Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Dietary Supplements Information Needs Assessment Survey

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Dietary Supplements

Information Needs Assessment Survey

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health

(NIH), Office of the Director, the Office of Dietary Supplements will

publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.

This notice regards a request for emergency OMB processing for a

collection of information entitled ``Dietary Supplements Information

Needs Assessment Survey'' in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.13(d) of the

OMB guidelines. We are requesting OMB clearance by February 28, 1998,

Use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or

disrupt the collection of information for this survey. We are,

therefore, requesting a waiver of the requirement to submit a 60-day

Federal Register notice requesting public comment prior to submission

for OMB clearance.

New Proposed Collection: Dietary Supplements Information Needs

Assessment Survey

This survey will assess the availability of and need for dietary

supplements information services in the United States. The primary

objectives

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are to determine the number and nature of information requests about

dietary supplements received by major nutrition, medical, health and

botanical organizations in the United States, and to assess their

interest in a centralized information center to deal with information

requests pertaining to dietary supplements. Frequency of Response: One

time. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit

institutions, and Federal Government. Type of Respondents:

Organizations. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated

Number of Respondents: 180. Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: 25. Estimated Total

Annual Burden Hours Requested: 45. The annualized cost to respondents

is estimated at: $1800. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are

no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

Comments are invited on: (a) 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

ability; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk

Officer for NIH.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Bernadette M. Marriott,

Director, Office of Dietary Supplements.

[FR Doc. 98-457 Filed 1-7-98; 8:45 am]

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