[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81611-81612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32659]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Evaluation
of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Initiative
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Center for Research Resources, the
National Institutes of Health has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information
collection listed below. This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2010, pages
62543-62544, and allowed 60-days for public comment. No comments were
received. 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 displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Proposed Collection:
Title: The National Evaluation of the Clinical and Translational
Science Awards (CTSA) Initiative.
Type of Information Collection Request: New.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The CTSA Initiative is
directed at transforming the way biomedical research is conducted
nationwide by reducing the time it takes for basic science or
laboratory discoveries to become treatments for patients, and for those
treatments in turn to be incorporated and disseminated throughout
community practice. The primary purpose of this data collection is to
provide information about the process and early outcomes associated
with 46 awardees participating in the first four cohorts of CTSA
awards, in order to fulfill the congressional expectations for external
program evaluation. NIH will use the results to understand the extent
to which the CTSA Initiative is bringing about transformational changes
in clinical and translational science among academic medical centers
and their research partners, increasing the efficiency of the research
process, and enhancing the capacity of the field to conduct clinical
and translational research. All information collected will be used to
provide analytical and policy support to NCRR, assisting NIH in making
decisions about current CTSA programming, future funding, and other
initiatives to improve clinical and translational science. It may also
provide information for NIH's Government Performance and Results Act
(GPRA) report.
Frequency of Response: Biennial.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Type of Respondents: Scientific researchers. The annual reporting
burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,563;
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.13;
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 451.5. The
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $14,056. There are no
capital or start-up costs, and no maintenance or service cost
components to report.
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Estimated
Estimated number of Estimated
Respondent type number of hours per Frequency of total annual
respondents respondent response burden hours
type requested
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Users survey.................................... 500 .25 .5 62.5
Nonusers survey................................. 500 .08 .5 20.0
Trainees/scholars survey........................ 1,213 .33 .5 200.0
Mentors survey.................................. 1,350 .25 .5 169.0
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 451.5
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Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
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information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (4) 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 Patricia Newman, Program Analyst, Office of
Science Policy, National Center for Research Resources, 6701 Democracy
Boulevard, MSC 4874, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4874, 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: December 20, 2010.
Meryl Sufian,
Supervisory Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Science Policy,
NCRR, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-32659 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]
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