[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 29567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14753]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health


Proposed collection; comment request; the NIH Consultant 
Information File System

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 Division of Research Grants 
(DRG), 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: The NIH Consultant Information File System. 
Type of Information Collection Request: REVISION Form Number: OMB 0925-
0358 (approved through 9/30/96) NIH 2668-1; 2663-3. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: Directly support the recruitment and 
appointment of experts that provide scientific merit and program 
relevance evaluations of the research grant applications and research 
contract proposals submitted to the NIH. The primary objective of this 
system is to support the NIH Peer Review system, but other PHS review 
administrative staff use the system to identify experts to support 
their advisory committees. Frequency of Response: Intake established 
record on file, candidate can initiate the updating of their 
information at any time, formal information update requested every 24 
months. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit; Federal Government. Type of Respondents: Adult scientific 
professionals. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 8,118; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.333; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,703. The estimated annualized 
cost to respondents is $148,665 (Using a $55 physician/professor hourly 
wage rate.) 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: To request more information on the proposed 
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact CAPT Edward C. Farley, USPHS Project Clearance 
Officer, DRG, NIH, Rockledge II Building, Room 3032, 6701 Rockledge 
Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7762, or call non-toll-free number (301) 594-
0601 or E-mail your request, including your address to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f99c9f988b959c80b9979091d79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2979493809e978bb29c9b9adc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are 
best assured of having their full effect if received by August 12, 
1996.

    Dated: June 3, 1996.
John H. Jones,
Acting Executive Officer, DRG.
[FR Doc. 96-14753 Filed 6-10-96; 8:45 am]
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