[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 9418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4301]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement of OMB
No. 0925-0601/exp. 02/28/2010, Request for Human Embryonic Stem Cell
Line To Be Approved for Use in NIH Funded Research
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 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 reinstatement
of approval of the information collection listed below. This proposed
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register
on September 25, 2009, page 48973 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 National
Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is
not required to respond to, an information collection unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection: Title: Request for Human Embryonic Stem Cell
Line to be Approved for Use in NIH Funded Research. Type of Information
Collection Request: Revision, OMB 0925-0601, Expiration Date 02/28/
2010, Form Number: NIH 2890. Need and Use of Information Collection:
The form is used by applicants to request that human embryonic stem
cell lines be approved for use in NIH funded research. Frequency of
response: Applicants may submit applications at any time; this request
is a one-time submission. Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and State,
Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: Adult scientific
professionals. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated
Number of Respondents: 160,135; Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 14; and Estimated
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,251,500. The estimated
annualized cost to respondents is $78,802,500.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on 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.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact: Ms. Mikia Currie, Division of Grants Policy,
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH, Rockledge
1 Building, Room 3505, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974,
or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0941, or E-mail your request,
including your address to: [email protected].
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30-days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: February 25, 2010.
Mikia Currie,
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, OD, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2010-4301 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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