[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 52400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17458]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection: Comment Request; Extension of OMB No. 0925-
0417/exp. 08/31/05, 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 
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. Proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2005, Volume 70, No. 91, 
page 25095 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: 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: Extension, OMB 
0925-0417, Expiration Date 8/31/05. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: 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 Contractors: 45 CFR Part 94. 
Frequency of response: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or 
households; business or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; 
and 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 Request: 232,000.
    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 automated, 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 NIR. To request more information on 
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans 
and instruments, contact Ms. Diane Dean, Division of Grants Policy, 
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH, Rockledge 
1 Building, Room 3525, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974, 
or call non-toll-free number 301-435-0930, 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 within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: August 25, 2005.
Charles Mackay,
Chief, Project Clearance Branch, OPERA, OER, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. 05-17458 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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