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###### Department of Health and Human Services

###### National Institutes of Health

# 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,                         *OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov*                         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:                         *curriem@od.nih.gov.*

*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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