[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 55031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23314]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Survey of Nonhuman 
Primate Research Use

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 National Center for Research 
Resources (NCRR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish 
periodic summaries of proposed project to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

Proposed Collection

    Title: The National Survey of Nonhuman Primate Research Use. Type 
of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) seeks to 
evaluate the support that it provides investigators for scientific 
research involving nonhuman primates. NCRR wants to ensure that the NIH 
support structure for nonhuman primate research permits all 
investigators with meritorious research proposals to have access to 
scarce animal and specimen resources. NCRR will collect information 
using an Internet survey. The online survey will be implemented using 
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption technology and password access. 
NCRR will use first-class mail and e-mail messages to advise 
investigators that they have been selected to participate in the 
survey. Frequency of Response: One time survey. Affected Public: Not-
for-profit institutions. Type of Respondents: NIH-supported 
investigators. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 878; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 30; Estimated Total 
Annual Burden Hours: 439. The annualized cost to respondents is 
estimated at $178,588. There are no Capital Cost, Operating Cost and/or 
Maintenance Costs to report.

Requests 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 functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the 
proposed information collection; (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 respondents, 
including through the use of automated 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: Patricia Newman, Program Analyst, NCRR Office of 
Science Policy, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 5046, Bethesda, MD 20892-
7965, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0866 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 within 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: August 31, 2000.
Louise E. Ramm,
Deputy Director, NCRR.
[FR Doc. 00-23314 Filed 9-11-00; 8:45 am]
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