[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 29763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12782]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Assessing the Long-Term
Impacts of the John E. Fogarty International Center's Research and
Training Programs
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment
on proposed data collection projects, the John E. Fogarty International
Center, the 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.
Proposed Collection
Title: Assessing the Long-Term Impacts of the John E. Fogarty
International Center's Research and Training Programs.
Type of Information Collection Request: New collection.
Need and Use of Information Collection: This study will inform
investment decisions and strategies employed by the Fogarty
International Center for the purpose of strengthening biomedical
research capacity in low and middle income countries. The primary
objective of the study is to develop detailed case studies of the long-
term impacts of Fogarty's research and training programs on educational
institutions located in low and middle income countries. The findings
will provide valuable information concerning return on the Center's
investments over the past twenty years and effective strategies for
promoting research capacity development in the future.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Type of Respondents: Current and former NIH grantees; Current and
former NIH trainees in countries of interest; Leaders and
administrators at institutions of interest; Policy-makers and
scientific leaders in countries of interest.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 105 per institution; total of 10
institutions over five years.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Hours per Response: 1 hour for interview
participants; 2 hours for focus group participants.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 290 and the
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $4,841.
There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or
Maintenance Costs to report.
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Number of
respondents/ Number of Number of Average Estimated
participants institutions responses per burden hours total annual
per per year respondent per response burden hours
institution requested
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Interviews with U.S.-based 20 2 1 1 40
principal investigators........
Focus groups with selected 40 2 1 2 160
trainees and follow-on survey..
Interviews with university 4 2 1 1 8
leadership.....................
Interviews with trainees........ 13 2 1 1 26
Interviews with foreign grantees 20 2 1 1 40
Interviews with foreign policy- 8 2 1 1 16
makers/scientific leaders......
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Total....................... 105 .............. .............. .............. 290
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Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments via regular mail to Dr. Linda
Kupfer, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, 16
Center Drive, MSC 6705, Building 16, Room 202, Bethesda, MD 20892 or
via electronic mail to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Dr. Linda Kupfer, Fogarty International Center,
National Institutes of Health, 16 Center Drive, Building 16, Room 202,
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call 301-496-1491 (this is not a toll-free
number), or E-mail your request, including your address to:
[email protected].
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: May 19, 2010.
Timothy J. Tosten,
Executive Officer, Office of Administrative Management and
International Services, John E. Fogarty International Center, National
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-12782 Filed 5-26-10; 8:45 am]
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