Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher Assignment

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Special Volunteer and Guest

Researcher Assignment

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A)

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public

comment on proposed data collection projects, the Office of the

Director, National Institutes of Health (HIH) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher

Assignment. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of OMB No.

0925-0177; 4/30/97. Need and Use of Information Collection: Form NIH -

590 records, names, address, employer, education, and other information

on prospective Special Volunteers and Guest Researchers, and is used by

the responsible NIH approving official to determine the individual's

qualifications and eligibility for such assignments. The form is the

only official record of approved assignment. Frequency of Response: On

occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Type of

Respondents: Guest Researcher and Special Volunteer candidates.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1560. Estimated Number of Responses

Per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: .08. Estimated

Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 125.

There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance

Costs to report.

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Estimated number of Estimated number of Average burden hours per Estimated total annual

Type of respondents respondents responses per respondent response burden hours requested

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Guest Researcher................................ 370 1 .08 29.6

Special Volunteer............................... 1190 1 .08 95.2

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Total....................................... 1560 1 .08 125

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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 agency, including whether the information

will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate

of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and the clarity of 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy

of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: Yetta Patterson,

Personnel Management Specialist, Office of Human Resource Management,

OD, NIH Building 31, Room 1C39, 31 Center Drive MSC 2272, Bethesda, MD

20892-2272.

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection are

best assured of having their full effect if received on or before March

11, 1997.

Dated: December 26, 1996.

Marvene S. Horwitz,

Acting Director, Office of Human Resource Management.

[FR Doc. 97-640 Filed 1-9-97; 8:45 am]

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