[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25091-25092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10042]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Request for 
Human Embryonic Stem Cell Line To Be Approved for Use in NIH-Funded 
Research

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health has submitted 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and 
approval of the information collection instrument listed below. This 
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register on February 28, 2013, pages 13688-13689, and allowed 60 days 
for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of 
this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The 
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.
    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: NIH Desk Officer.
    Comment 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or 
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Dr. Ellen 
Gadbois, Office of Science Policy, Office of the Director, NIH, 
Building 1, Room 218, MSC 0166, 1 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892; or 
call the non-toll-free number 301-496-1454; or email your request, 
including your address, to [email protected]. Formal requests for 
additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.
    Proposed Collection: Request for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Line to 
be Approved for Use in NIH-Funded Research, 0925-0601, Expiration Date 
04/30/2013--EXTENSION, Office of Extramural Research, National 
Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The form is used by 
applicants to request that human embryonic stem cell lines be approved 
for use in NIH-funded research. Applicants may submit applications at 
any time.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours is 2,550.

                                        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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NIH grantees and others in possession of hESC                 50               3              17           2,550
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    Dated: April 22, 2013.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-10042 Filed 4-26-13; 8:45 am]
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