Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request, Grants.gov, 27831 [E8-10797]

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• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 27831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10797]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment 
Request, Grants.gov

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS.
    In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), 
Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following 
summary of a proposed collection for public comment. Interested persons 
are invited to send comments regarding this burden estimate or any 
other aspect of this collection of information, including any of the 
following subjects: (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed 
information collection for the proper performance of the agency's 
functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology to minimize the information collection 
burden.
    To obtain copies of the supporting statement and any related forms 
for the proposed paperwork collections referenced above, e-mail your 
request, including your address, phone number, OMB number, and OS 
document identifier, to Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call the 
Reports Clearance Office on (202) 690-6162. Written comments and 
recommendations for the proposed information collections must be 
received within 30 days of this notice directly to the OS OMB Desk 
Officer. All comments must be faxed to OMB at 202-395-6974.
    Proposed Project: SF-424 Research & Related (R&R) Form--Revision--
OMB No. 4040-0001--Grants.Gov.
    Abstract: The SF-424 (R&R) is the government-wide data set for 
research grant applications. The data set provides information to 
assist Federal program staff and grants officials in assessing the 
adequacy of applicant's proposals to accomplish project objectives and 
determine whether grant applications reflect program needs.
    Agencies will not be required to collect all of the information in 
the proposed data set. The agency will identify the data that must be 
provided by applicants through instructions that will accompany the 
application package. The proposed data set incorporates proposed 
revisions adopted by the cross-agency R&R working group. This working 
group established the original proposed data set (4040-0001) in 2004. 
The form instructions will also be revised.
    We propose two major changes in our revision request. The first 
major change is to remove the Project/Performance Site Location(s) form 
from the collection. This form will be revised and included in a 
separate OMB-approved collection. The Project/Performance Site 
Locations(s) forms will be required with all SF-424 form families with 
the exception of the SF-424 Individual form. The second major change is 
to incorporate into this collection the Small Business Innovation 
Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Information 
form (OMB Number 0925-0001). The existing SBIR/STTR Information form 
(OMB No. 0925-0001) will be discontinued once this R&R collection is 
renewed. We are requesting a 3-year extension of the revised form. The 
affected public may include Federal, State, Local, or Tribal.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Table
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                                                                    Number of     Average burden
                     Agency                         Number of     responses per    per response    Total burden
                                                   respondents     respondent       (in hours)         hours
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DOC............................................           2,300               1       25/60                  958
DOE............................................           8,000               1           1.5             12,000
ED.............................................           1,200               1          40               48,000
HHS............................................          60,000               1          60            3,600,000
DOD............................................           2,500               5           1.0676          13,345
NASA...........................................          10,000               1           1.5             15,000
USDA...........................................           6,000               1           1.25             7,500
NSF............................................          40,000               1         120            4,800,000
DHS............................................             350               1         120               42,000
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    Total......................................  ..............  ..............  ...............       8,538,803
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Terry Nicolosi,
Office of the Secretary, Paperwork Reduction Act Reports Clearance 
Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-10797 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 am]
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