[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57704-57705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20468]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; NIH Extramural 
Harassment Web Form (Office of the Director, Office of Extramural 
Research)

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. Patricia Valdez, Chief Extramural Research 
Integrity Officer, Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes 
of Health, 6705 Rockledge Dr., Room 811-G MSC 7963, Bethesda, Maryland 
20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 451-2160 or email your 
request, including your address to: [email protected]. Formal 
requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in 
writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on June 21, 2022, pages 
36865-36866 (87 FR 36865) 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 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: NIH Extramural Harassment Web Form, 0925-NEW, 
exp., date, XX/XX/XXXX, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of 
the Director (OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this web 
form is to assist extramural institutions with complying with section 
239 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022

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(Pub. L. 117-103), division H, title II, which requires that 
``institutions that receive funds through a grant or cooperative 
agreement during fiscal year 2022 and in future years to notify the 
Director when individuals identified as a principal investigator or as 
key personnel in an NIH notice of award are removed from their position 
or are otherwise disciplined due to concerns about harassment, 
bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions.'' The Harassment 
Web Form will be used as a secure and confidential portal by which 
recipient institutions notify NIH when individuals identified as PD/PI 
or other Senior/Key personnel in an NIH notice of award are removed 
from their position or are otherwise disciplined by the recipient 
institution due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation or 
hostile working conditions, as specified in NOT-OD-22-129. Notification 
must be provided by the Authorized Organization Representative within 
30 days of the removal or disciplinary action and must be submitted to 
NIH through the Harassment Web Form. All required notifications must 
include, at a minimum, the name of the Authorized Organization 
Representative submitting the notification, the name of the individual 
of concern, a description of the concerns, the action(s) taken, and any 
anticipated impact on the NIH-funded award(s).
    OMB approval is requested for three years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 60.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Private Sector..................................             240               1           15/60              60
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    Total.......................................  ..............             240  ..............              60
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    Dated: September 15, 2022.
Tara A. Schwetz,
Acting Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-20468 Filed 9-20-22; 8:45 am]
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