[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 5 (Thursday, January 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1115-1116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Dietary Supplements 
Information Needs Assessment Survey

    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health 
(NIH), Office of the Director, the Office of Dietary Supplements will 
publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    This notice regards a request for emergency OMB processing for a 
collection of information entitled ``Dietary Supplements Information 
Needs Assessment Survey'' in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13(d) of the 
OMB guidelines. We are requesting OMB clearance by February 28, 1998, 
Use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or 
disrupt the collection of information for this survey. We are, 
therefore, requesting a waiver of the requirement to submit a 60-day 
Federal Register notice requesting public comment prior to submission 
for OMB clearance.

New Proposed Collection: Dietary Supplements Information Needs 
Assessment Survey

    This survey will assess the availability of and need for dietary 
supplements information services in the United States. The primary 
objectives

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are to determine the number and nature of information requests about 
dietary supplements received by major nutrition, medical, health and 
botanical organizations in the United States, and to assess their 
interest in a centralized information center to deal with information 
requests pertaining to dietary supplements. Frequency of Response: One 
time. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions, and Federal Government. Type of Respondents: 
Organizations. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 180. Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: 25. Estimated Total 
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 45. The annualized cost to respondents 
is estimated at: $1800. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are 
no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    Comments are invited on: (a) 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 
ability; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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 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, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk 
Officer for NIH.

    Dated: December 18, 1997.
Bernadette M. Marriott,
Director, Office of Dietary Supplements.
[FR Doc. 98-457 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]
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