# 2025-00650: NIH Police Forms Need Your Input Because Bureaucracy Never Sleeps 2025-00650, Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; NIH Division of Police Law Enforcement Forms (Office of the Director), is a Federal Register notice from an unnamed agency published 2025-01-15, effective Comments are requested within 60 days of the publication date (January 15, 2025). OMB approval is requested for 3 years. (as of 2026-06-08). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-00650 - As of: 2026-06-08 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-00650 - Title: Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; NIH Division of Police Law Enforcement Forms (Office of the Director) - Type: Notice - Agencies: unknown - Citation: unknown - Published: 2025-01-15 - Effective: Comments are requested within 60 days of the publication date (January 15, 2025). OMB approval is requested for 3 years. - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-06-08 ## In one line NIH Police Forms Need Your Input Because Bureaucracy Never Sleeps ## Summary The NIH wants your thoughts on new police forms they plan to use to keep their officers doing their jobs smoothly. If you work with or are affected by NIH police paperwork, now’s the time to speak up—comments are open for 60 days. No big costs or changes, just making sure the forms work well and don’t cause extra hassle. ## Abstract In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of the Director (OD) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. ## Effects PRIA read - NIH police forms proposed collection: cost, low. The NIH proposes six law-enforcement forms and asks OMB to approve the collection for 3 years. The agency estimates a total annualized respondent burden of 3,209 hours across 18,548 responses and says there are no costs to respondents other than their time; comments are open for 60 days from Januar… - Extended visitor forms replace repeated badges: benefit, low. NIH will use three extended visitor forms (Patient, Non‑Patient, Generic) so people who need recurring access don’t have to get temporary badges repeatedly. The forms are estimated to generate 11,180 patient responses (1,863 hours), 4,560 non‑patient responses (760 hours), and 2,500 generic respons… - Police warning notice may include campus ban: cost, low. NIH proposes a Police Warning Notice that individuals must sign; the form can also document that a person is banned from campus. The agency estimates 258 responses per year for this form, at 10 minutes per response (43 hours total). - Officer candidate application takes significant time: cost, medium. People applying to be NIH police officer candidates would complete a specific application form. NIH estimates 15 applicants per year, with an average burden of 8 hours per application (120 hours total annually). - Authorization for release used in hiring checks: cost, low. NIH will use an Authorization for Release of Information form for potential hires so background checks can determine suitability. Estimated use is 15 responses per year at 10 minutes each (3 hours total annually). - Statements and affidavits for campus incidents: cost, low. NIH will collect witness statements and affidavits about on‑campus incidents using a form that captures event chronology and perspectives. 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