[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 6114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1831]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) will submit to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
    Title: Expenditures Incurred by Recipients of Biomedical Research 
Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,650.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Average Hours Per Response: 11.
    Needs and Uses: The survey to obtain the distribution of 
expenditures incurred by recipients of biomedical research awards from 
the National Institutes of Health Research (NIH) will provide 
information on how the NIH award amounts are expended across several 
major categories. This information, along with wage and price data from 
other published sources, will be used to generate the Biomedical 
Research and Developmental Price Index (BRDPI). The Bureau of Economic 
Analysis (BEA) of the Department of Commerce develops this index for 
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under reimbursable contract. 
The BRDPI is an index of prices paid for the labor, supplies, 
equipment, and other inputs required to perform the biomedical research 
the NIH supports in its intramural laboratories and through its awards 
to extramural organizations. The BRDPI is a vital tool for planning the 
NIH research budget and analyzing future NIH programs. A survey of 
award recipient entities is currently the only means for updating the 
expenditure categories that are used to prepare the BRDPI.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligations: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: 45 CFR Subpart C, Post-Award Requirements, 
Sections 74.21 and 74.53; 42 U.S.C. 282; Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535 
and 1536); 15 U.S.C. 1525; and 15 U.S.C. 1527a.
    OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington DC 20230, or via the Internet at [email protected].
    Send comments on the proposed information collection within 30 days 
of publication of this notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, via the 
Internet at [email protected] or by fax (202) 395-7245.

    Dated: January 29, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-1831 Filed 1-31-08; 8:45 am]
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