Notices. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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BILLING CODE 4140-01-P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Submission for OMB Review; 30 Day Comment Request; Post-Award Reporting Requirements Including Research Performance Progress Report Collection (OD/OPERA) SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the **Federal Register** on March 16, 2015, Volume 80, No. 50, pages 13568-13569 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 NIH 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. *Direct Comments to OMB:* Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) 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, *OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov* or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. *Comments Due Date:* Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of the date of this publication. 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, Division of Grants Policy, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH, Rockledge 1 Building, Room 3505, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974, or call non-toll-free number
(301)435-0941, or Email your request, including your address to: *ProjectClearanceBranch@mail.nih.gov.* *Proposed Collection:* Public Health Service
(PHS)Post-award Reporting Requirements. Revision, OMB 0925-0002, Expiration Date 8/31/2015. Form numbers: PHS 2590, PHS 416-7, PHS 2271, PHS 3734, PHS 6031-1, and HHS 568. *Need and Use of Information Collection:* The RPPR is now 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, Final Progress Report instructions, iEdison, and PHS 3734 Statement Relinquishing Interests and Rights in a PHS Research Grant. The PHS 416-7, 2271, and 6031-1 are 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. The SBIR/STTR Life Cycle Certifications are completed by small business grantees once certain milestones are reached during the project period. Pre-award reporting requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 0925-0001. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 531,802. 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 6,290 PHS 6031-1 1,778 1 20/60 593 PHS 568 11,180 1 5/60 932 iEdison 5,697 1 15/60 1,424 PHS 2271 22,035 1 15/60 5,509 PHS 2590 243 1 15 3,645 RPPR 32,098 1 15 481,470 Biosketch 2,544 1 2 5,088 Data Tables 758 1 4 3,032 PHS Inclusion Enrollment Report 2,544 1 1 2,544 Trainee Diversity Report 480 1 15/60 120 Publication Reporting 32,341 3 5/60 8,085 PHS 3734 479 1 30/60 240 Final Progress Report 11,125 1 1 11,125 SBIR/STTR Phase II Final Progress Report 1,330 1 1 1,330 Reporting Burden Total 531,427 Recordkeeping SBIR/STTR Life Cycle Certification 1,500 1 15/60 375 Grand Total 531,802 Dated: July 29, 2015. Lawrence A. Tabak, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2015-19253 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]