[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46591-46593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19250]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30 Day Comment Request; PHS 
Applications and Pre-Award Reporting Requirements (OD/OPERA)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Office of the Director (OD), Office of 
Extramural Research (OER), 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 March 16, 2015, Volume 80, No. 50, pages 13567-13568 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 NIH 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 sent 
via email to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH.
    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.

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,

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Project Clearance Branch, Office of Policy for Extramural Research 
Administration, NIH, Rockledge 1 Building, Suite 350, 6705 Rockledge 
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-
0941, or Email your request, including your address to: 
[email protected].
    Proposed Collection: Public Health Service (PHS) Applications and 
Pre-award Reporting Requirements. Revision, OMB 0925-0001, Expiration 
Date 08/31/2015. Form numbers: PHS 398, PHS416-1, 416-5, and PHS 6031.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This collection includes 
PHS applications and pre-award reporting requirements: PHS 398 [paper] 
Public Health Service Grant Application forms and instructions; PHS 398 
[electronic] PHS Grant Application component forms and agency specific 
instructions used in combination with the SF424 (R&R); PHS Fellowship 
Supplemental Form and agency specific instructions used in combination 
with the SF424 (R&R) forms/instructions for Fellowships [electronic]; 
PHS 416-1 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award 
Individual Fellowship Application Instructions and Forms used only for 
a change of sponsoring institution application [paper]; Instructions 
for a Change of Sponsoring Institution for NRSA Fellowships (F30, F31, 
F32 and F33) and non-NRSA Fellowships; PHS 416-5 Ruth L. Kirschstein 
National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship Activation 
Notice; and PHS 6031 Payback Agreement. The PHS 398 (paper and 
electronic), PHS 416-1, 416-5, and PHS 6031 are currently approved 
under 0925-0001. All forms expire 8/31/2015. Post-award reporting 
requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 0925-0002, and 
include the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). The PHS 398 
and SF424 applications are used by applicants to request federal 
assistance funds for traditional investigator-initiated research 
projects and to request access to databases and other PHS resources. 
The PHS 416-1 is used only for a change of sponsoring institution 
application. PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form and agency specific 
instructions is used in combination with the SF424 (R&R) forms/
instructions for Fellowships and is used by individuals to apply for 
direct research training support. Awards are made to individual 
applicants for specified training proposals in biomedical and 
behavioral research, selected as a result of a national competition. 
The PHS 416-5 is used by individuals to indicate the start of their 
NRSA awards. The PHS 6031 Payback Agreement is used by individuals at 
the time of activation to certify agreement to fulfill the payback 
provisions. The VCOC Certification and SBIR/STTR Funding Agreement 
Certifications are used by small business applicants.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 2,771,550.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden per     Total annual
          Information collection forms              respondents    responses per   response (in    burden hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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PHS 398--Paper..................................           4,247               1              35         148,645
PHS 398/424--Electronic.........................          82,431               1              22       1,813,482
PHS Assignment Request Form.....................          37,120               1           30/60          18,560
PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement...................          74,239               1               1          74,239
PHS Inclusion Enrollment Report.................          54,838               1               1          54,838
PHS 398 Modular Budget..........................          56,693               1               1          56,693
PHS 398 Training Budget.........................           1,122               1               2           2,244
PHS 398 Training Subaward Budget Attachment(s)               561               1           90/60             842
 Form...........................................
PHS 398 Research Plan...........................          70,866               1               3         212,598
PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan..........           1,122               1               3           3,366
Data Tables.....................................           1,515               1               4           6,060
PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental              2,251               1               3           6,753
 Form...........................................
Biosketch (424 Electronic)......................          80,946               1               2         161,892
PHS Fellowship--Electronic......................           6,707               1              16         107,312
PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form (includes F               6,707               1            12.5          83,838
 reference letters).............................
PHS Assignment Request Form.....................           3,354               1           30/60           1,677
PHS Inclusion Enrollment Report.................           3,354               1               1           3,354
Biosketch (Fellowship)..........................           6,707               1               2          13,414
416-1...........................................              29               1              10             290
PHS 416-5.......................................           6,707               1            5/60             559
PHS 6031........................................           6,217               1            5/60             518
VCOC Certification..............................               6               1            5/60               1
SBIR/STTR Funding Agreement Certification.......           1,500               1           15/60             375
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    Total Annual Burden Hours...................  ..............  ..............  ..............       2,771,550
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    Dated: July 29, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-19250 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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