[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 29742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11708]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Revision of OMB No. 0925-
0001 exp. 05/31/04, ``Research and Research Training Grant Applications 
and Related Forms''

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement section 3507(a)(1)(D) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director (OD), 
Office of Extramural Research (OER), 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 February 19, 2004, Volume 69, No. 33, page 7763 
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: Research and Training Grant Applications and Related Forms. 
Type of Information Collection Request: Revision, OMB 0925-0001, 
Expiration Date 5/31/04. Form Numbers: PHS 398, 2590, 2271, 3734 and 
HHS 568. Need and Use of Information Collection: The application is 
used by applicants to request Federal assistance for research and 
research-related training. The other related forms are used for trainee 
appointment, final invention reporting, and to relinquish rights to a 
research grant. Frequency of response: Applicants may submit 
applications for published receipt dates. If awarded, annual progress 
is reported and trainees may be appointed or reappointed. Affected 
Public: Individuals or Households; Business or other for-profit, Not-
for-profit institutions; Federal Government;l and State, Local or 
Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: Adult scientific professionals. 
The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 122,000; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; 
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 8.5; and Estimates Total Annual 
Burden Hours Requested: 1,032,439. The estimated operating cost to 
respondents is $500,000.
    Request 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 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 automatted, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological 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 propose project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans 
and instruments, contact Mr. Mikia Currie, Division of Grants Policy, 
Office the Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH, 
Rockledge 1 Building, Room 3505, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 
20892-7974, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0941, or E-mail your 
request, including your address to: [[email protected]].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this informaiton collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: May 13, 2004.
Dr. Charles Mackay,
Chief, Project Clearance Branch, OPERA, OER, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. 04-11708 Filed 5-24-04; 8:45 am]
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