[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37415-37416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-12585]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Chimpanzee
Research Use Form (Office of the Director)
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 Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW),
Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), will
publish periodic summaries of proposed 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 July 23, 2026.
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 obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Jane J. Na,
Director, Division of Assurances, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare,
NIH, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-7163 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 February 19, 2026, page
8014 (91 FR 8014) 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 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 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
OMB a request for review and approval of the information collection
listed below.
Proposed Collection: Chimpanzee Research Use Form, 0925-0705,
expiration date 7/31/2026, EXTENSION, Office of Laboratory Animal
Welfare (OLAW), Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this form is
to continue to obtain information needed by the NIH to assess whether
the proposed research satisfies the agency's policy for permitting only
noninvasive research involving chimpanzees. The NIH will consider the
information submitted through this form prior to the agency making
funding decisions or otherwise allowing the research to begin.
Completion of this form is a mandatory step toward continuing to
receive NIH support or approval for noninvasive research involving
chimpanzees. The NIH does not fund any research involving chimpanzees
proposed in new or other competing projects (renewals or revisions)
unless the research is consistent with the definition of ``noninvasive
research,'' as described in the ``Standards of Care for Chimpanzees
Held in the Federally Supported Chimpanzee Sanctuary System'' (42 CFR
part 9). Also see NOT-OD-16-095 at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-095.html and 81 FR 6873.
OMB approval is requested for three years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 15.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Type of Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondent respondents respondent (in hours) burden hours
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Chimpanzee Research Use Form.. Research 30 1 30/60 15
Community.
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Total..................... ................ .............. 30 .............. 15
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The Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Jon Lorsch, having
reviewed and approved this document, authorizes Alycia Booth, who is
the Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for
purposes of publication in the Federal Register.
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Dated: June 18, 2026.
Alycia Booth,
Federal Register Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-12585 Filed 6-22-26; 8:45 am]
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