[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14926-14927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7828]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Special Volunteer and 
Guest Researcher Assignment

summary: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information 
collection listed below. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on January 10, 1997, (62 
FR 1463) and allowed 60 days for public comment. No comments were 
received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an

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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 that has been extended, 
revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher 
Assignment. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of OMB No. 
0925-0177; 4/30/97. Need and Use of Information Collection. Form NIH-
590 records, names, address, employer, education, and other information 
on prospective Special Volunteers and Guest Researchers, and is used by 
the responsible NIH approving official to determine the individual's 
qualifications and eligibility for such assignments. The form is the 
only official record of approved assignments. Frequency of Response: On 
occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Type of 
Respondents: Guest Researcher and Special Volunteer candidates. 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,560. Estimated Number of Responses 
Per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: .08. Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 125. There are no Capital Costs, 
Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated  
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual 
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours 
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested  
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Guest researcher................................             370               1             .08           29.6 
Special Volunteer...............................            1190               1             .08           95.2 
      Total.....................................            1560               1             .08          125   
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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 agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the proposed collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and the clarity of 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, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

direct comments to: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the 
items 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, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, 
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. Yetta L. Patterson, Personnel Management 
Specialist, Office of Human Resource Management, OD, NIH, Building 31, 
Room 1C39, 31 Center Drive MSC 2272, Bethesda, MD 20892-2272.

for further information: To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Ms. Yetta L. Patterson, Personnel Management 
Specialist, Office of Human Resource Management, OD, NIH, Building 31, 
Room 1C39, 31 Center Drive MSC 2272, Bethesda, MD 20892-2272.

comments due date: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received on or before April 
28, 1997.

    Dated: March 21, 1997.
Stephen C. Benowitz,
Director, Office of Human Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 97-7828 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am]
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