[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39127-39128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17411]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Chimpanzee 
Research Use Form (Office of the Director)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with 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 June 2, 
2017 (82 FR 25609) and allowed 60 days for public comment. The NIH 
received no requests to view the form and one comment expressing the 
opinion that chimpanzee research should be discontinued but did not 
receive any public comments on the form itself. The purpose of this 
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: 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.

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: The Division of Program Coordination, Planning, 
and Strategic Initiatives, OD, NIH, Building 1, Room 260, 1 Center 
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892; or call non-toll-free number 301-402-9852; 
or email your request, including your address, to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of the Director, National 
Institutes of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is 
not required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    In compliance with 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.
    Proposed Collection: Chimpanzee Research Use Form, 0925-0705, 
Extension Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic 
Initiatives (DPCPSI), Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes 
of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this form is 
to obtain information needed by the NIH to assess whether the proposed 
research satisfies the agency's policy for permitting only noninvasive 
research involving chimpanzees. The NIH will consider the information 
submitted through this form prior to the agency making funding 
decisions or otherwise allowing the research to begin. Completion of 
this form is a mandatory step toward receiving NIH support or approval 
for non-invasive research involving chimpanzees. The NIH does not fund 
any research involving chimpanzees proposed in new or other competing 
projects (renewals or revisions) unless the research is consistent with 
the definition of ``noninvasive research,'' as described in the 
``Standards of Care for Chimpanzees Held in the Federally Supported 
Chimpanzee Sanctuary System'' (42 CFR part 9). See NOT-OD-16-095 at

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https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-095.html and 
81 FR 6873.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 10.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average time
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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Research Community..............................              20               1           30/60              10
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    Total.......................................  ..............              20  ..............              10
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    Dated: August 11, 2017.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-17411 Filed 8-16-17; 8:45 am]
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