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

###### National Institutes of Health

# 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,                               ( print page 13133)                            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]

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