[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 23 (Friday, February 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8370-8371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02462]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Special 
Volunteer and Guest Researcher Assignment (Office of Intramural 
Research, 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 recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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: Dr. Arlyn Garcia-Perez, Director of Policy and 
Analysis, Office of Intramural Research, Office of the Director, 
National Institutes of Health, 1 Center Drive, MSC 0140, Building 1, 
Room 160, MSC-0140, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 or call non-toll-free 
number (301) 496-1921 or (301) 496-1381 or email your request, 
including your address to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on November 13, 2020, 
pages 72672-72673 (85 FR 72672) 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 Office of Intramural Research (OIR), Office of the Director, 
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

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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: Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher 
Assignment form--EXTENSION OMB #0925-0177, exp., date February 28, 
2021, Office of Intramural Research (OIR), Office of the Director (OD), 
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: Form Number: NIH-590 is a 
single form completed by an NIH official for each Guest Researcher or 
Special Volunteer prior to his/her arrival at NIH. The information on 
the form is necessary for the approving official to reach a decision on 
whether to allow a Guest Researcher to use NIH facilities, or whether 
to accept volunteer services offered by a Special Volunteer. If the 
original assignment is extended, another form notating the extension is 
completed to update the file. In addition, each Special Volunteer and 
Guest Researcher reads and signs an NIH Agreement.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 652.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden   Total annual
           Form name                 Type of         Number of     responses per   per response     hour burden
                                   respondents      respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Special Volunteer and Guest     Special                    2,100               2            6/60             460
 Researcher Assignment.          Volunteers and
                                 Guest
                                 researchers.
NIH Special Volunteer           Special                    2,100               1            5/60             175
 Agreement.                      Volunteers.
NIH Guest Researcher Agreement  Guest                        200               1            5/60              17
                                 Researchers.
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    Totals....................  ................           2,300           6,900  ..............             652
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    Dated: January 31, 2021.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-02462 Filed 2-4-21; 8:45 am]
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