[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14689-14690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05104]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Generic 
Clearance for NIH Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Projects (Office of 
the Director)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s)

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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.

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: Mikia Currie, Chief, Project Clearance Branch 
(PCB), Office of Policy and Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), 
Office of the Director (OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH, 
6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, MSC 7980, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 435-0941 or Email your request, including your 
address to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2019, page 
53162 (84 FR 53162) 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 Project Clearance Branch 
(PCB), Office of Policy and Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), 
Office of the Director (OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), 
National Institutes of Health, 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.
    In compliance with 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.
    Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance for NIH Citizen Science and 
Crowdsourcing Projects--0925-New--XX/XX/XXXX, Project Clearance Branch 
(PCB), Office of Policy and Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), 
Office of the Director (OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: Projects under this generic 
clearance will allow Agency researchers and program staff to test ideas 
more quickly, respond to the project's needs as they evolve, and 
incorporate feedback from participants for flexible, innovative 
research methods. The purpose of this information collection is to:

 Accelerate scientific research
 Increase cost-effectiveness to maximize the return on taxpayer 
dollars
 Address societal needs
 Provide hands-on learning in STEM education
 Connect members of the public directly to federal science 
missions and each other
 Identify and disseminate resources more broadly to the public, 
on the Institutes' and Centers' (ICs) websites, and/or
 Collect information for agency internal use to improve 
scientific practices and/or assist in scientific reviews

    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 18,584.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of       Time per
               Type of collection                    Number of     responses per   response (in     Total hours
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)
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Call for Nominations/Resources..................           1,000               1           10/60             167
Recommendations of scientific reviewers.........           1,000               1            5/60              83
Request for Population Characteristics..........          20,000               1            5/60           1,667
Repository of Tools and Best Practices..........         100,000               1           10/60          16,667
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    Total.......................................         122,000  ..............  ..............          18,584
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    Dated: March 5, 2020.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-05104 Filed 3-12-20; 8:45 am]
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