Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; PHS Applications and Pre-Award Reporting Requirements (OD), 45001-45003 [2024-11251]

Download as PDF 45001 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 22, 2024 / Notices report forms and associated instructions will be updated to align with these new requirements. The RPPR is required to be used by all NIH, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 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. This collection also includes other PHS postaward reporting requirements: PHS 416–7 National Research Service Award (NRSA) Termination Notice, PHS 2271 Statement of Appointment, 6031–1 NRSA Annual Payback Activities Certification, HHS 568 Final Invention Statement and Certification, 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 an NRSA. Closeout of an award requires a Final Invention Statement (HHS 568) and a Final Progress Report. 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 and the changes to the collection here are related. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 579,365. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Information collection forms Average burden per response (in hours) Number of responses per respondent Total annual burden hours REPORTING PHS 416–7 ...................................................................................................... PHS 6031–1 .................................................................................................... PHS 568 .......................................................................................................... PHS 2271 ........................................................................................................ PHS 2590 ........................................................................................................ RPPR–Core Data ............................................................................................ Biosketch (Part of RPPR) ................................................................................ Data Tables (Part of RPPR) ............................................................................ Trainee Diversity Report (Part of RPPR) ........................................................ PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trial Information ....................................... Publication Reporting ....................................................................................... Final RPPR—Core Data .................................................................................. Data Tables (Part of Final RPPR) ................................................................... Trainee Diversity Report (Part of Final RPPR) ............................................... PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trial Information (Part of Final RPPR) .... PHS 3734 ........................................................................................................ Data Management and Sharing Plan (Part of RPPR) ..................................... Data Management and Sharing Plan (Part of Final RPPR) ............................ 12,580 1,778 11,180 22,035 243 32,098 2,544 758 480 6,420 97,023 18,000 758 480 3,600 479 15,649 8,621 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 30/60 20/60 5/60 15/60 18 8 2 4 15/60 3 5/60 10 4 15/60 4 30/60 2 2 6,290 593 932 5,509 4,374 256,784 5,088 3,032 120 25,680 24,256 180,000 3,032 120 14,400 240 31,298 17,242 Reporting Burden Total ............................................................................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 578,990 RECORDKEEPING SBIR/STTR Life Cycle Certification ................................................................. 1,500 1 15/60 375 Grand Total ............................................................................................... 236,226 ........................ ........................ 579,365 Dated: May 9, 2024. Lawrence A. Tabak, Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2024–11256 Filed 5–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES In compliance with the requirement 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. SUMMARY: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of this publication. DATES: National Institutes of Health Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; PHS Applications and PreAward Reporting Requirements (OD) To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: ACTION: National Institutes of Health. Notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 May 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires: 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 E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 45002 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 22, 2024 / Notices 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. Proposed Collection Title: Public Health Service (PHS) Applications and Pre-Award Reporting Requirements, Revision, OMB 0925–0001, Expiration Date 01/31/2026, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH). Need and Use of Information Collection: Effective for due dates on or after January 25, 2025, NIH will be implementing several trans-NIH initiatives to simplify the grants process for applicants and recipients as well as for peer review. NIH will be updating fellowship applications to improve fellowship peer review to facilitate the mission of these programs to identify the most promising candidates and individualized training opportunities that will assist them along their paths to support the advancement of the biomedical research enterprise. NIH will be reducing the number of required attachments and updating instructions for the PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form to align with the revised scored review criteria. NIH will also be updating institutional training grant applications, including adding a new attachment field to the PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan form for the transparent collection of the Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity while also providing additional space for applicants within the Program Plan [electronic]; PHS 416–1 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship Application Instructions and Forms used only for a change of sponsoring institution application [paper]; Instructions for a Change of Sponsoring Institution for NRSA Fellowships (F30, F31, F32 and F33) and non-NRSA Fellowships; PHS 416–5 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Fellowship Activation Notice; and PHS 6031 Payback Agreement. The PHS 398 (paper and electronic are currently approved under 0925–0001. All forms expire 01/31/2026. Post-award reporting requirements are simultaneously consolidated under 0925–0002 and include the RPPR. The PHS 398 and SF424 applications are used by applicants to request Federal assistance funds for traditional investigatorinitiated research projects and to request access to databases and other PHS resources. The PHS 416–1 is used only for a change of sponsoring institution application. PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form and agency-specific instructions are used in combination with the SF424 (R&R) forms/ instructions for Fellowships and are used by individuals to apply for direct research training support. Awards are made to individual applicants for specified training proposals in biomedical and behavioral research, selected as a result of a national competition. The PHS 416–5 is used by individuals to indicate the start of their NRSA awards. The PHS 6031 Payback Agreement is used by individuals at the time of activation to certify the agreement to fulfill the payback provisions. