[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1115-1116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-457]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Dietary Supplements
Information Needs Assessment Survey
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), Office of the Director, the Office of Dietary Supplements will
publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
This notice regards a request for emergency OMB processing for a
collection of information entitled ``Dietary Supplements Information
Needs Assessment Survey'' in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13(d) of the
OMB guidelines. We are requesting OMB clearance by February 28, 1998,
Use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or
disrupt the collection of information for this survey. We are,
therefore, requesting a waiver of the requirement to submit a 60-day
Federal Register notice requesting public comment prior to submission
for OMB clearance.
New Proposed Collection: Dietary Supplements Information Needs
Assessment Survey
This survey will assess the availability of and need for dietary
supplements information services in the United States. The primary
objectives
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are to determine the number and nature of information requests about
dietary supplements received by major nutrition, medical, health and
botanical organizations in the United States, and to assess their
interest in a centralized information center to deal with information
requests pertaining to dietary supplements. Frequency of Response: One
time. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions, and Federal Government. Type of Respondents:
Organizations. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated
Number of Respondents: 180. Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: 25. Estimated Total
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 45. The annualized cost to respondents
is estimated at: $1800. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are
no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
ability; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Direct Comments to OMB
Written comments and\or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained
in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and
associated response time, should be directed to the: Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for NIH.
Dated: December 18, 1997.
Bernadette M. Marriott,
Director, Office of Dietary Supplements.
[FR Doc. 98-457 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]
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