[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41251-41252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19639]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Institutes of 
Health Construction Grants

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 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: National Institutes of Health Construction Grants--42 CFR 
part 52b (Final Rule). Type of Information Collection Request: REVISION 
of No. 0925-0424, expiration date 11/30/2001. Need and Use of the 
Information Collection: This request is for OMB review and approval of 
a revision of the information collection and recordkeeping requirements 
contained in the regulation codified at 42 CFR part 52b. The purpose of 
the regulation 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 buildings (or applicable part of the buildings) 
suitable for the purpose for which it was constructed. The NIH is 
revising the estimated annual reporting and recordkeeping burden 
previously approved by OMB is to reflect the increase in the number of 
construction grants being awarded and administered by NIH. In terms of 
reporting requirements:
    Section 52b.9(b) of the regulation requires the transferor of a 
facility which is sold or transferred, or owner of a facility, the use 
of which has changed, to provide written notice of the sale, transfer 
or change within 30 days. Section 5b10(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 cost 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:

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                               Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual
                                                   annual number   responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                  of respondents     response        response        requested
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Reporting:
    Section 52b.9(b)............................               1               1          .50                .50
    Section 52b.10(f)...........................              60               1            1              60
    Section 52b.10(g)...........................              60              12            1             720
    Section 52b.11(b)...........................             100               1            1             100
Recordkeeping:
    Section 52b.10(g)...........................              60             260            1          15,600
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        Total...................................             381  ..............  ..............       16,480.5
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    The annualized cost to the public, based on an average of 60 active 
grants in the construction phase, is estimated at: $576,818. There are 
no Capital Costs to report. There are no operating or Maintenance Costs 
to report.

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 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 of other 
forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Jerry Moore, NIH Regulations 
Officer, Office of Management Assessment, Division of Management 
Support, National Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Room 
601, MSC 7669, Rockville, Maryland 20852; call 301-496-4607 (this is 
not a toll-free number) or Email your request to [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
and recordkeeping are best assured of having full effect if received on 
or before October 9, 2001.

    Dated: July 30, 2001.
Jerry Moore,
Regulations Officer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 01-19639 Filed 8-6-01; 8:45 am]
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