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OMB Control No: 0648-0567	ICR Reference No: 201703-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201312-0648-024
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Conflict of Interest Disclosure for Nonfederal Government Individuals Who Are Candidates to Conduct Peer Reviews Required by the OMB Peer Review Bulletin
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/05/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/06/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2017
Responses	321	0	321
Time Burden (Hours)	161	0	161
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued government-wide guidance to enhance the practice of peer review of government science documents: OMB’s Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review (“Peer Review Bulletin” or PRB) which establishes minimum peer review standards for influential scientific information that federal agencies intend to disseminate. The PRB also directs federal agencies to adopt or adapt the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) policy for evaluating conflicts of interest when selecting peer reviewers who are not federal government employees (federal employees are subject to federal ethics requirements which address conflict of interest). For peer review purposes, the term “conflict of interest” means any financial or other interest which conflicts with the service of the individual because it could: (1) significantly impair the individual’s objectivity; or (2) create an unfair competitive advantage for any person or organization. NOAA has adapted the NAS policy and developed two confidential conflict of interest disclosure forms which the agency will use to examine prospective reviewers’ potential financial conflicts and other interests that could impair objectivity or create an unfair advantage. One form is for peer reviewers of studies related to government regulation and the second form is for peer reviewers of any other influential scientific information subject to the Peer Review Bulletin. The forms include questions about employment as well as investment and property interests and research funding. All three forms also require the submission of a curriculum vitae (CV).

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 106 - 554 515 Name of Law: Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Informati

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 93667	12/21/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 12567	03/06/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Conflict of Interest Disclosure Forms	NA, NA	,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	321	321
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	161	161
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,440

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Sarah Brabson

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