[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 185 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48973-48974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23078]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection: Comment Request; 0MB No. 0925-0601/exp. 2/
28/2010, ``Request for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Line To Be Approved 
for Use in NIH Funded Research''

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the Office of Extramural 
Research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic 
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (0MB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Request for Human Embryonic Stem Cell 
Line to be Approved for Use in NIH Funded Research. Type of Information 
Collection Request: Extension, 0MB 0925-0601, Expiration Date 2/28/
2010. Form Number: 2890. The form is used by applicants to request that 
human embryonic stem cell lines be approved for use in NIH funded 
research. Applicants may submit applications at any time; this request 
is a one-time submission. Affected Public: 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: 100; Estimated Number of Responses 
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 3; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 300. The estimated annualized cost 
to respondents is $10,500.
    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; (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.

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 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

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best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days of 
the date of this publication.

    Dated: September 17, 2009.
Joe Ellis,
Director, OPERA, OER, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-23078 Filed 9-24-09; 8:45 am]
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