[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24369]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office
of the Director (OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), Office of
Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and
approve the information collection listed below. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on May 5, 1998, pages 24813-24814 and allowed 60-days for public
comments. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice
is to allow an additional 30-days for public comments. The National
Institutes of Health 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
Title: Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in
Research for which Public Health Service (PHS) Funding is Sought: 42
CFR Part 50 Subpart F and Responsible Prospective Contractors: 45 CFR
Part 94. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection, OMB No. 0925-0417, 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 50 Subpart F and
Responsible Prospective Contractors: 45 CFR Part 94. The purpose of the
regulations is to promote objectivity in research by requiring
institutions to establish standards which ensure that there is no
reasonable expectation that the design, conduct, or reporting of
research will be biased by a conflicting financial interest of an
investigator.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions;
and State, Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: Any public
or private entity or organization. The annual reporting burden is as
follows: Extimated Number of Respondents: 57,235; Estimated Number of
Responses per Respondent: 10; Average Burden Hours Per Respose; 20;
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 171,110. The annualized
cost to respondents is estimated at: $5,068,850. There are no Capital
Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance Costs to report.
Request for Comments
Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected
agencies are invited on one or more of the following points. (1)
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 utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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 estiamted 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. To request more information on the proposed project or
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact:
Thomas F. McCormack, Assistant Grant's Policy Officer, Office of
Extramural Research, Office of Policy for Extramural Research
Administration, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 435-0935 or E-mail your request, including your
address, to: [email protected]
Comments Due Date
Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of
having their full effect if received on or before October 13, 1998.
Dated: September 4, 1998.
Diana Jaeger,
Acting Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research
Admininstration.
[FR Doc. 98-24369 Filed 9-10-98; 8:45 am]
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