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 2,175,670. page limit where this information was previously collected. The Training Data Tables will also be updated to reduce the burden and promote consistent information collection, including limiting the scope of information collection to data only relevant to the training stage(s) of the proposed program in Table 1 and removing instructions in Table 8 that are reported within the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR). Effective for due dates on or after May 25, 2025, NIH will be adopting the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support as part of the directive from Guidance for Implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)–33. The Common Forms are part of a separate OMB collection, currently approved under 3145–0279. As such, elements collected within the Common Forms will be removed from NIH’s current NIH Biosketch and Other Support formats. NIH will continue to collect additional information not captured on the Common Forms to adhere to the agency’s implementation of the NIH Peer Review Regulations at 42 CFR part 52 as part of the NIH Biosketch form, which will be renamed the NIH Biosketch Supplement to reflect the supplemental information requested. The application and progress report forms and associated instructions will be updated to align with these new requirements. This collection also continues to include PHS applications and pre-award reporting requirements: PHS 398 [paper] Public Health Service Grant Application forms and instructions; PHS 398 [electronic] PHS Grant Application component forms and agency-specific instructions used in combination with the SF424 (R&R); PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form and agency-specific instructions used in combination with the SF424 (R&R) forms/instructions for Fellowships ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Information collection forms PHS 398—Paper ............................................................................................. Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total annual burden hours 4,247 1 35 148,645 37,120 74,239 56,693 1,122 561 70,866 1,122 1,515 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 30/60 1 1 2 90/60 10 10 4 18,560 74,239 56,693 2,244 842 708,660 11,220 6,060 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES PHS 398/424—Electronic PHS Assignment Request Form ...................................................................... PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement .................................................................. PHS 398 Modular Budget ................................................................................ PHS 398 Training Budget ................................................................................ PHS 398 Training Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form ............................. PHS 398 Research Plan ................................................................................. PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan .................................................... Data Tables ..................................................................................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 May 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 45003 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 22, 2024 / Notices ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued Number of respondents Information collection forms PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental Form ............................ PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trial Information ....................................... Biosketch (424 Electronic) ............................................................................... Data Management and Sharing Plan .............................................................. Average burden per response (in hours) Number of responses per respondent 2,251 54,838 80,946 73,117 Total annual burden hours 1 1 1 1 10 13 2 2 22,510 712,894 161,892 146,234 6,707 6,707 29 6,707 6,217 6 1,500 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 2 10 5/60 5/60 5/60 15/60 87,191 13,414 290 559 518 1 375 239 ........................ 1 486,749 11 ........................ 2,629 2,175,670 PHS Fellowship—Electronic PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form (includes F reference letters) ............... Biosketch (Fellowship) ..................................................................................... 416–1 ............................................................................................................... PHS 416–5 ...................................................................................................... PHS 6031 ........................................................................................................ VCOC Certification .......................................................................................... SBIR/STTR Funding Agreement Certification ................................................. NIH Other Transaction NIH Other Transaction Application Form ........................................................ Total Annual Burden Hours ...................................................................... Dated: May 13, 2024. Lawrence A. Tabak, Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2024–11251 Filed 5–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meeting khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Pursuant to section 1009 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Special Emphasis Panel; HEAL Initiative: Nonaddictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development [Small Molecules and Biologics] to Treat Pain. Date: June 17, 2024. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate cooperative agreement applications. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 May 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 Place: National Institutes of Health, Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852 (Virtual Meeting). Contact Person: W. Ernest Lyons, Ph.D., Scientific Review Administrator, Scientific Review Branch, Division of Extramural Activities, NINDS/NIH/DHHS, NSC, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20852, 301–496–4056, lyonse@ninds.nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.853, Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders; 93.854, Biological Basis Research in the Neurosciences, National Institutes of Health, HHS). Dated: May 16, 2024. Lauren A. Fleck, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2024–11187 Filed 5–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Science Policy (OSP): Request for Information on Draft NIH Intramural Research Program Policy: Promoting Equity Through Access Planning AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS. ACTION: Notice. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is proposing to develop and implement a new policy within its Intramural Research Program (IRP) to promote access to products stemming SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 from taxpayer-funded inventions. NIH seeks input on this draft policy and accompanying draft license agreement language that incorporates patient access in the commercialization process for NIH-owned inventions. DATES: To ensure consideration, comments must be submitted in writing by July 22, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically to Https://osp. od.nih.gov/comment-form-draft-nihintramural-research-program-policypromoting-equity-through-accessplanning/. Responses to this request for information are voluntary and may be submitted anonymously. You may voluntarily include your name and contact information with your response. Other than your name and contact information, please do not include in the response any personally identifiable information or any information that you do not wish to make public. Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should not be included in your response. After the Office of Science Policy (OSP) has finished reviewing the responses, the responses may be posted to the OSP website without redaction. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abby Rives, Director of the Technology Transfer and Innovation Policy, at (301) 496–9838 or SciencePolicy@od.nih.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background As the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research, NIH seeks to drive effective partnerships that foster a shared commitment to transforming E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
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[Pages 45001-45003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11251]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; PHS Applications and 
Pre-Award Reporting Requirements (OD)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of 
this publication.

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: 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: 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

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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.
