[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49331-49332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19820]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Chimpanzee 
Research Use Form (OD)

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 May 13, 2014, page 27318, and allowed 60 days for public 
comment. The NIH received two requests to view the form and one comment 
expressing the opinion that chimpanzee research should be discontinued 
but did not receive any public comments on the form itself. The purpose 
of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. 
The NIH Office of the Director (OD), Division of Program Coordination, 
Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), 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 October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    Direct Comments To OMB: 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 OMB Office of Regulatory Affairs at [email protected]; or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: NIH Desk 
Officer.

DATES: Comment 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments or to request more information on the 
proposed project contact: DPCPSI, OD, NIH, Building 1, Room 260, 1 
Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892; or call non-toll-free number 301-402-
9852; or email the request, including address, to [email protected]. 
Requests for plans and instruments must be made in writing.
    Proposed Collection: Chimpanzee Research Use Form, 0925-NEW, 
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives 
(DPCPSI), Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this form is 
to obtain information needed by the NIH to assess whether proposed 
research triggers consideration by the Chimpanzee Research Use Panel 
(CRUP) and the NIH Council of Councils (Council), and if so, whether 
the research satisfies the agency's policy for research involving 
chimpanzees. The CRUP is a working group of the Council that has been 
charged with considering whether research proposing to use chimpanzees 
is consistent with principles and criteria for research involving 
chimpanzees, as discussed in the 2011 Institute of Medicine report, 
Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the 
Necessity, and as implemented through agency policy. The NIH, the CRUP, 
and/or the Council will consider the information submitted through this 
form prior to the agency making funding decisions or otherwise allowing 
the research to begin. Completion of this form is a mandatory step 
toward receiving NIH support or approval for research involving 
chimpanzees.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 40.

                                                            Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                                          Number of       Average time
                    Form name                             Type of respondent             Number of      responses per     per response     Total annual
                                                                                        respondents       respondent       (in hours)      burden hour
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Chimpanzee Research Use Form....................  Research Community................              20                1                2               40
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    Dated: August 14, 2014.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2014-19820 Filed 8-19-14; 8:45 am]
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