[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13132-13133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5305]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Revision ``PHS Applications
and Pre-Award Reporting Requirements''
SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects, the Office of the
Director, 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: Public Health Service (PHS)
Applications and Pre-award Reporting Requirements. Type of Information
Collection Request: Revision, OMB 0925-0001, Expiration Date 6/30/2012.
Form numbers: PHS 398, PHS416-1, 416-5, and PHS 6031. This collection
represents a consolidation of PHS applications and pre-award reporting
requirements into a revised data collection under the PRA. Need and Use
of Information Collection: This collection includes PHS applications
and pre-award reporting requirements: PHS 398 [paper] Public Health
Service Grant Application forms and instructions; PHS 398 [electronic]
PHS Grant Application component forms and agency specific instructions
used in combination with the SF424 (R&R); PHS Fellowship Supplemental
Form and agency specific instructions used in combination with the
SF424 (R&R) forms/instructions for Fellowships [electronic]; PHS 416-1
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual
Fellowship Application Instructions and Forms used only for a change of
sponsoring institution application [paper]; Instructions for a Change
of Sponsoring Institution for NRSA Fellowships (F30, F31, F32 and F33)
and non-NRSA Fellowships; PHS 416-5 Ruth L. Kirschstein National
Research Service Award Individual Fellowship Activation Notice; and PHS
6031 Payback Agreement. The PHS 398 (paper and electronic) is currently
approved under 0925-0001; PHS 416-1, 416-5, and PHS 6031 are currently
approved under 0925-0002. All forms expire 6/30/2012. Post-award
reporting requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 0925-XXXX,
and include the new Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The
PHS 398 application is used by applicants to request Federal assistance
funds for traditional investigator-initiated research projects and to
request access to databases and other PHS resources. The PHS 416-1 is
used only for a change of sponsoring institution application. PHS
Fellowship Supplemental Form and agency specific instructions is used
in combination with the SF424 (R&R) forms/instructions for Fellowships
and is used by individuals to apply for direct research training
support. Awards are made to individual applicants for specified
training proposals in biomedical and behavioral research, selected as a
result of a national competition. The PHS 416-5 is used by individuals
to indicate the start of their NRSA awards. The PHS 6031 Payback
Agreement is used by individuals at the time of activation to certify
agreement to fulfill the payback provisions. Frequency of response:
Applicants may submit applications for published receipt dates. For
NRSA awards, fellowships are activated and trainees appointed. Affected
Public: Universities and other research institutions; Business or other
for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and State,
Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: University
administrators and principal professionals. The annual reporting burden
is as follows: Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 94,326; Estimated
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1, Average Burden Hours Per
Response: 21.75; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested:
2,051,794. The estimated annualized cost to respondents is $71,812,769.
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,
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Ms. Mikia Currie, email: [email protected].
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: February 28, 2012.
Joe Ellis,
Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration,
Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-5305 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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