Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collections;

Comment Request

The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the

Secretary will periodically publish summaries of proposed information

collections projects and solicit pubic comments in compliance with the

requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. To request more information on the project or to obtain a copy of

the information collection plans and instruments, call the OS Reports

Clearance Officer on (202) 690-6207.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including whether the information shall have practical

utility; (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 respondents,

including through the use of automated collection techniques or other

forms of information technology.

Proposed Project 1. Survey of Opinions of Principal Investigators

on Managing a Biomedical Research Laboratory--NEW--The Office of

Research Integrity is proposing an informal survey of principal

investigators to obtain anecdotal information on experiences associated

with the management of a Biomedical Research Laboratory. The

information will be shared with the research community to promote good

laboratory management practices. Respondents: Principal Investigators--

Reporting Burden Information; Number of Respondents: 200; Annual

Frequency of Response: one time; Average Burden per Response: 3.5

hours; Total Annual Burden: 700 hours.

Send comments to Cynthia Agens Bauer, OS Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 503H, Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20201. Written comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Dated: August 2, 1999.

Dennis P. Williams,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget.

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