Privacy Act Memo

DATE:

May 12, 2023

TO:

Lora Kutkat
NIH Office of the Director, Deputy Directors Office

FROM:

NIH Privacy Act Officer

SUBJECT:

Applicability of the Privacy Act: Chimpanzee Research Use Form (OD/DPCPSI)

I have reviewed the Office of the Director (OD) Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and
Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act which
proposes to extend the use of the Chimpanzee Research Use Form (OMB Control No. 0925-0705).
The purpose of this form is to obtain information needed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
to assess whether the proposed research satisfies the agency policy for research involving
chimpanzees. NIH considers the information submitted through this form prior to the agency
making funding decisions or otherwise allowing the research to begin. Completion of this form is
a mandatory step toward receiving NIH support or approval for research involving chimpanzees.
Submission will be made via the secure Chimpanzee Research Use Reporting System website
https://cru.dpcpsi.nih.gov/Account/Login. NIH uses this means of collection to assure security of
potentially proprietary and sensitive information, improve data quality, reduce collection burden,
and improve agency efficiency and responsiveness over paper-based submission. The CRU
Reporting System will integrate with the NIH grant processing system, allowing NIH to prepopulate certain fields for grant applicants.
I have determined that the Privacy Act will not apply to this information collection because no
personally identifiable information (PII) is collected. If you have any questions, please contact me
at (301) 402-6469.

Dustin B. Close
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Dustin Close
NIH Privacy Act Officer

Digitally signed by Dustin B.
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Date: 2023.05.12 12:33:39
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cc: Tawanda Abdelmouti, Asst. Project Officer, Project Clearance Branch (PCB)