# 2025-23774: NIH invites 60-day comments on researcher loan repayment programs

2025-23774, Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Loan Repayment Programs (LRP), (Office of the Director), is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2025-12-23, effective Proposed Collection Title: Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs), 0925-0361, expiration date 01/31/26, EXTENSION; OMB approval is requested for 3 years. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-23774
- Title: Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Loan Repayment Programs (LRP), (Office of the Director)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 90 FR 60110
- Published: 2025-12-23
- Effective: Proposed Collection Title: Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs), 0925-0361, expiration date 01/31/26, EXTENSION; OMB approval is requested for 3 years.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

NIH invites 60-day comments on researcher loan repayment programs

## Summary

The NIH wants your thoughts on continuing their Loan Repayment Programs that help doctors and scientists pay off student loans. They’re asking for comments within 60 days to make sure the program stays useful and easy to use. This helps keep the program running smoothly without adding extra hassle or costs.

## Abstract

In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the NIH will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

## Effects PRIA read

- NIH offers loan repayment to researchers: benefit, high. The NIH makes available educational loan repayment to holders of doctoral-level degrees (for example: M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., Psy.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., D.C., N.D., O.D., D.V.M.) who perform biomedical or behavioral research in NIH intramural laboratories, as extramural grantees, or as sc…
- Application time burden for LRP participants: cost, medium. If you apply, renew, or help with NIH LRP applications, you will spend time filling out forms: initial and renewal extramural applicants are estimated at 8 hours each (1,000 respondents each totaling 8,000 hours), initial intramural applicants 8 hours (20 respondents, 160 hours), renewal intramural…

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## Sources
- [2025-23774 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/23/2025-23774/proposed-collection-60-day-comment-request-loan-repayment-programs-lrp-office-of-the-director)
- [2025-23774 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-23/pdf/2025-23774.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-23774 (as of 2026-06-08).