[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10600-10601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5133]


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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. 11/30/10, 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 December 10, 2008, page 75121 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 November 
30, 2010, 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 11/30/2010. 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: 160,135; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 14; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,251,500. The estimated 
annualized cost to respondents is $78,802,500.
    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;

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(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, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
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: 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: March 3, 2009.
Mikia P. Currie,
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-5133 Filed 3-10-09; 8:45 am]
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