[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37987-37988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17927]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Data Collection; Comment Request, Survey of National 
Cancer Organizations Served by the NCI Office of Liaison Activities 
(OLA)

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), 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: Survey of National Cancer Organizations 
Served by the NCI Office of Liaison Activities. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The 
information to be collected in this survey is of vital importance to 
the National Cancer Institute's Office of Liaison Activities in 
determining the communication needs of the national cancer advocacy and 
voluntary organizations it serves and the desirability and usefulness 
of NCI's products and services. Information collected in this survey 
will be used to improve program services and make appropriate 
programmatic decisions. The respondents are leaders of organizations 
served by OLA and have a deep commitment to cancer advocacy in areas of 
cancer prevention, detection, treatment, control, and survivorship. 
They seek to improve the communication and collaboration between their 
organizations and the NCI. Frequency of Response: one time. Affected 
Public: Not-for-profit organizations. Type of Respondents: Organization 
leaders. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 150; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; 
Average Burden Hours Per Response: .3841 and Estimated Total

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Annual Burden Hours Requested: 57.61. The annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated at: $1,152.30. There are no Capital Costs to 
report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To request more information on the proposed 
project or obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, 
contact Ms. Kristie Dionne, Program Analyst, Office of Liaison 
Activities, NCI, NIH, Building 31, Room 10A06, 9000 Rockville Pike, 
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580, or call non-toll-free number (301) 594-3194 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: July 2, 1999.
Reesa Nichols,
OMB Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 99-17927 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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