[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 34314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15447]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

[Document Identifier: OS-4040-0001]


Agency Information Collection Request. 30-Day Public Comment 
Request, Grants.gov

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and 
Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed 
information collection request for public comment. The ICR requests 
modification of the Research and Related Other Project Information 
form, OMB Control Number 4040-0001, for the addition of two exemptions 
to the form in compliance with 45 CFR 46 Subpart A, The Federal Policy 
for the Protection of Human Subjects (Common Rule). Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.

DATES: Comments on the ICR must be received on or before August 23, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or via 
facsimile to (202) 395-5806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain copies of the supporting 
statement and any related forms for the proposed paperwork collections 
referenced above, email your request, including your address, phone 
number, OMB number, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (202) 690-7569. Send written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections within 30 days 
of this notice directly to the Grants.gov OMB Desk Officer; faxed to 
OMB at 202-395-6974.
    Proposed Project: Research and Related Other Project Information, 
OMB Control Number 4040-0001--Office within Grants.gov--Specific 
program collecting the data (is applicable).
    Abstract: Grant applicants are required to provide additional 
information as a supplement to their application for Federal assistance 
to awarding agencies using the Research and Related Other Project 
Information form. If applicants use human subjects in their research, 
the applicant must adhere to 45 CFR 46 Subpart A, The Federal Policy 
for the Protection of Human Subjects (Common Rule). The Common Rule 
defined six exemptions from research guidelines. Two additional 
exemptions were added to revisions of the Common Rule on January 17, 
2017 for a total of eight exemptions. The Research and Related Other 
Project Information form must be updated in order to accommodate the 
additional two exemptions.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                   Number of        Number of       burden per     Total burden
                   Form name                      respondents     responses per    response (in        hours
                                                                   respondent         hours)
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Research and Related Other Project Information         137,669                 1               1         137,669
    Total.....................................         137,669  ................  ..............         137,669
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Darius Taylor,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-15447 Filed 7-21-17; 8:45 am]
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