[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24814-24815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11934]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request: Human Research Subjects 
Payment Survey

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, which provides for an opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects, the Department of 
Clinical Bioethics (DCB), 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

    The Department of Clinical Bioethics, Warren Grant Magnuson 
Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), intends to 
seek approval to conduct a survey aimed at payers of human research 
subjects, including drug companies, medical device manufacturers and 
academic research institutions, concerning the amount they pay to 
subjects of human medical research and what factors they consider in 
determining how much to pay subjects. Data collected will be used to 
assess methods for the determination of payments to research subjects. 
Results of the survey will be reported confidentially, in the aggregate 
and stripped of individual identifiers.
    Estimate of burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 30 minutes per respondent.

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    Respondents: United States payers of human medical research 
subjects, including drug companies, medical device manufacturers and 
academic research institutions.
    Estimated number of respondents: 30.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 15 hours.

Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection is 
necessary, including whether the information has practical use; (b) 
ways to enhance the clarity, quality, and use of the information to be 
collected; (c) the accuracy of the agency estimate of burden of the 
proposed collection; and (d) ways to minimize the collection burden of 
the respondents. Send written comments to David Wendler, Department of 
Clinical Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 10 
Center Drive, Building 10, Room 1C124, Bethesda, MD 20892. All 
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.

For Further Information

    To request more information on the proposed collection or to obtain 
a copy of data collection plans and the survey instrument, contact 
David Wendler at the address above or call (non-toll-free number) 301-
435-8726.

Comments Due Date

    Comments regarding this information collection should be submitted 
on or before July 6, 1998.

    Dated: April 28, 1998.
David K. Henderson,
Deputy Director for Clinical Care, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical 
Center.
[FR Doc. 98-11934 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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