[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24813-24814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11931]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Responsibility of 
Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for Which Public 
Health Service (PHS) Funding is Sought

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 (OD), 
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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: Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in 
Research for Which Public Health Service (PHS) Funding is Sought: 42 
CFR Part 50; 45 CFR Part 94. Type of Information Collection Request: 
Extension of OMB No. 0925-0417, expiration date 09/30/98. Need and Use 
of Information Collection: This is a request for OMB approval for the 
information collection and recordkeeping requirements contained in the 
final rule 42 CFR Part 50 and 45 CFR Part 94. The purpose of the 
regulations is to protect the objectivity with which PHS-funded 
research is conducted. The regulations require disclosure of financial 
interests related to PHS-funded research by personnel who have 
decision-making responsibilities that could affect the outcome of the 
research. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: 
Any public or private entity or organization. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 57,235; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 10; Average Burden Hours 
per Response: 20; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
171,110. The annualized costs to respondents is estimated at: 
$5,068,850. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or 
Maintenance Costs to report.

Request For Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1) 
Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (4) 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 CONTACT:
To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy 
of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: Thomas F. 
McCormack, Ph.D., Assistant Grant's Policy Officer, Office of 
Extramural Research, Office of Policy for Extramural Research 
Administration, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 435-0935 or E-mail your request,

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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 July 8, 1998.

    Dated: April 28, 1998.
Geoffrey Grant,
Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration
[FR Doc. 98-11931 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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