[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 60723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29669]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NLM Online 
Application Packet

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Library of Medicine 
(NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve 
the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on July 10, 
1997, page number 37068, 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.

Proposed Collection: Title: NLM Online Application Packet. Type of 
Information Collection Request: Extension of OMB No. 0925-0223. Expires 
11/30/97. Need and Use of Information Collection: The NLM uses the 
information provided by individuals and institutions for MEDLARS online 
system user code assignments and invoices for system use. Frequency of 
Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households; 
businesses or other for profit; State or local governments; Federal 
agencies; Non-profit institutions; Small businesses or organizations. 
Type of Respondents: Organizations, Health Care Providers, Students. 
The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents annually: 2,640. Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.0833 hours; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 219. The annualized cost 
to respondents is estimated at: $11,383. There are no capital costs to 
report. There are no operating or maintenance costs to report.

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 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; (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.

DIRECT COMMENTS TO OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding 
the items(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, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on 
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans 
and instruments, contact: Carolyn Tilley, Head, Medlars Management 
Section, BSD, LO, NLM, NIH, Building 38A, Room 4N-04, 8600 Rockville 
Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, or call non-toll free number (301) 402-1076 
or E-mail your request, including your address to: 
[email protected].

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before 
December 12, 1997.

    Dated: November 3, 1997.
Donald C. Poppke,
Executive Officer, NLM.
[FR Doc. 97-29669 Filed 11-10-97; 8:45 am]
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