[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13131-13132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5306]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection: Comment Request Post-Award Reporting 
Requirements Including New Research Performance Progress Report 
Collection

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 the Director, 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of 
proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Public Health Service (PHS) Post-award 
Reporting Requirements. Type of Information Collection Request: 
Revision. This collection represents a consolidation of post-award 
reporting requirements under the PRA, and includes the new Research 
Performance Progress Report (RPPR). Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The RPPR will replace existing interim performance reports 
used by all NIH, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
(AHRQ) grantees. Interim progress reports are required to continue 
support of a PHS grant for each budget year within a competitive 
segment. The phased transition to the RPPR requires the maintenance of 
dual reporting processes for a period of time. Thus this information 
collection is for the new use of the RPPR, and continued use of the PHS 
Non-competing Continuation Progress Report (PHS 2590, currently 
approved under 0925-0001), and the NIH AHRQ Ruth L. Kirschstein 
National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship Progress 
Report for Continuation Support (PHS 416-9, currently approved under 
0925-0002). Only one interim progress report (RPPR or PHS2590/416-9) 
will be utilized for any given award. This collection also includes 
other PHS post-award reporting requirements: PHS 416-7 NRSA Termination 
Notice, PHS 2271 Statement of Appointment, 6031-1 NRSA Annual Payback 
Activities Certification, (currently approved under 0925-0002, 
expiration 6/30/2012); and HHS 568 Final Invention Statement and 
Certification, Final Progress Report instructions, and iEdison, and PHS 
3734 Statement Relinquishing Interests and Rights in a PHS Research 
Grant

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(currently approved under 0925-0001, expiration 6/30/2012). The PHS 
416-7, 2271, and 6031-1 are used by NRSA recipients to activate, 
terminate, and provide for payback of a NRSA. Close-out of an award 
requires a Final Invention Statement (HHS 568) and Final Progress 
Report. iEdison allows grantees and Federal agencies to meet statutory 
requirements for reporting inventions and patents. The PHS 3734 serves 
as the official record of grantee relinquishment of a PHS award when an 
award is transferred from one grantee institution to another. Pre-award 
reporting requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 0925-0001. 
Frequency of response: Grantees are required to report annually. 
Affected Public: Universities and other research institutions; Business 
or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; 
and State, Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: University 
administrators and principal investigators. The annual reporting burden 
is as follows: Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 112,986. 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours 
per Response: 5.6. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
640,677. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated to be 
$22,423,709. 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: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Ms. Mikia Currie, email: [email protected].
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: February 28, 2012.
Joe Ellis,
Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, 
Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-5306 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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