Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Register: August 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 165)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Institutes of Health Construction Grants
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 to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on June 16, 2008, pages 34026-34027, 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, information that has been extended, revised or implemented on or after October 1, 2008, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection: Title: National Institutes of Health
Construction Grants--42 CFR Part 52b (Final Rule). Type of Information
Collection Request: Extension of No. 0925-0424, expiration date 8/31/ 2008. Need and Use of the Information Collection: This request is for
OMB review and approval of an extension for the information collection and recordkeeping requirements contained in the regulation codified at 42 CFR Part 52b. The purpose of the regulation is to govern the awarding and administration of grants awarded by NIH and its components for construction of new buildings and the alteration, renovation, remodeling, improvement, expansion, and repair of existing buildings, including the provision of equipment necessary to make the buildings
(or applicable part of the buildings) suitable for the purpose for which it was constructed. In terms of reporting requirements: Section 52b.9(b) of the regulation requires the transferor of a facility which is sold or transferred, or owner of a facility, the use of which has changed, to provide written notice of the sale, transfer or change within 30 days. Section 52b.10(f) requires a grantee to submit an approved copy of the construction schedule prior to the start of construction. Section 52b.10(g) requires a grantee to provide daily construction logs and monthly status reports upon request at the job site. Section 52b.11(b) requires applicants for a project involving the acquisition of existing facilities to provide the estimated cost of the project, cost of the acquisition of existing facilities, and cost of remodeling, renovating, or altering facilities to serve the purposes for which they are acquired.In terms of recordkeeping requirements:
Section 52b.10(g) requires grantees to maintain daily construction logs and monthly status reports at the job site. Frequency
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of Response: On occasion. Affected Public: Non-profit organizations and
Federal agencies. Type of respondents: Grantees. The estimated respondent burden is as follows:
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Number of
Frequency of
Average time
Annual hour respondents
response
per response
burden
Reporting:
Section 52b.9(b)............................
1
1
.50
.50
Section 2b.10(f)............................
60
1
1.0
60
Section 2b.10(g)............................
60
12
1.0
720
Section 2b.11(b)............................
100
1
1.0
100
Recordkeeping:
Section 2b.10(g)............................
60
260
1.0
15,600
Totals..................................
281 .............. ..............
16,480.5
The annualized cost to the public, based on an average of 60 active grants in the construction phase, is estimated at: $576,818. 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 should address one or more of the following points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information and recordkeeping are necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information and recordkeeping, including the methodology and assumptions used; (3) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected and the recordkeeping information to be maintained; and (4) 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 and recordkeeping techniques of other forms of information technology.
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 Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_ submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974, Attention: Desk
Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact
Jerry Moore, NIH Regulations Officer, Office of Management Assessment,
Division of Management Support, National Institutes of Health, 6011
Executive Boulevard, Room 601, MSC 7669, Rockville, Maryland 20852; call 301-496-4607 (this is not a toll free number) or e-mail your request to jm40z@nih.gov.
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.
Dated: August 19, 2008.
Jerry Moore,
Regulations Officer, National Institutes of Health.
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