[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 107 (Friday, June 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35379-35380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13885]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Request for Clearance 
To Conduct Voluntary Customer Satisfaction Surveys

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the National Institute on 
Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 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: Request for Clearance to Conduct Voluntary Customer 
Satisfaction Surveys. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW.

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Need and Use of Information Collection: The NIDCD was established to 
support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in 
hearing, smell, balance, taste, voice, speech and language. Although 
minorities and women will dominate the work force within the next 
decade, both groups are underrepresented in science and health 
professional fields. Because of this concern, the NIDCD, with 
assistance from the Office of Research on Minority Health, established 
the Partnership Program in 1994 to increase the number of minority 
scientists and health care professionals doing research on 
communication and communication disorders. The proposed survey will 
yield data about: (1) Reasons for participation in the program; (2) 
satisfaction of participants with the program and (3) how participation 
in the program has lead to the pursuit of a career in the health field. 
This survey will track the Partnership Program's success at increasing 
the number of women and minorities who are scientists. Frequency of 
Response: One. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondent: 
Partnership Program Participants. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 62; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: 0.5; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 15.5. The annualized 
cost to respondents is estimated at: $155. There are no Capital Costs 
to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

    Note: The following table is acceptable for the Respondent and 
Burden Estimate Information, if appropriate, instead of the text as 
shown above.)


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                                                                          Estimated
                                                            Estimated     number of      Average      Estimated
                   Type of respondents                      number of     responses   burden hours  total annual
                                                           respondents       per      per response  burden hours
                                                                         respondent                   requested
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New Participants........................................           16             1           .25             4
Past Participants.......................................           16             1           .25             4
Applicants..............................................           30             1           .25           7.5
    Total...............................................           62                                      15.5
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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) 
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
fulfillment of the NIDCD mission, including whether the information 
will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the estimate of the 
burden of the proposed data collection, including the validity of the 
methodology; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the data collection and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on the respondents, including appropriate use 
of automated collection techniques and 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, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 20503, 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: 
Mrs. Kay C. Johnson-Graham, EEO Officer, Office of Equal Employment 
Opportunity, NIDCD, NIH, Building 31, Room 3C08, 31 Center Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 402-6415 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 on or before July 3, 2000.

    Dated: May 23, 2000.
W. David Kerr,
Executive Officer, NIDCD.
[FR Doc. 00-13885 Filed 6-1-00; 8:45 am]
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