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

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** February 10, 1999
- **Citation:** 64 FR 6666

## Text

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 requirements 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 (NIH) 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, expiration 04/30/2000. 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
assignments. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Affected Public:
Individuals or households. Type of Respondents: Guest Researcher and
Special Volunteer candidates. The annual reporting burden is also as
follows: Estimated Number of

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Respondents: 1,630. Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.1. Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours Requested: 163.
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at:

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Estimated Estimated
Estimated number of Average burden total annual
Type of respondents number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response requested
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Guest Researcher................................ 400 1 0.1 40
Special Volunteer............................... 1230 1 0.1 123
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Total....................................... 1630 1 0.1 163
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There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
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: Ms. Yetta L. 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 within 60-days
of the date of this publication and/or suggestions regarding the items
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. To request more information on the proposed project or
to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact:
Ms. Yetta L. Patterson, Personnel Management Specialist, Office of
Human Resource Management, OD, NIH, Building 31, Room 1C39, 31 Center
Drive MSC 2272, Bethesda, MD 20892-2272.

Dated: February 3, 1999.
Stephen C. Benowitz,
Director of Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 99-3236 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-M

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