[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 11299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Requested; National Survey of 
Nonhuman Primate Research Use

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Center for Research Resources 
(NCRR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval 
of the information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on 
September 12, 2000, page 55031 and allowed 60-days for public comment. 
One comment was received from the public. The comment did not address 
issues with questions in the proposed survey, but expressed dislike of 
some of the concepts and terminology associated with animal research. 
No changes were required or made to the survey because of this 
response. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days 
for public comment. 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.
    Proposed Collection: Title: 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.
    Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions 
regarding the item(s) 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, DC 
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: Patricia Newman, Program Analyst, NCRR Office 
of Science Policy and Public Liaison, 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 on or before 
March 26, 2001.

    Dated: February 16, 2001.
Louise E. Ramm,
Deputy Director, NCRR.
[FR Doc. 01-4457 Filed 2-22-01; 8:45 am]
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