[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 29 (Friday, February 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 7867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3144]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Cancer Biomedical
Informatics Grid[supreg] (caBIG[supreg]) Support Service Provider (SSP)
Program (NCI)
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 National Cancer Institute
(NCI), 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: cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid
[supreg] (caBIG [supreg]) Support Service Provider (SSP) Program (NCI).
Type of Information Collection Request: Existing Collection in Use
Without an OMB Number. Need and Use of Information Collection: The NCI
Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT)
launched the enterprise phase of the caBIG [supreg] initiative in early
2007 with an emphasis on widespread institutional adoption of the
program and tools. This emphasis on adoption has generated an expanding
community with diverse needs for support, which are met through the
resources available through the caBIG [supreg] Enterprise Support
Network (ESN), including the caBIG [supreg] Support Service Provider
(SSP) Program. The caBIG [supreg] SSPs provide caBIG [supreg] end-users
with the freedom to match what caBIG [supreg] has to offer to their
unique organizational goals and needs, so having this customized
support option available is critically important to advancing the goals
of the caBIG [supreg] program. caBIG [supreg] SSP applicants are
evaluated against well-defined criteria published in the SSP Program
Announcement and must successfully demonstrate that they have the
technical capabilities, staffing and scalability, geographic coverage
(when applicable), and the domain expertise in biomedicine to
effectively serve caBIG [supreg] users. The information submitted by
SSP applicants enables NCI to determine whether such applicants are
qualified to enter into trademark license negotiations with NCI to use
the caBIG [supreg] trademarks in connection with their services and
become designated as caBIG [supreg] SSPs. Thus, the collection of
information from SSP applicants is critical to both ensuring that the
goals and objectives of the caBIG [supreg] program will be maintained
and furthered by the organizations designated as SSPs and facilitating
NCI's ability to exercise appropriate stewardship of the caBIG [supreg]
trademarks. Sections 410 and 411 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 285 and 285a) authorize the collection of the information.
Frequency of Response: once for the applicants. caBIG [supreg] SSP
applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed several times
a year. Affected Public: Private sector including Business or other
for-profits and not-for-profit organizations and institutions. Type of
Respondents: Technical representatives of commercial, academic or not-
for-profit organizations. The annual reporting burden is estimated at
360 hours.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
A.12--1 Estimates of Annual Burden Hours
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Average time
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of per response Annual burden
respondents response (minutes/hour) hours
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Commercial Organizations........................ 14 1 1440/60 336
(24 hours)
Nonprofit Organizations......................... 1 1 1440/60 24
(24 hours)
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Totals...................................... 15 .............. .............. 360
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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) 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.
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 John Speakman, NCI CBIIT Chief Program Officer,
Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology, National
Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 2115 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 6000,
Rockville, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number 301-451-8786 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: February 4, 2011.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-3144 Filed 2-10-11; 8:45 am]
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