[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 15710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7086]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Process Evaluation of
the NIH's Roadmap Interdisciplinary Research Work Group Initiatives
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the (insert name of NIH Institute or
IC), 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 January
5, 2010 (p. 382) and allowed 60 days for public comment. One comment
was received, which included a request for additional information, and
additional information was provided. No additional questions 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: The National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Heath requests a
two-year clearance for Title: ``Process Evaluation of the NIH Roadmap
Interdisciplinary Research Work Group Initiatives,'' Type of
information collection: New. Need and use of information collection:
This study will be used to determine whether the NIH's
Interdisciplinary Research Work Group initiatives have been, and are
being, conducted as planned, whether the expected outputs are being
produced, and how the activities and processes associated with the
initiatives can be improved. Information collected during the
evaluation will be used to assess whether and how these initiatives
differed from existing initiatives to determine whether these unique
initiatives or mechanisms are necessary, to make decisions about
whether to continue and/or to modify the programs, and to make
decisions about structural or procedural changes within NIH that may be
necessary to support cross-cutting interdisciplinary programs.
Frequency of response: The frequency of response is once for most
respondents, and twice for a limited group. Affected public: The
affected public includes a limited number of individuals; Type of
respondents: principal investigators, other grant investigators, and
Initiative trainees. The annual reporting burden is as follows:
Estimated number of respondents: 450; Estimated number of responses per
respondent: PIs, 2; Other Investigators, 1; Trainees, 1; Average burden
hours per response: 30 minutes; and Estimated total annual burden hours
requested: 250 hours. The total annualized cost to respondents
(calculated as the number of respondents * frequency of response *
average time per response * approximate hourly wage rate) is estimated
to be $7,450. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or
Maintenance Costs to report.
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 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: Sue Hamann, PhD, Science Evaluation Officer,
Office of Science Policy Officer and Analysis, National Institute of
Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), NIH. You may reach Dr. Hamann
by telephone on 301-594-4849 (this is not a toll-free number), or you
may e-mail your request to Dr. Hamann at [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: March 24, 2010.
Sue Hamann,
Science Evaluation Officer, OSPA, NIDCR, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-7086 Filed 3-29-10; 8:45 am]
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