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Published
September 28, 2026
Effective
October 28, 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 186 (Monday, September 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61241-61242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19806]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request;

    Generic Clearance for the Collection of Customer Participation and 
Performance Management With NIH Programs, Processes, Products, and 
Services (National Institutes of 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 by October 28, 2026.

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 obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or 
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Mikia 
Currie, Chief, Project Clearance Branch (PCB), Office of Policy and 
Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), Office of the Director 
(OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), NIH, 6705 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, MSC 7980, or call non-toll-free number (301) 
435-0941 or Email your request, including your address to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#471735282d222433042b2226352629242205352629242f072a262e2b69292e2f69202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f8a88a97929d9b8cbb949d998a99969b9dba8a99969b90b895999194d6969190d69f978e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Formal requests for additional 
plans and instruments must be requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2026, page 
42204 (Vol. 91, No. 129) 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 Institutes of 
Health (NIH), 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 Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of 
Customer Participation and Performance Management with NIH Programs, 
Processes, Products, and Services (NIH), 0925-0778: Expiration Date 09/
30/2026, Revision, National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This revision of a 
currently approved generic clearance is to comply with the 
Administrations goals and priorities to continue evaluating the 
effectiveness of leadership, programs, and services is essential for 
the vitality of any institution. Leadership review at NIH focuses on 
the productivity of the IC, management of resources and budget 
allocations, training activities, and influence on dimensions of 
promotion of investigators and staff and a positive workforce.
    Program and service reviews may focus on operational performance; 
outputs, outcomes, and impacts; policy compliance, stewardship and 
accessibility. Reviews and evaluations may solicit input from IC staff 
and leadership (IC Director, Deputy Director, E.O.) and relevant 
program participants and stakeholders about the program's 
effectiveness, leader, or process. They may include comparisons with 
other ICs or programs, external benchmarks, and outcome metrics where 
appropriate and applicable. This input should provide meaningful 
information that can be used to identify strengths and areas that need 
improvement. Reports developed from the review or evaluation may be 
presented and shared as needed by the program when necessary. Such 
reports may include recommendations and proposed actions to address 
areas for improvement. In public or broadly shared reports, any 
sensitive information in the reviews or evaluations will be summarized 
and presented in aggregate.
    This clearance will allow direct assessment and measurement of the 
customer/respondent base for participation in and satisfaction with NIH 
programs, processes, products, and services. The clearance will also 
enable offices to assess participants' experience and accomplishments 
during or since participation and their preferences for existing and 
future programming, products, and services. The information collected 
using these tools informs and supports budgeting, program management 
and design, program planning, results reporting, information 
dissemination, process improvement, and outreach initiatives.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 3,833.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondent            Form name        Number of     responses per   per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)         hour
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Individuals, Households,        Performance                  500               1           30/60             250
 Private Sector, State           Measurement.
 Government, Local Government,
 Tribal Government, or Federal
 Government.
                                Program                      500               1           15/60             125
                                 Monitoring.
                                Program                      500               1           45/60             375
                                 Evaluations.
                                Grantee                    1,000               1           15/60             250
                                 Effectiveness.
                                Resource                     500               1           10/60              83
                                 Management.
                                Feedback........           5,000               1           15/60           1,250

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                                Forms...........           3,000               1           30/60           1,500
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    Totals....................  ................  ..............          11,000  ..............           3,833
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    The Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Jon Lorsch, having 
reviewed and approved this document, authorizes Alycia Booth, who is 
the Federal Register Liaison, to electronically sign this document for 
purposes of publication in the Federal Register.

    Dated: September 24, 2026.
Alycia Booth,
Federal Register Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2026-19806 Filed 9-25-26; 8:45 am]
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