Notice2026-02440
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Regular Clearance for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research Portfolio Analysis (National Institute of Mental Health)
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Published
February 6, 2026
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Health and Human Services DepartmentNational Institutes of Health
Abstract
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 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5504-5505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02440]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Regular
Clearance for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research Portfolio
Analysis (National Institute of Mental Health)
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: Andrew Hooper, National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH) Project Clearance Liaison, Science Policy and Evaluation
Branch, Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications, NIMH,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, MSC 9667, Bethesda,
Maryland 20892, call (301) 480-8433 or Email your request, including
your address to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2947404441595b48595c4b45404a4a4644444c475d5a694448404507474041074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="66080f0b0e1614071613040a0f0505090b0b03081215260b070f0a48080f0e48010910">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on November 21st, 2025,
pages 52685-52686 (Vol. 90, No. 223) 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 National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 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: NIMH Office of National Autism Coordination
(ONAC) Portfolio Analysis, NIMH, 0925-0682, expiration date 2/28/2026,
REVISION, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a requested
revision of a currently approved request (NIMH Office of Autism
Research Coordination (OARC) Portfolio Analysis, 0925-0682, expiration
date 2/28/2026), where the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Office of National Autism Coordination (ONAC), on behalf of the
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), plans to continue
conducting comprehensive portfolio analyses of major autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) research funders. The purpose of the ASD research
portfolio analysis is to collect research funding data from U.S. and
international ASD research funders, to assist the Interagency Autism
Coordinating Committee (IACC) in fulfilling the requirements of the
Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support
(CARES) Act of 2024, and to inform the committee and interested
stakeholders of the funding landscape and current directions for
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ASD research. Specifically, these analyses will continue to examine the
extent to which current funding and research topics align with the IACC
Strategic Plan for Autism Research, Services, and Policy. The findings
will help guide future funding priorities by outlining current gaps and
opportunities in ASD research as well as serving to highlight annual
research activities and progress.
This revision request includes the following actions: updating all
previous references to the ``Office of Autism Research Coordination
(OARC)'' to instead refer to the ``Office of National Autism
Coordination (ONAC)''; updating all previous references to the ``Autism
CARES Act of 2019'' to instead refer to the ``Autism CARES Act of
2024'', which was signed into law in December 2024 and reauthorizes the
IACC through September 2029; updating all previous references to IACC
Strategic Plan ``Objectives'' to instead refer to ``Recommendations''
after the publication of the 2021-2023 IACC Strategic Plan; updating
descriptions of how results of the portfolio analyses will be presented
and made publicly available upon request; updating the total burden
hours due to an increase in the number of U.S. respondents and an
increase in the number of projects reported by these respondents;
updating the annualized total cost to the federal government due to
inflation and staffing changes; and, updating information collection
materials and background documents to reflect the funders to be
included in future autism research portfolio analyses and to allow for
project funding data for two years to be provided in one spreadsheet.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 474.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Type of respondents Number of projects per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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U.S. Federal.................................... 40 24 15/60 240
U.S. Private.................................... 18 47 15/60 212
International Government........................ 1 61 15/60 15
International Private........................... 2 13 15/60 7
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Total....................................... 61 1,893 .............. 474
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Dated: February 4, 2026.
Andrew A. Hooper,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of Mental Health,
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-02440 Filed 2-5-26; 8:45 am]
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