[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4722-4723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2401]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request; National Institutes 
of Health Construction Grants

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Extramural Research (OER), Office 
of Extramural Programs (OEP), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request 
for review and approval of a revision of the information collection 
listed below. This proposed revision was previously published in the 
Federal Register on August 7, 2001 (pages 41251-41252) and allowed 60 
days for public comment. No public comments were received. 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 Institutes of Health 
Construction Grants--42 CFR part 52b (Final Rule). Type of Information 
Collection Request: Revision of No. 0925-0424, expiration date 02/28/
2002. Need and Use of the Information Collection: This request is

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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 52b.10(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: 
Not-for-profit institutions. Type of respondents: Grantees. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows:

                               Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
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                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden     Estimated
        Applicable section of 42 CFR 52b           annual number   responses per     hours per     total annual
                                                  of respondents    respondent       response      burden hours
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Reporting:
    52b.9(b)....................................              1                1             0.5             0.5
    52b.10(f)...................................            (60)               1               1              60
    52b.10(g)...................................            (60)              12               1             720
    52b.11(b)...................................            100                1               1             100
Recordkeeping:
    52b.10(g)...................................            (60)             260               1          15,600
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    Total.......................................            101   ..............  ..............          16,481
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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: $576,835 (or $35 
x16,481). There are no Capital Costs to report, and 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.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 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 e-mail your request to [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having full effect if received on or before March 
4, 2002.

    Dated: January 28, 2002.
Jerry Moore,
Regulations Officer, National Institutes of Health.
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