[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56025-56026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17636]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Public Comment; Biographical Sketch Form for Use 
With Applications to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research 
Grants OMB No. 0906--Reinstatement

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA 
submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted 
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB 
will accept further comments from the public during the review and 
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day 
comment period for this notice has closed.

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DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than September 
18, 2023.

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 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 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call Samantha Miller, 
the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (301) 443-3983.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Information Collection Request Title: Forms for Use with 
Applications to the Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research Grants, 
OMB 0906--Reinstatement
    Abstract: HRSA is requesting reinstatement of the Biographical 
Sketch Form for use with applications to the Maternal and Child Health 
Bureau Research Grants (Biographical Sketch) for HRSA's SF424 Research 
& Related application package. These grants are funded by a number of 
authorities such as 42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2) (title V, 501(a)(2) of the 
Social Security Act) and by 42 U.S.C. 280i-1(f) (title III, section 
399BB(f) of the Public Health Service Act. The purpose of these grants 
is to advance the health and well-being of Maternal and Child Health 
populations and children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder 
by supporting innovative, applied, and translational intervention 
research studies on critical issues affecting these populations.
    A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2023, 
vol. 88, No. 40; pp. 12953-54. There were no public comments.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA plans to use the 
Biographical Sketch as a required element of the SF424 Research & 
Related application package. The applicants use the Biographical Sketch 
form to summarize the qualifications of each key personnel on their 
proposed research team, including education/training, positions and 
honors, contributions to science, and related experience. The grant 
reviewers will use this information to assess the capabilities of the 
research team to carry out the planned research project. The 
Biographical Sketch form also collects demographic data for the 
Principal Investigator and key program staff. HRSA is considering 
several changes for the Biographical Sketch:
     Clarifying instructions: Provides the applicant more 
information on what should and should not be included on the 
biographical sketch.
     Removal of Section D: Section D: Related Experience has 
been removed.
     Removal of Section E: Section E: Additional Information: 
Research Support and/or Scholastic Performance Awards has been removed.
     ``Some Other Race'' Category: At the request of our 
applicants, this category was added.
    Likely Respondents: Respondents are applicants to HRSA's Maternal 
and Child Health Bureau research programs.
    Burden Statement: Burden includes the time expended by persons to 
generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide the information 
requested. This includes the time needed to review instructions; to 
develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the 
purpose of collecting, validating and verifying information, processing 
and maintaining information, disclosing and providing information. It 
also accounts for time to train personnel, respond to a collection of 
information, search data sources; complete and review the collection of 
information, and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. The 
total annual burden hours estimated for this ICR are summarized in the 
table below.
    Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours:

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                                                                                      Average
                                     Number of       Number of         Total        burden per     Total  burden
            Form name               respondents    responses per     responses     response  (in       hours
                                                    respondent                        hours)
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Biographical Sketch Form........             200               5           1,000            1.75           1,750
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    Total.......................             200               5           1,000            1.75           1,750
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Amy P. McNulty,
Deputy Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-17636 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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