Notice2022-05475

Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; NIH COVID-19 Vaccination Status Form Extension

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Published
March 15, 2022

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Health and Human Services DepartmentNational Institutes of Health

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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14544-14545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05475]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; NIH COVID-19 
Vaccination Status Form Extension

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the 
information collection listed below.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Dr. Jessica McCormick-Ell, Ph.D., SM (NRCM), 
CBSP, RBP, NIH/ORS/SR/DOHS, Bldg. 13/3W80, Bethesda, MD, 20892-5760 or 
call non-toll-free number (301) 496-0590 or email your request, 
including your address to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72181701011b11135c1f11111d001f1b11195f171e1e321c1b1a5c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="58323d2b2b313b3976353b3b372a35313b33753d343418363130763f372e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2021 (86 
FR 66319), 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 Office of Research Services, National 
Institutes of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is 
not required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    In compliance with 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 request for review and 
approval of the information collection listed below.
    Proposed Collection: NIH COVID-19 Vaccination Status Form, 
REVISION, 0925-0771, exp., 3/31/2022, Office of Research Services 
(ORS), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This revision request 
includes two new forms as NIH is implementing a building entry protocol 
where all people, Federal Government employees, contractors, patients, 
and visitors, will answer questions about COVID exposure every day. The 
NIH COVID-19 Vaccination Status Form will continue to ensure the safety 
of the Federal workplace consistent with Executive Order 14042, 
Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, 
Executive Order 14043, Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination 
for Federal Employees, the COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Agency Model 
Safety Principles established by the Safer Federal Workforce Task 
Force, and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
(CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The 
proposed information collection will continue to be used to ensure 
compliance with vaccination requirements in the authorities above, 
generate the list of persons required to be tested on a routine basis, 
and will provide important information

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regarding safety frameworks, guidance, and procedures.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 8,499.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                      Number      Average burden
               Type of collection                    Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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NIH COVID-19 Vaccine Status Form................          31,000               1            5/60           2,583
Screening Questionnaire.........................          35,500               1            5/60           2,958
Building Access Form............................          35,500               1            5/60           2,958
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    Total.......................................  ..............         102,000  ..............           8,499
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    Dated: March 9, 2022.
Tara A. Schwetz,
Acting Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2022-05475 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
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