A May 2008 NIH Guide Notice (NOT-OD-08-075) announced plans to discontinue use of the U.S. Treasury Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system for facilitating electronic disbursement of reviewers’ honoraria and reimbursements for expenses incurred during their participation in NIH peer review meetings (see also NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-09-009NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-09-009). Instead, a new, electronic system has been developed to facilitate this process, thanks to the efforts of staff from the Office of Financial Management , NIH Scientific Review and Evaluation Award System, Electronic Research Administration, the Center for Scientific Review, the Office of Extramural Research, and Committee Management Specialists. The new system is undergoing pilot testing, with full implementation planned for early 2009.
Reviewers should do the following during this interim phase:
- Update their residential address information in the eRA Commons now, in preparation for the system conversion.
- Ignore e-mails from CCR prompting them to renew their CCR registration once it expires.
- Until further notice, ignore e-mails from the Internet Assisted Review system prompting them to update their banking information in the eRA Commons.
The NIH is committed to ensuring that reviewers receive their disbursements as quickly and efficiently as possible. Additional information will be provided as the transition to the new registration system progresses. Thank you for your continued efforts on behalf of the NIH peer review process.
Questions may be directed to Dr. Sally Amero, NIH Review Policy Officer, Office of Extramural Research, NIH (301-435-1418; ameros@od.nih.gov).
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