[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 188 (Friday, September 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 55231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19265]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Revision of OMB No. 
0925-0001/exp. 09/30/07, Research and Research Training Grant 
Applications and Related Forms

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 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 July 24, 2007, page 40313 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 September 30, 2007, 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Research and Research Training Grant 
Applications and Related Forms. Type of Information Collection Request: 
Revision, OMB 0925-0001, Expiration Date 9/30/2007, 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; and State, Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: 
Adult scientific professionals. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 164,820; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 15.2; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,517,458. The 
estimated annualized cost to respondents is $88,110,030.
    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 NIH. To request more information on 
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans 
and instruments, contact: Contact Ms. Mikia Currie, Division of Grants 
Policy, Office of 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 information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: September 25, 2007.
Mikia Currie,
Program Analyst, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-19265 Filed 9-27-07; 8:45 am]
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