# 2026-12585: NIH Seeks Comments on Chimpanzee Research Tracking Form

2026-12585, Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Chimpanzee Research Use Form (Office of the Director), is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, National Institutes of Health published 2026-06-23, effective 2026-07-23; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-30).

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- As of: 2026-06-30
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12585
- Title: Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Chimpanzee Research Use Form (Office of the Director)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; National Institutes of Health
- Citation: 91 FR 37415
- Published: 2026-06-23
- Effective: 2026-07-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-30

## In one line

NIH Seeks Comments on Chimpanzee Research Tracking Form

## Summary

The NIH wants to keep collecting info using the Chimpanzee Research Use Form and is asking the public to share thoughts by July 23, 2026. This form helps track how chimpanzees are used in research, affecting scientists and animal welfare groups. No big changes or costs are expected, just a smooth extension of the current form’s approval.

## 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 Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), Office of the Director (OD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 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

- Mandatory Chimpanzee Form for Funding: cost, low. If you propose noninvasive research involving chimpanzees and want NIH support or approval, you must complete the Chimpanzee Research Use Form. The NIH will review the form before making funding decisions or allowing the research to begin.
- Funding Limited to Noninvasive Chimpanzee Research: cost, medium. The NIH will not fund research involving chimpanzees in new or competing projects unless the proposed work meets the definition of "noninvasive research" in the Standards of Care (42 CFR part 9). Proposals that do not meet that definition will not receive NIH funding.
- Estimated Time Burden for Respondents: cost, low. NIH estimates no monetary costs to respondents other than time: 30 respondents will each spend about 30 minutes per response, for a total estimated annualized burden of 15 hours. OMB approval is being requested for three years and the current control expires 7/31/2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-12585 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12585/submission-for-omb-review-30-day-comment-request-chimpanzee-research-use-form-office-of-the-director)
- [2026-12585 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12585.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12585 (as of 2026-06-30).