80 FR 13568 - Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Post-Award Reporting Requirements Including Research Performance Progress Report Collection (OD)

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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 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. 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. To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more information on the proposed project, 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 [email protected] Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing. Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days of the date of this publication. 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. This collection represents a consolidation of post- award reporting requirements under the PRA, including the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). 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. Pre-award reporting requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 0925-0001. Frequency of response: Applicants may submit applications for published receipt dates. For NRSA awards, fellowships are activated and trainees appointed. Affected Public: Universities and other research institutions; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: University administrators and principal professionals. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 112,986. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours per Response: 5.6. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 640,677. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated to be $22,423,709. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 640,677.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Post-Award Reporting
Requirements Including Research Performance Progress Report Collection
(OD)

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 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.
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.
To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project, 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.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60-days
of the date of this publication.
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. This collection represents a consolidation of post-
award reporting requirements under the PRA, including the Research
Performance Progress Report (RPPR).
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
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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. Pre-award
reporting requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 0925-0001.
Frequency of response: Applicants may submit applications for published
receipt dates. For NRSA awards, fellowships are activated and trainees
appointed. Affected Public: Universities and other research
institutions; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal
Government. Type of Respondents: University administrators and
principal professionals. The annual reporting burden is as follows:
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 112,986. Estimated Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours per Response: 5.6.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 640,677. The annualized
cost to respondents is estimated to be $22,423,709. There are no
Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to
report.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 640,677.

Estimates of Hour Burden
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Average time
Information collection No. or title Number of Frequency of (hrs) per Annual burden
respondents response response hours
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RPPR (or 2590 or 416-9)........................ 40,569 1 15 608,535
PHS 416-7...................................... 3,371 1 30/60 1,686
PHS 2271....................................... 15,500 1 15/60 3,875
PHS 6031-1..................................... 1,600 1 20/60 528
HHS 568........................................ 22,681 1 5/60 1,814
Final Progress Report.......................... 22,681 1 1 22,681
iEdison........................................ 6,000 1 15/60 1,500
PHS 3734....................................... 584 1 6/60 58
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Totals..................................... 112,986 .............. 5.6 640,677
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Dated: March 9, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
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F31, F32 and F33) and non-NRSA application. PHS Fellowship Universities and other research
Fellowships; PHS 416–5 Ruth L. Supplemental Form and agency specific institutions; Business or other for-profit;
Kirschstein National Research Service instructions is used in combination with Not-for-profit institutions; Federal
Award Individual Fellowship the SF424 (R&R) forms/instructions for Government; and State, Local or Tribal
Activation Notice; and PHS 6031 Fellowships and is used by individuals Government. Type of Respondents:
Payback Agreement. The PHS 398 to apply for direct research training University administrators and principal
(paper and electronic), PHS 416–1, 416– support. Awards are made to individual professionals. The annual reporting
5, and PHS 6031 are currently approved applicants for specified training burden is as follows: Total Estimated
under 0925–0001. All forms expire 8/ proposals in biomedical and behavioral Number of Respondents: 94,326;
31/2015. Post-award reporting research, selected as a result of a Estimated Number of Responses per
requirements are simultaneously national competition. The PHS 416–5 is Respondent: 1, Average Burden Hours
consolidated under 0925–0002, and used by individuals to indicate the start per Response: 21.75; Estimated Total
include the Research Performance of their NRSA awards. The PHS 6031
Annual Burden Hours Requested:
Progress Report (RPPR). The PHS 398 Payback Agreement is used by
2,051,794. The estimated annualized
and SF424 applications are used by individuals at the time of activation to
applicants to request federal assistance certify agreement to fulfill the payback cost to respondents is $71,812,769.
funds for traditional investigator- provisions. Frequency of response: OMB approval is requested for 3
initiated research projects and to request Applicants may submit applications for years. There are no costs to respondents
access to databases and other PHS published receipt dates. For NRSA other than their time. The total
resources. The PHS 416–1 is used only awards, fellowships are activated and estimated annualized burden hours are
for a change of sponsoring institution trainees appointed. Affected Public: 2,051,794.

ESTIMATES OF HOUR BURDEN
Average time
Number of Frequency Annual
Information collection number or form (hrs) per
respondents of response burden hours
response

PHS 398 [paper] ...................................................................................................... 8,389 1 35 293,615
PHS 398 [electronic] ................................................................................................ 76,312 1 22 1,678,864
PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form [electronic] .................................................... 4,915 1 16 78,640
PHS 416–1 .............................................................................................................. 30 1 10 300
PHS 416–5 .............................................................................................................. 3,121 1 0.08 250
PHS 6031 ................................................................................................................ 1,559 1 0.08 125

Totals ................................................................................................................ 94,326 1 21.75 2,051,794

