[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38132-38133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13713]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Special Volunteer and 
Guest Researcher Assignment

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information 
collection listed below. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2002, 
(Volume 67, Number 21) 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: Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher Assignment.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of OMB No. 0925-
0177; 07/31/02.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: Form NIH-590 records, 
names, address, employer, education, and other information on 
prospective Special volunteers and Guest Researchers, and is used by 
the responsible NIH approving official to determine the individual's 
qualifications and eligibility for such assignments. The form is the 
only official record of approved assignments.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Type of Respondents: Guest Researcher and Special Volunteer 
candidates.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,630.
    Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: .1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 163. There are no 
Capitol Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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Guest Researcher................................             400               1              .1              40
Special Volunteer...............................            1230               1              .1             123
    TOTAL.......................................            1630               1              .1             163
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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 agency, including whether the information 
will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and the clarity of 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.
    Direct Comments To: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding 
the items 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.

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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: Ms. Edie Bishop, HR Consultant, OD, NIH, Office 
of Human Resource Management, Senior and Scientific Employment 
Division, Building 31, Room B3C07, 31 Center Drive MSC 2203, Bethesda, 
MD 20892-2272.
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: February 27, 2002.
Stephen C. Benowitz,
Director, Office of Human Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 02-13713 Filed 5-30-02; 8:45 am]
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