 03/24/2026

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Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health

AGENCY:

National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain. 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 matthew.lockhart@nih.gov 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.

| Form name | Type of respondent | Number of
respondents | Number of
responses per
respondent | Average
burden per
response
(in hours) | Total annual
burden hours |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Applicant | Applicants | 2,070 | 1 | 8 | 16,560 |
| Recommender | Recommenders | 8,080 | 1 | 30/60 | 4,040 |
| Institutional Business Officer | Institutional Business Officer | 2,000 | 1 | 5/60 | 167 |
| NIH LRP Coordinator | NIH LRP Coordinator | 70 | 1 | 30/60 | 35 |
| Total | | 12,220 | 12,220 | | 20,802 |
( printed page 14031) 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]

BILLING CODE 4140-01-P

Published Document: 2026-05738 (91 FR 14030)

Classification

Agency
Health and Human Services Department
Published
April 23rd, 2026
Comment period closes
April 23rd, 2026 (30 days)
Compliance deadline
April 23rd, 2026 (30 days)
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
91 FR 14030
Docket
2026-05738

Who this affects

Applies to
Healthcare providers Researchers
Industry sector
6211 Healthcare Providers
Activity scope
Loan Repayment Programs
Geographic scope
United States US

Taxonomy

Primary area
Healthcare
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Research Funding Student Loans

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