[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46589-46591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19253]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30 Day Comment Request; Post-Award 
Reporting Requirements Including Research Performance Progress Report 
Collection (OD/OPERA)

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

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listed below. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on March 16, 2015, Volume 80, No. 50, 
pages 13568-13569 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 
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, [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, Division of Grants Policy, 
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH, Rockledge 
1 Building, Room 3505, 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) Post-award 
Reporting Requirements. Revision, OMB 0925-0002, Expiration Date 8/31/
2015. Form numbers: PHS 2590, PHS 416-7, PHS 2271, PHS 3734, PHS 6031-
1, and HHS 568.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The RPPR is now required to 
be 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 required the maintenance of 
dual reporting processes for a period of time. Continued use of the PHS 
Non-competing Continuation Progress Report (PHS 2590), exists for a 
small group of grantees. 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, HHS 568 Final Invention Statement and Certification, 
Final Progress Report instructions, iEdison, and PHS 3734 Statement 
Relinquishing Interests and Rights in a PHS Research Grant. The PHS 
416-7, 2271, and 6031-1 are used by NRSA recipients to activate, 
terminate, and provide for payback of a NRSA. Closeout 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. The SBIR/
STTR Life Cycle Certifications are completed by small business grantees 
once certain milestones are reached during the project period. Pre-
award reporting requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 
0925-0001.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 531,802.

                                        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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                                                    Reporting
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PHS 416-7.......................................          12,580               1           30/60           6,290
PHS 6031-1......................................           1,778               1           20/60             593
PHS 568.........................................          11,180               1            5/60             932
iEdison.........................................           5,697               1           15/60           1,424
PHS 2271........................................          22,035               1           15/60           5,509
PHS 2590........................................             243               1              15           3,645
RPPR............................................          32,098               1              15         481,470
Biosketch.......................................           2,544               1               2           5,088
Data Tables.....................................             758               1               4           3,032
PHS Inclusion Enrollment Report.................           2,544               1               1           2,544
Trainee Diversity Report........................             480               1           15/60             120
Publication Reporting...........................          32,341               3            5/60           8,085
PHS 3734........................................             479               1           30/60             240
Final Progress Report...........................          11,125               1               1          11,125
SBIR/STTR Phase II Final Progress Report........           1,330               1               1           1,330
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    Reporting Burden Total......................  ..............  ..............  ..............         531,427
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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SBIR/STTR Life Cycle Certification..............           1,500               1           15/60             375
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        Grand Total.............................  ..............  ..............  ..............         531,802
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    Dated: July 29, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-19253 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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