[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 28529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12912]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Customer/Partner 
Satisfaction Survey of the NIDCD Minority and Disability Supplement 
Program

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507 (a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Deafness and 
Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the 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. The proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2001, page 7919-7920, 
and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments 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

    Title: Customer/Partner Satisfaction Survey of the NIDCD Minority 
and Disability Supplement Program. Type of Information Collection 
Request: New. 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 people with disabilities will soon dominate the 
work force, these groups are underrepresented in the professional 
fields of science and health. To encourage members of these groups to 
pursue careers in these fields, NIDCD provides opportunities for 
extramural grant recipients to mentor promising candidates. The 
proposed survey will collect information from participants in the 
Minority and Disability Supplement Program and will yield information 
about satisfaction of participants with the program and how 
participation may have lead to the pursuit of a career in the health 
field. Frequency of Response: One. Affected Public: Individuals. Type 
of Respondent: Minority individuals and individuals with disabilities 
who have previously participated in the Supplement Program. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 200. 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One. Average Burden Hours 
Per Response: 0.5; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
100. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $150. There 
are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance 
Costs to report.

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                                                          Estimated number    Average burden    Estimated total
         Type of respondents           Estimated number   of responses per      hours per        annual burden
                                        of respondents       respondent          response       hours requested
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Survey of Participant...............                200                  1                0.5                100
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    Total...........................                200  .................  .................                100
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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 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, 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: 
Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D., Chief, Scientific Programs Branch, NIDCD, NIH, 
6120 Executive Blvd., EPS 400-C, MSC 7180, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call 
non toll-free number (301) 496-5061, 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: April 26, 2001.
David Kerr,
Executive Officer, NIDCD.
[FR Doc. 01-12912 Filed 5-22-01; 8:45 am]
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