[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6666-6667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3236]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Special Volunteer and Guest 
Researcher Assignment

SUMMARY: In Compliance with the requirements 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, 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: Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher 
Assignment. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of OMB No. 
0925-0177, expiration 04/30/2000. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: Form NIH-590 records, names, address, employer, education, 
and other information on prospective Special Volunteers and Guest 
Researchers, and is used by the responsible NIH approving official to 
determine the individual's qualifications and eligibility for such 
assignments. The form is the only official record of approved 
assignments. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: Guest Researcher and 
Special Volunteer candidates. The annual reporting burden is also as 
follows: Estimated Number of

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Respondents: 1,630. Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1. 
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.1. Estimated Total Annual Burden 
Hours Requested: 163.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of    responses  per    hours  per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Guest Researcher................................             400               1             0.1              40
Special Volunteer...............................            1230               1             0.1             123
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    Total.......................................            1630               1             0.1             163
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    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 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 agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the proposed collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and the clarity of 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.
    For Further Information: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Ms. Yetta L. Patterson, Personnel Management 
Specialist, Office of Human Resource Management, OD, NIH Building 31, 
Room 1C39, 31 Center Drive MSC 2272, Bethesda, MD 20892-2272.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days 
of the date of this publication and/or suggestions regarding the items 
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. To request more information on the proposed project or 
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: 
Ms. Yetta L. Patterson, Personnel Management Specialist, Office of 
Human Resource Management, OD, NIH, Building 31, Room 1C39, 31 Center 
Drive MSC 2272, Bethesda, MD 20892-2272.

    Dated: February 3, 1999.
Stephen C. Benowitz,
Director of Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 99-3236 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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