[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12104-12105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6317]


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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

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office 
of the Director (OD), the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) 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 January 8, 1998, pages 1115-1116 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 comments. 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.

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Proposed Collection

    Title: Dietary Supplements Information Needs Assessment Survey. 
Type of Information Collection Request: New Collection. Need and use of 
Information Collection: This survey will assess the availability of and 
need for dietary supplements information services in the United States. 
The primary objectives 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: $1,800. 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, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (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 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, DC 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: 
Dr. Charles R. MacKay, Project Clearance Officer, Office of Policy for 
Extramural Research Administration, Office of Extramural Research, 
Office of the Director, NIH, Rockledge II, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 
7730, Room 2196, Bethesda, MD 20892-7730, or call non-toll-free number 
(301) 435-0978 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 April 13, 1998.

    Dated: March 5, 1998.
Diana Jaeger,
Acting Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-6317 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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