    Proposed Collection Title: Public Health Service (PHS) Applications 
and Pre-Award Reporting Requirements, Revision, OMB 0925-0001, 
Expiration Date 01/31/2026, Office of the Director, National Institutes 
of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: Effective for due dates on 
or after January 25, 2025, NIH will be implementing several trans-NIH 
initiatives to simplify the grants process for applicants and 
recipients as well as for peer review. NIH will be updating fellowship 
applications to improve fellowship peer review to facilitate the 
mission of these programs to identify the most promising candidates and 
individualized training opportunities that will assist them along their 
paths to support the advancement of the biomedical research enterprise. 
NIH will be reducing the number of required attachments and updating 
instructions for the PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form to align with the 
revised scored review criteria. NIH will also be updating institutional 
training grant applications, including adding a new attachment field to 
the PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan form for the transparent 
collection of the Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity while also 
providing additional space for applicants within the Program Plan page 
limit where this information was previously collected. The Training 
Data Tables will also be updated to reduce the burden and promote 
consistent information collection, including limiting the scope of 
information collection to data only relevant to the training stage(s) 
of the proposed program in Table 1 and removing instructions in Table 8 
that are reported within the Research Performance Progress Report 
(RPPR). Effective for due dates on or after May 25, 2025, NIH will be 
adopting the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and 
Pending (Other) Support as part of the directive from Guidance for 
Implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-33. The 
Common Forms are part of a separate OMB collection, currently approved 
under 3145-0279. As such, elements collected within the Common Forms 
will be removed from NIH's current NIH Biosketch and Other Support 
formats. NIH will continue to collect additional information not 
captured on the Common Forms to adhere to the agency's implementation 
of the NIH Peer Review Regulations at 42 CFR part 52 as part of the NIH 
Biosketch form, which will be renamed the NIH Biosketch Supplement to 
reflect the supplemental information requested. The application and 
progress report forms and associated instructions will be updated to 
align with these new requirements. This collection also continues to 
include PHS applications and pre-award reporting requirements: PHS 398 
[paper] Public Health Service Grant Application forms and instructions; 
PHS 398 [electronic] PHS Grant Application component forms and agency-
specific instructions used in combination with the SF424 (R&R); PHS 
Fellowship Supplemental Form and agency-specific instructions used in 
combination with the SF424 (R&R) forms/instructions for Fellowships 
[electronic]; PHS 416-1 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service 
Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship Application Instructions and Forms 
used only for a change of sponsoring institution application [paper]; 
Instructions for a Change of Sponsoring Institution for NRSA 
Fellowships (F30, F31, F32 and F33) and non-NRSA Fellowships; PHS 416-5 
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual 
Fellowship Activation Notice; and PHS 6031 Payback Agreement. The PHS 
398 (paper and electronic are currently approved under 0925-0001. All 
forms expire 01/31/2026. Post-award reporting requirements are 
simultaneously consolidated under 0925-0002 and include the RPPR. The 
PHS 398 and SF424 applications are used by applicants to request 
Federal assistance funds for traditional investigator-initiated 
research projects and to request access to databases and other PHS 
resources. The PHS 416-1 is used only for a change of sponsoring 
institution application. PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form and agency-
specific instructions are used in combination with the SF424 (R&R) 
forms/instructions for Fellowships and are used by individuals to apply 
for direct research training support. Awards are made to individual 
applicants for specified training proposals in biomedical and 
behavioral research, selected as a result of a national competition. 
The PHS 416-5 is used by individuals to indicate the start of their 
NRSA awards. The PHS 6031 Payback Agreement is used by individuals at 
the time of activation to certify the agreement to fulfill the payback 
provisions.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 2,175,670.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Information collection forms               Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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PHS 398--Paper..................................           4,247               1              35         148,645
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                                             PHS 398/424--Electronic
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PHS Assignment Request Form.....................          37,120               1           30/60          18,560
PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement...................          74,239               1               1          74,239
PHS 398 Modular Budget..........................          56,693               1               1          56,693
PHS 398 Training Budget.........................           1,122               1               2           2,244
PHS 398 Training Subaward Budget Attachment(s)               561               1           90/60             842
 Form...........................................
PHS 398 Research Plan...........................          70,866               1              10         708,660
PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan..........           1,122               1              10          11,220
Data Tables.....................................           1,515               1               4           6,060

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PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental              2,251               1              10          22,510
 Form...........................................
PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trial                     54,838               1              13         712,894
 Information....................................
Biosketch (424 Electronic)......................          80,946               1               2         161,892
Data Management and Sharing Plan................          73,117               1               2         146,234
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                                           PHS Fellowship--Electronic
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PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form (includes F               6,707               1              13          87,191
 reference letters).............................
Biosketch (Fellowship)..........................           6,707               1               2          13,414
416-1...........................................              29               1              10             290
PHS 416-5.......................................           6,707               1            5/60             559
PHS 6031........................................           6,217               1            5/60             518
VCOC Certification..............................               6               1            5/60               1
SBIR/STTR Funding Agreement Certification.......           1,500               1           15/60             375
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                                              NIH Other Transaction
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NIH Other Transaction Application Form..........             239               1              11           2,629
    Total Annual Burden Hours...................  ..............         486,749  ..............       2,175,670
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    Dated: May 13, 2024.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-11251 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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