[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13567-13568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05930]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; PHS Applications and
Pre-Award Reporting Requirements (OD)
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 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.
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.
To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Ms. Mikia
P. Currie, Program Analyst, Office of Policy for Extramural Research
Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland
20892, or call a non-toll-free number 301-435-0941 or Email your
request, including your address to [email protected].
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested
in writing.
Comment 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.
Proposed Collection: Public Health Service (PHS) Applications and
Pre-Award Reporting Requirements.
Revision, OMB 0925-0001, Expiration Date 8/31/2015. Form numbers:
PHS 398, PHS 416-1, PHS 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,
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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), PHS 416-1, 416-5, and PHS 6031 are currently approved
under 0925-0001. All forms expire 8/31/2015. Post-award reporting
requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 0925-0002, and
include the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The PHS 398
and SF424 applications are 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.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 2,051,794.
Estimates of Hour Burden
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Average time
Information collection number or form Number of Frequency (hrs) per Annual burden
respondents of response response hours
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PHS 398 [paper]....................................... 8,389 1 35 293,615
PHS 398 [electronic].................................. 76,312 1 22 1,678,864
PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form [electronic]......... 4,915 1 16 78,640
PHS 416-1............................................. 30 1 10 300
PHS 416-5............................................. 3,121 1 0.08 250
PHS 6031.............................................. 1,559 1 0.08 125
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Totals............................................ 94,326 1 21.75 2,051,794
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Dated: March 9, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-05930 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
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