[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32473-32474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13736]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The STAR METRICS
Program
Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information
collection listed below. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of
Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required
to respond to, an information collection that has been extended,
revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it
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displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Proposed Collection: Title: STAR METRICS.
Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the
Effects of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science. Type of
Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information
Collection: The aim of STAR METRICS is twofold. The initial goal of
STAR METRICS is to provide mechanisms that will allow participating
universities and Federal agencies with a reliable and consistent means
to account for the number of scientists and staff that are on research
institution payrolls, supported by Federal funds. In subsequent
generations of the program, it is hoped that STAR METRICS will allow
for measurement of science impact on economic outcomes (such as job
creation), on knowledge generation (such as citations and patents) as
well as on social and health outcomes.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Affected Public: Universities.
Type of Respondents: University administrators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
Average Burden Hours per Response: Reduced by 156; and
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: Reduced by 15,600.
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated to be reduced by
$780,000. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating
or Maintenance Costs to report.
A.12--1 Estimates of Net Hour Burden Reduction
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Average time
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of per response Annual hour
respondents response (in hours) burden
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Stage 1: Immediate............................. 100 1 72 +7200
Stage 1: Expected Reduction in Current burden 100 4 40 -16000
(assuming 100 universities and at median).....
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Net reduction in burden.................... 100 4 ............... -8800
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Stage 1: Future................................ 100 4 1.0 +400
Stage 2: Expected Reduction in Current burden 100 4 40 -16000
(assuming 100 universities and at median).....
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Net reduction in burden.................... 100 4 ............... -15600
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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.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding
the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact: Dr. Stefano Bertuzzi, MSC 0166, Building 1 Room
218, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free
number 301-496-9286 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 30-days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: June 2, 2010.
Laverne Stringfield,
Executive Officer, Office of the Director, National Institutes of
Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-13736 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]
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