Notice: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Reinstatement of OMB 
No. 0925-0601/exp. 02/28/2010, Request for Human Embryonic Stem Cell 
Line To Be Approved for Use in NIH Funded Research

Federal Register: March 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 40)         
                  Page 9418

Agency:  DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
         National Institutes of Health


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 reinstatement 
of approval of the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal Register 
on September 25, 2009, page 48973 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 may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is 
not required to respond to, an information collection unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Request for Human Embryonic Stem Cell 
Line to be Approved for Use in NIH Funded Research. Type of Information 
Collection Request: Revision, OMB 0925-0601, Expiration Date 02/28/
2010, Form Number: NIH 2890. Need and Use of Information Collection: 
The form is used by applicants to request that human embryonic stem 
cell lines be approved for use in NIH funded research. Frequency of 
response: Applicants may submit applications at any time; this request 
is a one-time submission. Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and State, 
Local or Tribal Government. Type of Respondents: Adult scientific 
professionals. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 160,135; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 14; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2,251,500. The estimated 
annualized cost to respondents is $78,802,500.
    Request for Comments: 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.
    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 Management and Budget, 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: Ms. Mikia Currie, Division of Grants Policy, 
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, NIH, Rockledge 
1 Building, Room 3505, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974, 
or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0941, or E-mail your request, 
including your address to: curriem@od.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: February 25, 2010.
Mikia Currie,
Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, OD, NIH.
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