[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51548-51549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24723]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request the NIH Consultant
Information File System
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Center for Scientific Review
(CSR), National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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 24,
1999, page 28001 (Volume 64, Number 99) 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 National
Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is
not required to respond to, and 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: The NIH Consultant Information File System.
Type of Information Collection Request: Extension.
Form Number: OMB 0925-0358 (expiration 10/31/99) NIH 2668-1; 2668-
3.
Need and Use of Information Collection: This system directly
supports the recruitment and appointment of scientific experts. These
experts provide evaluative advice on the merit and program relevance of
the research grant applications and research contract proposals
submitted to the NIH. The primary objective of this system is to
support the NIH Peer Review system, but other PHS review administrative
staff use the system to identify experts to support their advisory
committees.
Frequency of Response: Intake established record on file, candidate
can
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initiate the updating of their information at any time, formal
information update requested every 24 months.
Affected Public: Individuals or household; Not-for-profit
institutions; business or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Type of Respondents: Adult scientific professionals, Individuals or
household.
The annual reporting burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,741;
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.308; and
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,998.
The estimated annualized cost to respondents is $148,665 (using a
$55 physician/professor hourly wage rate). There are not Capital Costs,
Operating Costs, 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 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, DC 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
CAPT Edward C. Farley, USPHS, Project Clearance Liaison Officer, CSR,
NIH, Rockledge II Building, Room 2216, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda,
MD 20892-7740, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0601 or E-mail
your request, including your address to: farleye@csr.nih.gov
Comments Due Date
Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of
having their full effect if received on or before October 25, 1999.
Dated: September 15, 1999.
Chris Wisdom,
Executive Officer, CSR.
[FR Doc. 99-24723 Filed 9-22-99; 8:45 am]
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