[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 91 (Thursday, May 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 25095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9514]


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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 he 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 09/31/2005. 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 or 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 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 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: Mikia Currie, Assistant Project Clearance 
Officer, 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-
0941, 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 within 60 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: May 9, 2005.
Joe Ellis,
Acting Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research 
Administration, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-9514 Filed 5-11-05; 8:45 am]
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