[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19345-19346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07815]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Specimen Resource 
Locator (National Cancer Institute)

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 National Cancer Institute 
(NCI), 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.
    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.
    To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, 
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Joanne 
Demchok, Program Director, Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of Cancer 
Treatment and Diagnosis, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, Md. 
20892 or call non-toll-free number 240-276-5959 or Email your request, 
including your address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for 
additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.

DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
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best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days of 
the date of this publication.
    Proposed Collection: Specimen Resource Locator, Existing Collection 
in Use without OMB Control Number, National Cancer Institute (NCI), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The availability of 
specimens and associated data is critical to increase our knowledge of 
cancer biology, and to translate important research discoveries to 
clinical application. The discovery and validation of cancer prevention 
markers require access, by researchers, to quality clinical 
biospecimens. In response, to this need, the National Cancer 
Institute's (NCI) Cancer Diagnosis Program has developed, and is 
expanding, a searchable database: Specimen Resource Locator (SRL). The 
SRL allows scientist in the research community and the NCI to locate 
specimens needed for their research. The SRL will list all NCI 
supported repositories and their links. This administrative submission 
is an on-line form that will collect information to manage and improve 
a program and its resources for the use of all scientists. This 
submission does not involve any analysis.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 104.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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Private Sector, State and       Initial Request.             200               1           30/60             100
 Federal Governments.
                                Annual Update...              50               1            5/60               4
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    Dated: March 25, 2014.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-07815 Filed 4-7-14; 8:45 am]
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