This collection
is approved contingent on a commitment by NIH to develop and test a
more active community policing mechanism or NIH moderator role
within the next 18 months. The plan and pilot test design should be
submitted to OMB as a non-substantive change to the current
approval.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2015
36 Months From Approved
9,240
0
0
27,720
0
0
0
0
0
In 2010, NIH announced its plan to
develop the Genetic Testing Registry (GTR), a centralized, online
resource that will provide information about the availability and
scientific basis of genetic tests. With an increasing number of
genetic tests available, NIH recognized the importance of making
information about these tests easily accessible to health care
providers, researchers, patients, consumers, payers, and others.
The overarching goal of the GTR is to advance the public health and
research in the genetic basis of health and disease. As such, the
Registry will have several key functions, including (1) encouraging
providers of genetic tests to enhance transparency by publicly
sharing information about the availability and utility of their
tests; (2) providing an information resource for the public,
including health care providers, patients, and researchers, to
locate laboratories that offer particular tests; and (3)
facilitating genetic and genomic data-sharing for research and new
scientific discoveries. The GTR will be created, designed, and
maintained by the NIH National Center for Biotechnology Information
(NCBI) with input from the stakeholder community and oversight by
an NIH steering group. Respondents to the GTR are expected to
include clinical laboratories, test manufacturers, researchers, and
entities that report and interpret tests performed elsewhere. The
GTR is not limited to U.S. respondents; it will also include
submissions from outside the United States. Information will be
collected and managed using an online submission system.
US Code:
42 USC
46 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.