[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51440-51441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25169]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Responsibility of 
Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which Public 
Health Service Funding is Sought and Responsible Prospective 
Contractors--42 CFR Part 50, Subpart F

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 date collection projects, the Office of the Director (OD), 
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: Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in 
Research for which Public Health Service Funding is Sought and 
Responsible Prospective Contractors--42 CFR Part 50, Subpart F. Type of 
Information Collection Request: Revision of OMB No. 0925-0417, 
expiration date 03/31/2002. Need and Use of Information Collections: 
This is a request for OMB approval for the information collection and 
recordkeeping requirements contained in the final rule 42 CFR part 50 
subpart F and Responsible Prospective Contractors: 45 CFR part 94. The 
purpose of the regulations is to promote objectivity in research by 
requiring institutions to establish standards which ensure that there 
is no reasonable expectation that the design, conduct, or reporting of 
research will be biased by a conflicting financial interest of an 
investigator. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: 
Individuals or households; Business of other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: 
Any public or private entity or organization. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 42,800; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.60; Average Burden 
Hours per Response: 3.40; and Estimated Total Annual Burden hours 
Requested: 232,000. The annualized costs to respondents is estimated 
at: $8,120,000. Operating costs and/or Maintenance Costs are $4,633.

Request for Comments

    Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected 
agencies

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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 CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Charles MacKay, Chief, Project Clearance Branch, 
Office of Extramural Research (OER), Office of Policy for Extramural 
Research Administration (OPERA), 6705 Rockledge Drive, Room 1198, 
Bethesda, MD 20892-7974 or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0978 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 
December 10, 2001.

    Dated: September 26, 2001.
Carol Tippery,
Acting Director, OPERA, NIH.
[FR Doc. 01-25169 Filed 10-5-01; 8:45 am]
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