[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53456-53457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26692]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: National Institutes
of Health Construction Grants
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), Office of Extramural Research (OER), Office of
Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and
approve a revision of the information collection listed below. This
information was previously published in the Federal Register on June 2,
1998 (63 FR 30005) and allowed 60 days for public comments. 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: National Institutes of Health Construction Grants (42 CFR
Part 52b). Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of OMB No.
0925-0424, expiration date 09/30/98. Need and Use of Information
Collection: This is a request for OMB approval for a revision of the
information collection and recordkeeping requirements contained in the
final rule 42 CFR Part 52b. The purpose of the regulations is to govern
the awarding and administration of grants awarded by NIH and its
components for construction of new buildings and the alteration,
renovation, remodeling, improvement, expansion, and repair of existing
buildings, including the provision of equipment necessary to make the
building (or applicable part of the building) suitable for the purpose
for which it was constructed. In terms of reporting requirements:
Section 52b.9(b) of the proposed regulations requires the
transferor of a facility which is sold or transferred, or the owner of
a facility, the use of which has changed, to provide written notice of
the sale, transfer or change within 30 days. Section 52b.10(f) requires
a grantee to submit an approved copy of the construction schedule prior
to the start of construction. Section 52b.10(g) requires a grantee to
provide daily construction logs and monthly status reports upon request
at the job site. Section 52b.11(b) requires applicants for a project
involving the acquisition of existing facilities to provide the
estimated costs of the project, cost of the acquisition of existing
facilities, and cost of remodeling, renovating, or altering facilities
to serve the purposes for which they are acquired.
In terms of recordkeeping requirements: Section 52b.10(g) requires
grantees to maintain daily construction logs and monthly status reports
at the job site. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public:
Non-profit organizations and Federal agencies. Type of Respondents:
Grantees. The estimated respondent burden is as follows:
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
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Annual number Annual Average burden Annual burden
of respondents frequency per response hours
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Reporting:
Sec. 52b.9(b).............................. 1 1 .50 .50
Sec. 52b.10(f)............................. 15 1 1 15
Sec. 52b.10(g)............................. 30 12 1 360
Sec. 52b.11(b)............................. 100 1 1 100
Recordkeeping:
Sec. 52b.10(g)............................. 30 260 1 7800
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Total................................... 176 .............. .............. 8275.50
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The annualized cost to the public, based on an average of 30 active
grants in the construction phase, is estimated at: $289,642.50.
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 and
recordkeeping are 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 and recordkeeping,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected and the recordkeeping information to be maintained; 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 and recordkeeping
techniques or other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information contact
Jerry Moore, NIH Regulations Officer, Office of Management Assessment,
National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Room 601, MSC
7669, Rockville, MD 20852, call 301-496-4607 (this is not a toll-free
number), or E-mail your request to .
Comments Due Date
Comments regarding this information collection and recordkeeping
are best assured of having their full effect if received on or before
November 4, 1998.
Dated: September 30, 1998.
Jerry Moore,
Regulations Officer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 98-26692 Filed 10-1-98; 9:14 am]
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