PHS 3998 and 2590 are used to apply
for esearch project grants, Research Career Awards (RCA) and
Institutional National Research Service Awards (NRSA); PHS 2271
used for NRSA appointment, some RCA programs, and research
supplements; PHS 3734 used when transferring research project to
another institution, and HHS-568 used to report inventions made
during the course of work under grant/award.
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1320.8(b)(3).
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(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
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