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 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
 AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Health and Human Services (HHS).
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.
 DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of this publication.
 ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
                        *www.reginfo.gov/​public/​do/​PRAMain.*
                         Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
 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 P. Currie, Program Analyst, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, or call a non-toll-free number 301-435-0941 or Email your request, including your address to 
                        *ProjectClearanceBranch@mail.nih.gov.*
                         Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was previously published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     on April 12, 2021, pages 18994-18995 (86 FR 18994) and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The Office of the Director (OD) Office of Policy and Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), 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. In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below. *Proposed Collection:*
                     Public Health Service (PHS) Post-award Reporting Requirements Including Research Performance Progress Report Collection, Revision, OMB 0925-0002, Expiration Date 2/28/2023, Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH). *Need and Use of Information Collection:*
                     This collection is being revised to omit the Inclusion Enrollment 
                    ( print page 43259)
                    Report form, which is being converted to a Common form to include the Department of Defense (DoD). The Inclusion Enrollment Report is used for all applications involving NIH-defined clinical research. This form is used to report both planned and cumulative (or actual) enrollment, and describes the sex/gender, race, and ethnicity of the study participants. Starting in January 2022, NIH will require will applicants and recipients to provide their Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) instead of the Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number. Also, the application forms will be updated to align with the 
                    *Grants.gov*
                     updated Country and State lists. NIH also anticipates adding an optional field to the end of our forms and applications to get a more accurate assessment of the time it takes our applicants to complete the various forms and applications. The RPPR is required to be used by all NIH, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) grantees. Interim progress reports are required to continue support of a PHS grant for each budget year within a competitive segment. The phased transition to the RPPR required the maintenance of dual reporting processes for a period of time. Continued use of the PHS Non-competing Continuation Progress Report (PHS 2590), exists for a small group of grantees. This collection also includes other PHS post-award reporting requirements: PHS 416-7 NRSA Termination Notice, PHS 2271 Statement of Appointment, 6031-1 NRSA Annual Payback Activities Certification, HHS 568 Final Invention Statement and Certification, iEdison, and PHS 3734 Statement Relinquishing Interests and Rights in a PHS Research Grant. The PHS 416-7, 2271, and 6031-1 is 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 and the changes to the collection here are related. Clinical trials are complex and challenging research activities. Oversight systems and tools are critical for NIH to ensure participant safety, data integrity, and accountability of the use of public funds. NIH has been engaged in a multi-year effort to examine how clinical trials are supported and the level of oversight needed. The collection of more structured information in the PHS applications and pre-award reporting requirements as well as continued monitoring and update during the post-award reporting requirements will facilitate NIH's oversight of clinical trials. In addition, some of the data reported in the RPPR will ultimately be accessible to investigators to update certain sections of forms when registering or reporting their trials with 
                    *ClinicalTrials.gov. Frequency of response:*
                     Applicants may submit applications for published receipt dates. For NRSA awards, fellowships are activated, and trainees appointed. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 532,249. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Information collection forms
Number of
                             respondents
Number of
                             responses per 
                             respondent
Average
                             burden per 
                             response 
                             (in hours)
Total annual burden hours**Reporting**PHS 416-7
12,580
1
30/60
6,290PHS 6031-1
1,778
1
20/60
593PHS 568
11,180
1
5/60
932iEdison
5,697
1
15/60
1,424PHS 2271
22,035
1
15/60
5,509PHS 2590
243
1
18
4,374RPPR—Core Data
32,098
1
8
256,784Biosketch (Part of RPPR)
2,544
1
2
5,088Data Tables (Part of RPPR)
758
1
4
3,032Trainee Diversity Report (Part of RPPR)
480
1
15/60
120PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trial Information (Part of RPPR, includes inclusion enrollment report)
6,420
1
4
25,680Publication Reporting
97,023
3
5/60
24,256Final RPPR—Core Data
18,000
1
10
180,000Data Tables (Part of Final RPPR)
758
1
4
3,032Trainee Diversity Report (Part of Final RPPR)
480
1
15/60
120PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trial Information (Part of RPPR, includes inclusion enrollment report))
3,600
1
4
14,400PHS 374
479
1
30/60
240Reporting Burden Total



531,874**Recordkeeping**SBIR/STTR Life Cycle Certification
1,500
1
15/60
375Grand Total
217,653
411,699

532,249
 Dated: July 30, 2021. Lawrence A. Tabak, Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.


[FR Doc. 2021-16849 Filed 8-5-21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-P