[Federal Register: September 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 185)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: The Division of Independent Review Grant Reviewer
Recruitment Form (OMB No. 0915-0295): Extension
HRSA's Division of Independent Review (DIR) is responsible for
carrying out the independent and objective review of all eligible
applications submitted to HRSA. DIR ensures that the independent review
process is efficient, effective, economical, and complies with
statutes, regulations, and policies. The review of applications is
performed by people knowledgeable in the field of endeavor for which
support is requested and is advisory to individuals in HRSA responsible
for making award decisions.
To streamline the selection and assignment of grant reviewers to
objective review committees, HRSA utilizes a Web-based data collection
form to gather critical reviewer information. The Grant Reviewer Form
standardizes pertinent categories of reviewer information, such as:
Areas of
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expertise; occupations; work settings; reviewer experience; and allows
maximum use of drop-down menus to simplify the data collection process.
The Web-based system also permits reviewers to update their information
as needed. HRSA maintains a pool of approximately 5,000 individuals
that have previously served on HRSA objective review committees.
The estimated annual burden is as follows:
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Hours per
Grant recruitment form Number of Responses per Total response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (min.) hours
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New reviewer.................... 1,200 1 1,200 45 900
Updating reviewer information... 3,700 1 3,700 30 1,850
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Total....................... 4,900 .............. 4,900 .............. 2,750
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Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD., HRSA Reports Clearance
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this
notice.
Dated: September 19, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-18911 Filed 9-24-07; 8:45 am]
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