[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 97 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23861-23862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11817]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission to OMB, Comment Request; A Process Evaluation of the
NIH Director's New Innovator Award (NIA) Program
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
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Director, 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. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on February
20, 2009, pages 7908-7909 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No
public comments were received. 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: A Process Evaluation of the NIH
Director's New Innovator Award (NIA) Program. Type of Information
Collection Request: New collection. Need and Use of Information
Collection: This study will assess the NIA Program operations and the
outputs of the identification, evaluation and selection process. The
primary objectives of the study are to: (1) Assess the NIA award
selection process; (2) determine if the program was implemented as
planned; and (3) determine if the process was conducted in accordance
with the overall mission of the NIA program. The findings will provide
valuable information concerning: (1) The characteristics of applicants
and reviewers; (2) the criteria used to evaluate and select awardees;
and (3) aspects of the process that could be revised or improved.
Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: None. Type of
Respondents: Applicants, Reviewers. There are no Capital Costs to
report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 662; Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: .28 (15 minutes for
applicants and 30 minutes for Extramural Reviewers), and Estimated
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 188.5 and the annualized cost to
respondents is estimated at $12,199.72. Table 1 and Table 2
respectively present data concerning the burden hours and cost burdens
for this data collection.
Table 1--Annualized Estimate of Hour Burden
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Average time
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of for response Total hour
respondents response (hr) burden *
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Applicants..................................... 570 1 .25 142.5
Extramural Reviewers........................... 92 1 .50 46
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Total...................................... 662 1 .28 188.5
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* Total Burden = N Respondents * Response Frequency * (minutes to complete/60).
Table 2--Annualized Cost to Respondents
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Total
Type of respondents Number of Response Approx. hourly respondent
respondents frequency wage rate cost **
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Applicants...................................... 570 1 $64.72 $9,226.60
Extramural Reviewers............................ 92 1 64.72 2977.12
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Total....................................... 662 1 64.72 12,199.72
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**Total Respondent Cost = Total Hour Burden * Hourly Wage Rate.
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 (OIRA). All comments should be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. Attention: Desk
Office for NIH. To request more information on the project or to obtain
a copy of the data collection plans and instruments contact G. Stephane
Philogene, PhD, Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, Office of
Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health,
31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room B2-B37, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call
non-toll-free number 301-402-3902 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: May 13, 2009.
G. Stephane Philogene,
Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, Office of Behavioral and
Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-11817 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
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