[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30005-30006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14498]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collections; Comment Request: National Institutes of 
Health Construction Grants

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the Office of the Director (OD), 
the 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: National Institutes of Health Construction 
Grants (42 CFR Part 52b). Type of Information Collection Request: 
Extension of OMB No. 0925-0424, expiration date 09/30/98. Need and Use 
of Information Collection: This is a request for OMB approval for the 
information collection and recordkeeping requirements contained in the 
final rule 42 CFR Part 52b. The purpose of the regulations is to govern 
the awarding and administration of grants awarded by NIH and its 
components for construction of new buildings and the alteration, 
renovation, remodeling, improvement, expansion, and repair of existing 
buildings, including the provision of equipment necessary to make the 
building (or applicable part of the building) suitable for the purpose 
for which it was constructed. In terms of reporting requirements:
    Section 52b.9(b) of the proposed regulations requires the 
transferor of a facility which is sold or transferred, or the owner of 
a facility, the use of which has changed, to provide written notice of 
the sale, transfer or change within 30 days. Section 52b.10(f) requires 
a grantee to submit an approved copy of the construction schedule prior 
to the start of construction. Section 52b.10(g) requires a grantee to 
provide daily construction logs and monthly status reports upon request 
at the job site. Section 52b.11(b) requires applicants for a project 
involving the acquisition of existing facilities to provide the 
estimated costs of the project, cost of the acquisition of existing 
facilities, and cost of remodeling, renovating, or altering facilities 
to serve the purposes for which they are acquired.
    In terms of recordkeeping requirements: Section 52b.10(g) requires 
grantees to maintain daily construction logs and monthly status reports 
at the job site. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: 
Non-profit organizations and Federal agencies. Type of Respondents: 
Grantees. The estimated respondent burden is as follows:

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                                                             Estimated annual reporting and recordkeeping burden
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                                                               Annual                                           
                                                             number of      Annual       Average       Annual   
                                                            respondents   frequency    burden per   burden hours
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Reporting:                                                                                                      
    Sec.  52b.9(b)........................................            1            1           .50           .50

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    Sec.  52b.10(f).......................................           15            1          1            15   
    Sec.  52b.10(g).......................................           30           12          1           360   
    Sec.  52b.11(b).......................................          100            1          1           100   
Recordkeeping:                                                                                                  
    Sec.  52b.10(g).......................................           30          260          1         7,800   
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      Total...............................................          176  ...........  ............      8,275.50
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    The annualized cost to the public, based on an average of 30 active 
grants in the construction phase, is estimated at: $273,000.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the 
following points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of 
information and recordkeeping are necessary for the proper performance 
of the function 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 and 
recordkeeping, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected and the recordkeeping information to be 
maintained; and (4) 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 and recordkeeping techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request more information contact Jerry Moore, NIH Regulations 
Officer, Office of Management Assessment, National Institutes of 
Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Room 601, MSC 7669, Rockville, MD 
20852, or call 301-496-4607 (this is not a toll-free number), or E-mail 
your request to <moorej@OD.NIH.gov.>
    Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection 
and recordkeeping are best assured to having their full effect if 
received on or before August 3, 1998.

    Dated: May 27, 1998.
Jerry Moore,
Regulations Officer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 98-14498 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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