[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4315-4316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01555]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission of OMB Review, 30-Day Comment Request; Conference, 
Meeting, Workshop, and Poster Session Registration Generic Clearance 
(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 July 30, 2015, page 45541 and allowed 60-day for public 
comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice 
is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The National 
Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD), 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 items(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: NIH Desk Officer.

DATES: 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 obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or 
request more information on the proposed project contact: Ms. Mikia P. 
Currie, Program Analyst, Office of Policy for Extramural Research 
Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland 
20892, or call a non-toll-free number 301-435-0941 or Email your 
request, including your address to [email protected]. Formal 
requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in 
writing.
    Proposed Collection: Conference, Meeting, Workshop, and Poster 
Session Registration Generic Clearance (OD), 0925--New, National 
Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The information collections 
encompassed by this generic clearance will allow the NIH to select the 
most appropriate participants for non-grantee activities sponsored, 
organized, and run by the NIH staff, according to the type and purpose 
of the activity. For example, the NIH may develop an application 
process or information collection to select a limited number of 
researchers to participate in a poster session, identify speakers and 
panelists with desired expertise on a specific topic to be covered at a 
meeting, or determine which researchers would most likely benefit from 
a training course or other opportunity. For the NIH to plan and conduct 
activities that are timely for participants and their fields of 
research, it is often necessary for such information to be collected 
with a relatively short turnaround time. In general, submitted 
abstracts or other application materials will be reviewed by an 
internal NIH committee responsible for planning the activities. This 
committee will be responsible for selecting and notifying participants.

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    The information collected for these activities generally includes 
title, author(s), institution/organization, poster size, character 
limitations along with other requirements. This information is 
necessary to identify attendees as eligible for poster presentations, 
to present their research, speak on panels, and discuss innovative 
approaches to science and technology to their peers. The registration 
form collects information from interested parties necessary to register 
them for a workshop.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 8,875.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden  (in    Total  burden
                Type of activity                    respondents    responses per    hours)  per        hours
                                                                    respondent       response
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Conferences.....................................           2,500               1               1           2,500
Meetings........................................           2,500               1           45/60           1,875
Workshops.......................................           2,500               1           30/60           1,250
Poster Session..................................           1,000               1               1           1,000
Panels..........................................           1,500               1           30/60             750
Presentations...................................           1,500               1               1           1,500
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    Total.......................................          11,500          11,500  ..............           8,875
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    Dated: January 19, 2016.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-01555 Filed 1-25-16; 8:45 am]
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