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default/files/CoC_May_2018_WG_

Report_508.pdf). The NIH invites public 

comment in response to this Request for 

Information (RFI). 

DATES: This Request for Information is 

open for public comment for a period of 

60 days. Comments must be submitted 

by August 10, 2018 to ensure 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted electronically using the webbased form available at https://

grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=72. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct all inquiries to the 

Division of Program Coordination, 

Planning, and Strategic Initiatives at 

dpcpsi@od.nih.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: In 2015, the NIH decided 

that all NIH-owned chimpanzees 

residing outside of the federal 

chimpanzee sanctuary system were 

eligible for retirement and relocation to 

the sanctuary. This decision was based 

on several converging efforts: 

• A 2011 report by the Institute of 

Medicine (IOM) that stated the use of 

chimpanzees in research has become 

‘‘largely unnecessary’’ and 

recommended approaches to minimize 

their use in federally funded research. 

• A 2013 report from an earlier NIH 

Council of Councils working group that 

made recommendations to the NIH on 

implementing the IOM principles and 

guidelines and placement of NIH-owned 

or -supported chimpanzees. 

• A 2015 announcement by the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, designating 

all captive chimpanzees as endangered, 

thereby conferring specific protections 

under the Endangered Species Act. 

• Observations by the NIH of a 

significantly reduced demand for 

chimpanzees for research. 

A priority for the NIH, relocation of 

the chimpanzees to the sanctuary 

proceeds according to a retirement plan 

prepared by the NIH. The retirement 

plan, as well as the November 2015 NIH 

announcement, state that chimpanzees 

will be retired to the sanctuary once 

space becomes available and on a 

timescale that considers the health, 

welfare, and social grouping of 

individual chimpanzees. However, 

many of these chimpanzees have agerelated ailments that can increase their 

risk of severe adverse events during the 

transfer and relocation process. 

On January 26, 2018, the NIH Council 

of Councils established a Working 

Group on Assessing the Safety of 

Relocating At-Risk Chimpanzees to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Council on factors to be considered 

by attending veterinarian staff when 

deciding whether to relocate NIHowned or -supported at-risk 

chimpanzees to the federal sanctuary 

system. On May 18, 2018, the working 

group submitted the report to the NIH 

Council of Councils, which 

subsequently approved the report and 

transmitted it to the NIH for 

consideration. 

Information Requested: The NIH is 

seeking input on the recommendations 

(see https://dpcpsi.nih.gov/sites/default/ 

files/CoC_May_2018_WG_Report_

508.pdf) from the biomedical research 

community, including foundations, 

scientific societies, government and 

regulatory agencies, industry, NIH 

grantee institutions, and from other 

members of the public. Responders are 

free to address any or all 

recommendations. 

How to Submit a Response: All 

comments must be submitted 

electronically to https://grants.nih.gov/ 

grants/rfi/rfi.cfm?ID=72. Comments 

must pertain to the category for which 

feedback is requested, conform to the 

word limit indicated, and be submitted 

by the specified due date. You will see 

an electronic confirmation 

acknowledging receipt of your response 

but will not receive individualized 

feedback on any suggestions. 

Response to this RFI is voluntary. No 

basis for claims against the U.S. 

Government shall arise as a result of a 

response to this RFI or from the 

Government’s use of such information. 

Please note that the Government will 

not pay for response preparation or for 

the use of any information contained in 

the response. The NIH may make all 

responses available, including name of 

the responder, without notifying the 

respondent. In addition, the NIH may 

prepare and make available a summary 

of all input received which is 

responsive to this RFI. 

Dated: June 4, 2018. 

Lawrence A. Tabak, 

Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12458 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Homeland Security 

Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Various 

Forms 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Procurement 

Officer, Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments; Extension of a Currently 

Approved Collection, 1600–0002. 

SUMMARY: The DHS Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer will submit the 

following Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The purpose of the information 

collected is to ensure proper closing of 

physically complete contracts. The 

information will be used by DHS 

contracting officers to ensure 

compliance with terms and conditions 

of DHS contracts and to complete 

reports required by other Federal 

agencies such as the General Services 

Administration (GSA) and the 

Department of Labor (DOL). If this 

information is not collected, DHS could 

inadvertently violate statutory or 

regulatory requirements and DHS’s 

interests concerning inventions and 

contractors’ claims would not be 

protected. DHS previously published 

this ICR in the Federal Register on 

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 for a 60-day 

public comment period. Six unrelated 

comments were received by DHS. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until July 11, 2018. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to OMB Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security and sent via 

electronic mail to dhsdeskofficer@

omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection is associated 

with the forms listed below and is 

necessary to implement applicable parts 

of the HSAR (48 CFR Chapter 30). There 

are four forms under this collection of 

information request that are used by 

offerors, contractors, and the general 

public to comply with requirements in 

contracts awarded by DHS. The 

information collected is used by 

contracting officers to ensure 

compliance with terms and conditions 

of DHS contracts. 

