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(currently approved under 0925–0001, 

expiration 6/30/2012). The PHS 416–7, 

2271, and 6031–1 are used by NRSA 

recipients to activate, terminate, and 

provide for payback of a NRSA. Closeout of an award requires a Final 

Invention Statement (HHS 568) and 

Final Progress Report. iEdison allows 

grantees and Federal agencies to meet 

statutory requirements for reporting 

inventions and patents. The PHS 3734 

serves as the official record of grantee 

relinquishment of a PHS award when an 

award is transferred from one grantee 

institution to another. Pre-award 

reporting requirements are 

simultaneously consolidated under 

0925–0001. Frequency of response: 

Grantees are required to report annually. 

Affected Public: Universities and other 

research institutions; Business or other 

for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; 

Federal Government; and State, Local or 

Tribal Government. Type of 

Respondents: University administrators 

and principal investigators. The annual 

reporting burden is as follows: Total 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

112,986. Estimated Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. Average 

Burden Hours per Response: 5.6. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 

Requested: 640,677. The annualized 

cost to respondents is estimated to be 

$22,423,709. There are no Capital Costs 

to report. There are no Operating or 

Maintenance Costs to report. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact Ms. Mikia Currie, 

email: curriem@od.nih.gov. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 60-days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Joe Ellis, 

Director, Office of Policy for Extramural 

Research Administration, Office of 

Extramural Research, National Institutes of 

Health. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5306 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request; Revision ‘‘PHS Applications 

and Pre-Award Reporting 

Requirements’’ 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, for opportunity for public 

comment on proposed data collection 

projects, the Office of the Director, 

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. 

Proposed Collection: Title: Public 

Health Service (PHS) Applications and 

Pre-award Reporting Requirements. 

Type of Information Collection Request: 

Revision, OMB 0925–0001, Expiration 

Date 6/30/2012. Form numbers: PHS 

398, PHS416–1, 416–5, and PHS 6031. 

This collection represents a 

consolidation of PHS applications and 

pre-award reporting requirements into a 

revised data collection under the PRA. 

Need and Use of Information Collection: 

This collection includes PHS 

applications and pre-award reporting 

requirements: PHS 398 [paper] Public 

Health Service Grant Application forms 

and instructions; PHS 398 [electronic] 

PHS Grant Application component 

forms and agency specific instructions 

used in combination with the SF424 

(R&R); PHS Fellowship Supplemental 

Form and agency specific instructions 

used in combination with the SF424 

(R&R) forms/instructions for 

Fellowships [electronic]; PHS 416–1 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research 

Service Award Individual Fellowship 

Application Instructions and Forms 

used only for a change of sponsoring 

institution application [paper]; 

Instructions for a Change of Sponsoring 

Institution for NRSA Fellowships (F30, 

F31, F32 and F33) and non-NRSA 

Fellowships; PHS 416–5 Ruth L. 

Kirschstein National Research Service 

Award Individual Fellowship 

Activation Notice; and PHS 6031 

Payback Agreement. The PHS 398 

(paper and electronic) is currently 

approved under 0925–0001; PHS 416–1, 

416–5, and PHS 6031 are currently 

approved under 0925–0002. All forms 

expire 6/30/2012. Post-award reporting 

requirements are simultaneously 

consolidated under 0925–XXXX, and 

include the new Research Performance 

Progress Report (RPPR). The PHS 398 

application is used by applicants to 

request Federal assistance funds for 

traditional investigator-initiated 

research projects and to request access 

to databases and other PHS resources. 

The PHS 416–1 is used only for a 

change of sponsoring institution 

application. PHS Fellowship 

Supplemental Form and agency specific 

instructions is used in combination with 

the SF424 (R&R) forms/instructions for 

Fellowships and is used by individuals 

to apply for direct research training 

support. Awards are made to individual 

applicants for specified training 

proposals in biomedical and behavioral 

research, selected as a result of a 

national competition. The PHS 416–5 is 

used by individuals to indicate the start 

of their NRSA awards. The PHS 6031 

Payback Agreement is used by 

individuals at the time of activation to 

certify agreement to fulfill the payback 

provisions. Frequency of response: 

Applicants may submit applications for 

published receipt dates. For NRSA 

awards, fellowships are activated and 

trainees appointed. Affected Public: 

Universities and other research 

institutions; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions; Federal 

Government; and State, Local or Tribal 

Government. Type of Respondents: 

University administrators and principal 

professionals. The annual reporting 

burden is as follows: Total Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 94,326; 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1, Average Burden Hours 

Per Response: 21.75; Estimated Total 

Annual Burden Hours Requested: 

2,051,794. The estimated annualized 

cost to respondents is $71,812,769. 

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, 


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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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact Ms. Mikia Currie, 

email: curriem@od.nih.gov. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 60-days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Joe Ellis, 

Director, Office of Policy for Extramural 

Research Administration, Office of 

Extramural Research, National Institutes of 

Health. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5305 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Cancer Institute; Amended 

Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, March 

22, 2012, 8 a.m. to March 23, 2012, 

5 p.m., Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & 

Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, 

Bethesda, MD 20852 which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 9, 2011, 76 FR 76981. 

This notice is being amended to 

change the ending time and date from 

5 p.m. March 23, 2012 to 6 p.m. March 

22, 2012. The meeting is closed to the 

public. 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5288 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel; NIAID Investigator Initiated 

Program Project Applications (P01). 

Date: March 26, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6700B 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Jane K. Battles, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Institutes of Health/NIAID, 6700B 

Rockledge Drive, Room 3128, Bethesda, MD 

20892–7616, 301–451–2744, 

battlesja@mail.nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel; NIAID Investigator Initiated 

Program Project Applications (P01). 

Date: March 30, 2012. 

Time: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6700B 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Betty Poon, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, Division of Extramural Activities, 

NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 6700B Rockledge Drive, 

MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 20892–7616, 301– 

402–6891, poonb@mail.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5295 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Institute of 

Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special 

Emphasis Panel Integrated Preclinical/ 

Clinical Program for HIV Topical 

Microbicides. 

Date: April 2–3, 2012. 

Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville, 1750 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Ellen S. Buczko, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review 

Program, Division of Extramural Activities, 

National Institutes of Health/NIAID, 6700B 

Rockledge Drive, MSC 7616, Bethesda, MD 

20892–7616, 301–451–2676, 

ebuczko1@niaid.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, 

and Transplantation Research; 93.856, 

Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 

Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Jennifer S. Spaeth, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5291 Filed 3–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Cancer Institute; Amended 

Notice of Meeting 

Notice is hereby given of a change in 

the meeting of the National Cancer 

Institute Special Emphasis Panel, March 

7, 2012, 12:15 p.m. to March 7, 2012, 

3:15 p.m., National Institutes of Health, 

6116 Executive Boulevard, Room 707, 


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