[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67454-67455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28276]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Document Identifier 4040-0001; 30-day Notice]


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.

    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed information collection request for public 
comment. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding this 
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, 
including any of the following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility 
of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of 
the agency's functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology to minimize the information 
collection burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, email your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to [email protected], or call the Reports 
Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
directed to the OS Paperwork Clearance Officer at the above e-mail 
address within 30 days.
    Proposed Project: SF-424 Research and Related Form Extension--OMB 
No. 4040-0001.
    Office: Grants.gov.

Abstract

    The SF-424 Research and Related form (R&R) is an OMB approved 
collection (4040-0001). We propose revising the collection to include 
changes adopted by the cross-agency R&R working group. This working 
group established the original proposed collection of 4040-0001 in 
2004. The form instructions will also be revised.
    This collection will be utilized by up to 26 Federal grant-making 
agencies. The 4040-0001 collection expires on June 30, 2011. We are 
requesting a three-year clearance of this collection. The 4040-0001 
proposed collection encompasses the following forms:

SF 424 (R&R) Application for Federal Assistance (Cover);
R&R Personal Data;
R&R Senior/Key Person Profile;
R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded);
R&R Other Project Information;
SBIR/STTR Information;
R&R Budget (up to 5 years);
R&R Budget (up to 10 years);
R&R Federal/Non-Federal Budget (up to 5 years);
R&R Federal/Non-Federal Budget (up to 10 years);
R&R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form (up to 10 attachments);
5 Year R&R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form (up to 30 attachments);
10 Year R&R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form (up to 10 attachments);
10 Year R&R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form (up to 30 attachments).

    There are four requested changes to the SF 424 (R&R) Application 
for Federal Assistance (Cover): (1) Addition of a new field numbered 
4.C and titled

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``Previous Grants.gov Tracking Number''; (2) Modification of an 
existing section ``Person to be contacted on matters involving this 
application'' to include the following fields (* to indicate Mandatory 
fields): Position/Title, Street1*, Street2, City*, County/Parish, 
State*, Province, Country*, ZIP/Postal Code*; (3) Update current field 
label for Item 18 from ``SF LLL or other Explanatory Documentation'' to 
``SF LLL (Disclosure of Lobbying Activities) or Other Explanatory 
Documentation''; (4) Addition of a new optional field numbered 21 
entitled ``Cover Letter Attachment''.
    There are four requested changes to the R&R Other Project 
Information form: (1) Addition of yes/no question ``1.b Is this a 
Clinical Trial?''; (2) Addition of a new field titled ``3.a Areas of 
Research''; (3) Change existing field label for 4.a from ``Does this 
project have an actual or potential impact on the environment?'' to 
``Does this Project Have an Actual or Potential Impact--positive or 
negative--on the environment?''; (4) Change existing field label for 
4.b from ``If yes, please explain'' to ``If yes, please explain--Enter 
an explanation for the actual or potential impact (whether positive or 
negative) on the environment.''
    These changes to the instructions will increase data quality and 
clarity for the collection. Agencies will not be required to collect 
all of the information in the proposed data set. The agency will 
identify the data that must be provided by applicants through 
instructions that will accompany the application forms.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                                                       Average burden
                                                                                      Number of         Number of       on respondent     Total burden
                     Form                              Type of respondent              annual         responses per   per response  in        hours
                                                                                     respondents       respondent           hours
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SF-424 R&R....................................  Grant Applicant.................            97,581                 1                60         5,854,860
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    Total.....................................  ................................            97,581                 1                60         5,854,860
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    Comments were received in response to the 60-day Federal Register 
Notice (April 28, 2011, Volume 76, Number 82, pp. 23816-23817). The 
requested changes will be modified to accommodate the received 
responses.

Keith A. Tucker,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-28276 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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