[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 118 (Thursday, June 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36869-36870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13136]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: The National 
Institute of Mental Health Data Archive (NDA), NIMH

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 Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), will publish periodic summaries of 
propose 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.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Melba Rojas, NIMH Project Clearance 
Liaison, Science Policy and Evaluation Branch, Office of Science 
Policy, Planning, and Communications, NIMH, Neuroscience Center, 6001 
Executive Boulevard, MSC 9667, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 or email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the 
proposed project, contact: Melba Rojas, NIMH Project Clearance Liaison, 
Science Policy and Evaluation Branch, Office of Science Policy, 
Planning, and Communications, NIMH, Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive 
Boulevard, MSC 9667, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, call 301-443-4335, or 
email your request, including your mailing 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: The National Institute of Mental Health 
Data Archive (NDA), NIMH, 0925-0667, expiration date 11/30/2020, 
EXTENSION, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National 
Institutes of Health (NIH).

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    Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIMH Data Archive (NDA) 
is an infrastructure that allows for the submission and storage of 
human subjects' data from researchers conducting studies related to 
many scientific domains, regardless of the source of funding. The NIH 
and NIMH developed this resource to allow for the public collection of 
information from: (1) Individuals who seek permission to access data 
from the NDA for the purpose of scientific investigation, scholarship 
or teaching, or other forms of research and research development, via 
the Data Use Certification (DUC), and (2) individuals who request 
permission to submit data to the NDA for the purpose of scientific 
investigation, scholarship or teaching, or other forms of research and 
research development, via the Data Submission Agreement (DSA). The 
extensive information stored in the NDA continues to provide a rare and 
valuable scientific resource to the field and plays an integral part in 
fulfilling research objectives in multiple scientific domains. The NIH 
and the NIMH seek to encourage use of the NDA by investigators in the 
field of multiple scientific research domains to achieve rapid 
scientific progress. In order to take full advantage of this resource 
and maximize its research value, it is important that data are made 
broadly available, on appropriate terms and conditions, to the largest 
possible number of investigators.
    OMB approval is requested for three years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1875.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                     Type of         Number of       Number of      burden per     Total annual
           Form name               respondents      respondents    responses per   response (in    burden hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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NDA Data Submission Agreement   Researchers                  300               1           90/60             450
 (DSA).                          submitting data.
NDA Data Use Certification      Researchers                  950               1           90/60           1,425
 (DUC).                          requesting
                                 access to data.
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    Total.....................                                             1,250                           1,875
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    Dated: June 11, 2020.
Melba O. Rojas,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of Mental Health, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-13136 Filed 6-17-20; 8:45 am]
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