The forms are as follows: 

1. DHS Form 0700–01, Cumulative 

Claim and Reconciliation Statement 

(see (HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804– 

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2. DHS Form 0700–02, Contractor’s 

Assignment of Refund, Rebates, 

Credits and Other Amounts (see 

(HSAR) 48 CFR 3004.804–570(a)(2) 

3. DHS Form 0700–03, Contractor’s 

Release (see (HSAR) 48 CFR 

3004.804–570(a)(1) 

4. DHS Form 0700–04, Employee Claim 

for Wage Restitution (see (HSAR) 48 

CFR 3022.406–9 

These forms will be prepared by 

individuals, contractors or contract 

employees during contract 

administration. The information 

collected includes the following: 

• DHS Forms 0700–01, 0700–02 and 

0700–03: Prepared by individuals, 

contractors or contract employees prior 

to contract closure to determine whether 

there are excess funds that are available 

for deobligation versus remaining 

(payable) funds on contracts; 

assignment or transfer of rights, title, 

and interest to the Government; and 

release from liability. The contracting 

officer obtains the forms from the 

contractor for closeout, as applicable. 

Forms 0700–01 and 02 are mainly used 

for calculating costs related to the 

closeout of cost-reimbursement, timeand-materials, and labor-hour contracts; 

and, Form 0700–03 is mainly used for 

calculating costs related to the closeout 

of cost-reimbursement, time-andmaterials, and labor-hour contracts but 

can be used for all contract types. 

• DHS Form 0700–04 is prepared by 

contractor employees making claims for 

unpaid wages. Contracting officers must 

obtain this form from employees seeking 

restitution under contracts to provide to 

the Comptroller General. This form is 

applicable to all contract types, both 

opened and closed. 

The purpose of the information 

collected is to ensure proper closing of 

physically complete contracts. The 

information will be used by DHS 

contracting officers to ensure 

compliance with terms and conditions 

of DHS contracts and to complete 

reports required by other Federal 

agencies such as the GSA and DOL. If 

this information is not collected, DHS 

could inadvertently violate statutory or 

regulatory requirements and DHS’s 

interests concerning inventions and 

contractors’ claims would not be 

protected. 

The four DHS forms are available on 

the DHS Homepage (https://

www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/ 

publications/CPO_HSAR_1_0.pdf). 

These forms can be filled in 

electronically and can be submitted via 

email or facsimile to the specified 

Government point of contact. Since the 

responses must meet specific 

timeframes, a centralized mailbox or 

website would not be an expeditious or 

practical method of submission. The use 

of email or facsimile is the best solution 

and is most commonly used in the 

Government. The information requested 

by these forms is required by the HSAR. 

The forms are prescribed for use in the 

closeout of applicable contracts and 

during contract administration. 

There are FAR and HSAR clauses that 

require protection of rights in data and 

proprietary information if requested and 

designated by an offeror or contractor. 

Additionally, disclosure or nondisclosure of information is handled in 

accordance with the Freedom of 

Information Act. There is no assurance 

of confidentiality provided to the 

respondents. No PIA is required as the 

information is collected from DHS 

personnel (contractors only). Although, 

the DHS/ALL/PIA–006 General Contacts 

lists PIA does provided basic coverage. 

And technically, because this 

information is not retrieved by personal 

identifier, no system of records notice is 

required. However, DHS/ALL–021 DHS 

Contractors and Consultants provides 

coverage for the collection of records on 

DHS contractors and consultants, to 

include resume and qualifying 

employment information. 

The burden estimates provided are 

based upon contracts reported by DHS 

and its Components to the Federal 

Procurement Data System (FPDS) for 

Fiscal Year 2016. No program changes 

occurred and there were no changes to 

the information being collected. 

However, the burden was adjusted to 

reflect an agency adjustment increase of 

46,701 in the number of respondents 

within DHS for Fiscal Year 2016, as well 

as an increase in the average hourly 

wage rate. 

This is an Extension of a Currently 

Approved Collection, 1600–0002. DHS 

previously published this ICR in the 

Federal Register on Tuesday, March 6, 

2018 at 83 FR 9531 for a 60-day public 

comment period, and is soliciting public 

comment for another 30 days. OMB is 

particularly interested in comments 

which: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate 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. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: Office of the Chief 

Procurement Officer, DHS. 

Title: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Homeland Security 

Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) Various 

Homeland Security Acquisitions 

Regulations Forms 

OMB Number: 1600–0002. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Number of Respondents: 56,238. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 56,238. 

Dated: May 23, 2018. 

Melissa Bruce, 

Executive Director, Enterprise Business 

Management Office. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9B–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2018–0028] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to 

establish a new DHS system of records 

titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection—025 National Frontline 

Recruitment and Hiring System of 

Records.’’ This system of records allows 

the DHS/U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to collect and maintain 

records on individuals for the purpose 

of marketing information related to CBP 

employment, managing communication 

with potential applicants or individuals 

who attend career fairs or meetings at 

which CBP maintains a presence for 

recruitment and hiring, and for other 

recruitment and hiring activities for 

which mailing or contact lists may be 

created. This newly established system 

will be included in DHS’s inventory of 

record systems. 


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