[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 114 (Thursday, June 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 27516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12440]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Application To 
Participate in the National Institutes of Health Technical Assistance 
Programs: Commercialization Accelerator Program (CAP)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the National Institutes of Health will publish 
periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 60 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: J.P. Kim, 
NIH SBIR/STTR Program Manager & NIH Extramural Data Sharing Policy 
Officer, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business 
Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Office, Office of Extramural 
Programs (OEP)/Office of Extramural Research (OER), Office of the 
Director (OD)/National Institutes of Health (NIH), 6705 Rockledge 
Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7963 or call non-toll-free 
number (301) 435-0189 or Email your request, including your address to: 
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments 
must be requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written comments and/or suggestions 
from the public and affected agencies are invited to address 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.
    Proposed Collection Title: Application to Participate in the 
National Institutes of Health Technical Assistance Programs: 
Commercialization Accelerator Program (CAP)--0925--Existing Without OMB 
Approval.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this 
application is to collect information to be used internally by the NIH 
SBIR/STTR staff to identify and select small businesses that would most 
benefit if selected as participants in the NIH Commercialization 
Accelerator Program (CAP). The data will not be used to formulate or 
change policies. Rather, it will be used to enable NIH SBIR/STTR staff 
to be responsive to its constituents by offering commercialization 
training to meet the goals of the Phase II small business NIH awardees. 
The form will be online for any potential CAP applicant companies and 
completed electronically.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 150.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average time
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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SBIR Phase II Awardees..........................             100               1           90/60             150
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    Total.......................................             100             100  ..............             150
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    Dated: June 9, 2017.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-12440 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P