Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request;
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 a...
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Customer Participation and Performance Management With NIH Programs, Processes, Products, and Services (National Institutes of Health)
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health, 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 by October 28, 2026.
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 obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Mikia Currie, Chief, Project Clearance Branch (PCB), Office of Policy and Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), Office of the Director (OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, MSC 7980, or call 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 July 8, 2026, page 42204 (Vol. 91, No. 129) 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 National Institutes of Health (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.
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 Title:
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Customer Participation and Performance Management with NIH Programs, Processes, Products, and Services (NIH), 0925-0778: Expiration Date 09/30/2026, Revision, National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection:
This revision of a currently approved generic clearance is to comply with the Administrations goals and priorities to continue evaluating the effectiveness of leadership, programs, and services is essential for the vitality of any institution. Leadership review at NIH focuses on the productivity of the IC, management of resources and budget allocations, training activities, and influence on dimensions of promotion of investigators and staff and a positive workforce.
Program and service reviews may focus on operational performance; outputs, outcomes, and impacts; policy compliance, stewardship and accessibility. Reviews and evaluations may solicit input from IC staff and leadership (IC Director, Deputy Director, E.O.) and relevant program participants and stakeholders about the program's effectiveness, leader, or process. They may include comparisons with other ICs or programs, external benchmarks, and outcome metrics where appropriate and applicable. This input should provide meaningful information that can be used to identify strengths and areas that need improvement. Reports developed from the review or evaluation may be presented and shared as needed by the program when necessary. Such reports may include recommendations and proposed actions to address areas for improvement. In public or broadly shared reports, any sensitive information in the reviews or evaluations will be summarized and presented in aggregate.
This clearance will allow direct assessment and measurement of the customer/respondent base for participation in and satisfaction with NIH programs, processes, products, and services. The clearance will also enable offices to assess participants' experience and accomplishments during or since participation and their preferences for existing and future programming, products, and services. The information collected using these tools informs and supports budgeting, program management and design, program planning, results reporting, information dissemination, process improvement, and outreach initiatives.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 3,833.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Type of respondent
Form name
Number of
respondents
Number of
responses per respondent
Average burden per
response
(in hours)
Total burden hour
Individuals, Households, Private Sector, State Government, Local Government, Tribal Government, or Federal Government
Performance Measurement
500
1
30/60
250
Program Monitoring
500
1
15/60
125
Program Evaluations
500
1
45/60
375
Grantee Effectiveness
1,000
1
15/60
250
Resource Management
500
1
10/60
83
Feedback
5,000
1
15/60
1,250
( printed page 61242)
Forms
3,000
1
30/60
1,500
Totals
11,000
3,833
The Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Jon Lorsch, having reviewed and approved this document, authorizes Alycia Booth, who is the
Federal Register
Liaison, to electronically sign this document for purposes of publication in the
Federal Register
.
Dated: September 24, 2026.
Alycia Booth,
Federal Register Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain