[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13045]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The NIH Consultant 
Information File System

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 Center for Scientific Review 
(CSR), 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: The NIH Consultant Information File System. Type of 
Information Collection Request: Extension Form Number: OMB 0925-0358 
(expiration 10/31/99) NIH 2668-1; 2668-3. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: This system directly supports the recruitment and 
appointment of scientific experts. These experts provide evaluative 
advise on the merit and program relevance of the research grant 
applications and research contract proposals submitted to the NIH. The 
primary objective of this system is to support the NIH Peer Review 
system, but other PHS review administrative staff use the system to 
identify experts to support their advisory committees. Frequency of 
Response: Intake established record on file, candidate can initiate the 
updating of their information at any time, formal information update 
requested every 24 months. Affected Public: Individuals or household; 
Not-for-profit institutions; business or other for-profit; Federal 
Government. Type of Respondents: Adult scientific professionals, 
Individuals or household. The annual reporting burden is as follows: 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,741; Estimated Number of Responses 
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.308; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,998. The estimated 
annualized cost to respondents is $148,665 (Using a $55 physician/
professor hourly wage rate.) There are no Capital Costs, Operating 
Costs, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact CAPT Edward C. Farley, USPHS, Project Clearance 
Liaison Officer, CSR, NIH, Rockledge II Building, Room 3028, 6701 
Rockledge Drive Bethesda, MD 20892-7760, or call non-toll-free number 
(301) 594-0601 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 July 
23, 1999.

    Dated: May 17, 1999.
Chris Wisdom,
Executive Officer, CSR.
[FR Doc. 99-13045 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
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