Notice2025-23251

Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher Assignment (Office of Intramural Research, Office of the Director)

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December 18, 2025

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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 90, Number 241 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59135-59136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23251]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Special 
Volunteer and Guest Researcher Assignment (Office of Intramural 
Research, Office of the Director)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 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. Arlyn Garcia-Perez, Director of Policy and Analysis, Office of 
Intramural Research, Office of the Director, National Institutes of 
Health, 1 Center Drive MSC 0140, Building 1, Room 160, MSC-0140, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-1921 or 
(301) 496-1381 or Email your request, including your address to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bafddbc8d9d3dbfbfad5de94d4d3d294ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc9bbdaebfb5bd9d9cb3b8f2b2b5b4f2bbb3aa">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on September 25, 2025, 
page 46230 (90 FR 46230) 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 Intramural Research (OIR), Office of the Director, 
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: Special Volunteer and Guest Researcher 
Assignment, Extension of NIH Form 590, NIH Form 590-1 and NIH Form 590-
2, OMB # 0925-0177, exp. date March 31, 2026, Office of Intramural 
Research (OIR), Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of 
Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: Form Number NIH-590 is a 
single form completed by an NIH official for each Guest Researcher or 
Special Volunteer prior to his/her arrival at NIH. The information on 
the form is necessary for the approving official to reach a decision on 
whether to allow a Guest Researcher to use NIH facilities, or whether 
to accept volunteer services offered by a Special Volunteer. If the 
original assignment is extended, another form notating the extension is 
completed to update the file. In addition to NIH Form 590, Guest 
Researchers fill a separate Guest Researcher Agreement, NIH Form 590-1, 
and Special Volunteers fill a separate Special Volunteer Agreement, NIH 
Form 590-2. These additional forms are the legal instruments for the 
Guest Researcher or Special Volunteer to acknowledge and agree to the 
conditions and responsibilities of their assignment at NIH. No 
revisions are proposed for any of the three forms currently.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 652.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden   Total annual
           Form name                 Type of         Number of     responses per   per response     hour burden
                                   respondents      respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hours
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Special Volunteer and Guest     Special                    2,300               2            6/60             460
 Researcher Assignment.          Volunteers and
                                 Guest
                                 researchers.

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NIH Special Volunteer           Special                    2,100               1            5/60             175
 Agreement.                      Volunteers.
NIH Guest Researcher Agreement  Guest                        200               1            5/60              17
                                 Researchers.
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    Totals....................  ................           2,300           6,900  ..............             652
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    Dated: December 11, 2025.
Matthew J. Memoli,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2025-23251 Filed 12-17-25; 8:45 am]
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