[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30005-30006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14498]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collections; Comment Request: National Institutes of
Health Construction Grants
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the Office of the Director (OD),
the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: National Institutes of Health Construction
Grants (42 CFR Part 52b). Type of Information Collection Request:
Extension of OMB No. 0925-0424, expiration date 09/30/98. Need and Use
of Information Collection: This is a request for OMB approval for the
information collection and recordkeeping requirements contained in the
final rule 42 CFR Part 52b. The purpose of the regulations is to govern
the awarding and administration of grants awarded by NIH and its
components for construction of new buildings and the alteration,
renovation, remodeling, improvement, expansion, and repair of existing
buildings, including the provision of equipment necessary to make the
building (or applicable part of the building) suitable for the purpose
for which it was constructed. In terms of reporting requirements:
Section 52b.9(b) of the proposed regulations requires the
transferor of a facility which is sold or transferred, or the owner of
a facility, the use of which has changed, to provide written notice of
the sale, transfer or change within 30 days. Section 52b.10(f) requires
a grantee to submit an approved copy of the construction schedule prior
to the start of construction. Section 52b.10(g) requires a grantee to
provide daily construction logs and monthly status reports upon request
at the job site. Section 52b.11(b) requires applicants for a project
involving the acquisition of existing facilities to provide the
estimated costs of the project, cost of the acquisition of existing
facilities, and cost of remodeling, renovating, or altering facilities
to serve the purposes for which they are acquired.
In terms of recordkeeping requirements: Section 52b.10(g) requires
grantees to maintain daily construction logs and monthly status reports
at the job site. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public:
Non-profit organizations and Federal agencies. Type of Respondents:
Grantees. The estimated respondent burden is as follows:
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Estimated annual reporting and recordkeeping burden
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Annual
number of Annual Average Annual
respondents frequency burden per burden hours
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Reporting:
Sec. 52b.9(b)........................................ 1 1 .50 .50
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Sec. 52b.10(f)....................................... 15 1 1 15
Sec. 52b.10(g)....................................... 30 12 1 360
Sec. 52b.11(b)....................................... 100 1 1 100
Recordkeeping:
Sec. 52b.10(g)....................................... 30 260 1 7,800
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Total............................................... 176 ........... ............ 8,275.50
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The annualized cost to the public, based on an average of 30 active
grants in the construction phase, is estimated at: $273,000.
REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of
information and recordkeeping are necessary for the proper performance
of the function of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information and
recordkeeping, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected and the recordkeeping information to be
maintained; and (4) 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 and recordkeeping techniques or other forms of information
technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request more information contact Jerry Moore, NIH Regulations
Officer, Office of Management Assessment, National Institutes of
Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Room 601, MSC 7669, Rockville, MD
20852, or call 301-496-4607 (this is not a toll-free number), or E-mail
your request to
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
and recordkeeping are best assured to having their full effect if
received on or before August 3, 1998.
Dated: May 27, 1998.
Jerry Moore,
Regulations Officer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 98-14498 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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