Dated: March 9, 2015. proposed collection of information is additional plans and instruments must
Lawrence A. Tabak, necessary for the proper performance of be requested in writing.
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. the function of the agency, including Comment Due Date: Comments
[FR Doc. 2015–05930 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] whether the information will have regarding this information collection are
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practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the best assured of having their full effect if
agency’s estimate of the burden of the received within 60-days of the date of
proposed collection of information, this publication.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND including the validity of the Proposed Collection: Public Health
HUMAN SERVICES methodology and assumptions used; (3) Service (PHS) Post-award Reporting
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Requirements. Revision, OMB 0925–
National Institutes of Health clarity of the information to be 0002, Expiration Date 8/31/2015. Form
collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the numbers: PHS 2590, PHS 416–7, PHS
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment burden of the collection of information 2271, PHS 3734, PHS 6031–1, and HHS
Request; Post-Award Reporting on those who are to respond, including 568. This collection represents a
Requirements Including Research the use of appropriate automated, consolidation of post-award reporting
Performance Progress Report electronic, mechanical, or other requirements under the PRA, including
Collection (OD) technological collection techniques or the Research Performance Progress
other forms of information technology. Report (RPPR).
SUMMARY: In compliance with the To Submit Comments and for Further Need and Use of Information
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Information: To obtain a copy of the Collection: The RPPR is now required to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, data collection plans and instruments, be used by all NIH, Food and Drug
for opportunity for public comment on submit comments in writing, or request Administration, Centers for Disease
proposed data collection projects, the more information on the proposed Control and Prevention, and Agency for
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will project, contact: Ms. Mikia P. Currie, Healthcare Research and Quality
publish periodic summaries of proposed Program Analyst, Office of Policy for (AHRQ) grantees. Interim progress
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projects to be submitted to the Office of Extramural Research Administration, reports are required to continue support
Management and Budget (OMB) for 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350, of a PHS grant for each budget year
review and approval. Bethesda, Maryland 20892, or call a within a competitive segment. The
Written comments and/or suggestions non-toll-free number 301–435–0941 or phased transition to the RPPR required
from the public and affected agencies Email your request, including your the maintenance of dual reporting
are invited on one or more of the address to ProjectClearanceBranch@ processes for a period of time.
following points: (1) Whether the mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for Continued use of the PHS Non-

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competing Continuation Progress Report Final Progress Report. iEdison allows Government. Type of Respondents:
(PHS 2590), exists for a small group of grantees and Federal agencies to meet University administrators and principal
grantees. This collection also includes statutory requirements for reporting professionals. The annual reporting
other PHS post-award reporting inventions and patents. The PHS 3734 burden is as follows: Total Estimated
requirements: PHS 416–7 NRSA serves as the official record of grantee Number of Respondents: 112,986.
Termination Notice, PHS 2271 relinquishment of a PHS award when an Estimated Number of Responses per
Statement of Appointment, 6031–1 award is transferred from one grantee Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours
NRSA Annual Payback Activities institution to another. Pre-award per Response: 5.6. Estimated Total
Certification, HHS 568 Final Invention reporting requirements are Annual Burden Hours Requested:
Statement and Certification, Final simultaneously consolidated under 640,677. The annualized cost to
Progress Report instructions, iEdison, 0925–0001. Frequency of response: respondents is estimated to be
and PHS 3734 Statement Applicants may submit applications for $22,423,709. There are no Capital Costs
Relinquishing Interests and Rights in a published receipt dates. For NRSA to report. There are no Operating or
PHS Research Grant. The PHS 416–7, awards, fellowships are activated and Maintenance Costs to report.
2271, and 6031–1 are used by NRSA trainees appointed. Affected Public: OMB approval is requested for 3
recipients to activate, terminate, and Universities and other research years. There are no costs to respondents
provide for payback of a NRSA. institutions; Business or other for-profit; other than their time. The total
Closeout of an award requires a Final Not-for-profit institutions; Federal estimated annualized burden hours are
Invention Statement (HHS 568) and Government; and State, Local or Tribal 640,677.

ESTIMATES OF HOUR BURDEN
Average time
Number of Frequency of Annual burden
Information collection No. or title (hrs) per
respondents response hours
response

RPPR (or 2590 or 416–9) ............................................................................. 40,569 1 15 608,535
PHS 416–7 .................................................................................................... 3,371 1 30/60 1,686
PHS 2271 ...................................................................................................... 15,500 1 15/60 3,875
PHS 6031–1 .................................................................................................. 1,600 1 20/60 528
HHS 568 ........................................................................................................ 22,681 1 5/60 1,814
Final Progress Report .................................................................................... 22,681 1 1 22,681
iEdison ........................................................................................................... 6,000 1 15/60 1,500
PHS 3734 ...................................................................................................... 584 1 6/60 58

Totals ...................................................................................................... 112,986 ........................ 5.6 640,677

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80 FR 13568 - Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Post-Award Reporting Requirements Including Research Performance Progress Report Collection (OD)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESNational Institutes of Health

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health