[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 7 (Friday, January 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 1463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-640]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Special Volunteer and Guest
Researcher Assignment
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 Office of the
Director, National Institutes of Health (HIH) 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: Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher
Assignment. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of OMB No.
0925-0177; 4/30/97. Need and Use of Information Collection: Form NIH -
590 records, names, address, employer, education, and other information
on prospective Special Volunteers and Guest Researchers, and is used by
the responsible NIH approving official to determine the individual's
qualifications and eligibility for such assignments. The form is the
only official record of approved assignment. Frequency of Response: On
occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Type of
Respondents: Guest Researcher and Special Volunteer candidates.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1560. Estimated Number of Responses
Per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: .08. Estimated
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 125.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
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Estimated number of Estimated number of Average burden hours per Estimated total annual
Type of respondents respondents responses per respondent response burden hours requested
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Guest Researcher................................ 370 1 .08 29.6
Special Volunteer............................... 1190 1 .08 95.2
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Total....................................... 1560 1 .08 125
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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 agency, including whether the information
will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and the clarity of 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:
To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: Yetta Patterson,
Personnel Management Specialist, Office of Human Resource Management,
OD, NIH Building 31, Room 1C39, 31 Center Drive MSC 2272, Bethesda, MD
20892-2272.
COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before March
11, 1997.
Dated: December 26, 1996.
Marvene S. Horwitz,
Acting Director, Office of Human Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 97-640 Filed 1-9-97; 8:45 am]
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