[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27058-27059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11406]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Request; OMB No. 0925-0177 ``Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher 
Assignment,'' Form 590

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 August 25, 2010, page 52351 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 July 31, 2005, unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher 
Assignment for use in NIH facilities. Type of Information Collection 
Request: Reinstatement, 0MB 0925-0177, Expiration Date July 31, 2005. 
Need and Use of Information Collection Request: Form Number: NIH-590. A 
single Form NIH-590 is completed by an NIH official for each Guest 
Researcher or Special Volunteer prior to his/her arrival at NIH. The 
information on the form is necessary for the approving official to 
reach a decision on whether to allow a Guest Researcher to use NIH 
facilities, or whether to accept volunteer services offered by a 
Special Volunteer. If the original assignment is extended, another form 
notating the extension is completed to update the file. Frequency of 
Response: once. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Non-
federal scientific professionals and/or individuals. The annual 
Reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 1660; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0; Average Burden Hours 
Per Response: 0.1; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
166. The estimated annualized cost to respondents is $2,275. There are 
no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs 
to report.
    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: 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 Mrs. Wanda Darwin, Office of Human Resources, 
Office of The Director, NIH, Building 31, Room 1C31E, One Center Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892-2269, or call non-toll-free number 301-402-

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2820, 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: May 4, 2011.
Wanda R. Darwin,
Human Resources Specialist, Office of Human Resources, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-11406 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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