[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38843-38844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15929]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: Post-Award Reporting
Requirements Including New Research Performance Progress Report
Collection; Revision
Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for review and approval of the information collection listed
below. This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on March 5, 2012, page 13131 (corrected on March
26, 2012, page 17488), and allowed 60 days for public comment. One
public comment was received, which asked for clarification about new
reporting burdens. It was noted in follow-up that NIH has seen a 21-
percent increase in competing applications since the last clearance,
which has resulted in an increase in the burden hours. We are also
transitioning to the Research Performance Progress Report as mandated
by OMB. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment.
Proposed Collection: Title: Public Health Service (PHS) Post-award
Reporting Requirements. Type of Information Collection Request:
Revision, OMB 0925-0002, Expiration Date 06/30/2012. This collection
represents a consolidation of post-award reporting requirements under
the Paperwork Reduction Act and includes the new Research Performance
Progress Report (RPPR). It also includes continued use of the PHS Non-
competing Continuation Progress Report (PHS 2590, currently approved
under 0925-0001, expiration 06/30/2012), and the NIH AHRQ Ruth L.
Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual
Fellowship Progress Report for Continuation Support (PHS 416-9). Only
one interim progress report (RPPR or PHS2590/416-9) will be utilized
for any given award until the RPPR is fully implemented for all awards.
This collection also includes other PHS post-award reporting
requirements: PHS 416-7 NRSA Termination Notice and PHS 6031-1 NRSA
Annual Payback Activities Certification. Post-award reporting
requirements previously cleared under OMB 0925-0001 now included under
0925-0002 are: PHS 2271 Statement of Appointment, HHS 568 Final
Invention Statement and Certification, Final Progress Report
instructions, iEdison, and PHS 3734 Statement Relinquishing Interests
and Rights in a PHS Research Grant. Pre-award reporting requirements
are simultaneously consolidated under 0925-0001.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The RPPR will replace
existing interim performance reports used by all NIH, Food and Drug
Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) grantees. Interim progress
reports are required to continue support of a PHS grant for each budget
year within a competitive segment. The phased transition to the RPPR
requires the maintenance of dual reporting processes for a period of
time. Thus this information collection is for the new use of the RPPR,
the continued use of the PHS Non-competing Continuation Progress Report
(PHS 2590), and the use of the NIH AHRQ Ruth L. Kirschstein National
Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship Progress Report for
Continuation Support (PHS 416-9). Only one interim progress report
(RPPR or PHS2590/416-9) will be utilized for any given award. The PHS
416-7, 2271, and 6031-1 are used by NRSA recipients to activate,
terminate, and provide for payback of an NRSA. Closeout of an award
requires a Final Invention Statement (HHS 568) and Final Progress
Report. iEdison allows grantees and federal agencies to meet statutory
requirements for reporting inventions and patents. The PHS 3734 serves
as the official record of grantee relinquishment of a PHS award when an
award is transferred from one grantee institution to another.
Frequency of response: Grantees are required to report annually.
Affected Public: Universities and other research
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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 investigators. The annual reporting burden is as follows:
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 112,986. Estimated Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours per Response: 5.6.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 640,677. The annualized
cost to respondents is estimated to be $22,423,709.
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, [email protected]; or by fax to 202-395-6974,
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 Ms. Seleda M. Perryman, Chief, Project Clearance
Officer, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH,
Rockledge 1 Building, Room 3509, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD
20892-7974; or call non-toll-free number 301-594-7949; or email 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 within 30 days
of the date of this publication.
Date: June 25, 2012.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-15929 Filed 6-28-12; 8:45 am]
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