[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14669-14670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7155]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission of OMB Review; Comment Request; Policies of Academic 
Institutions Regarding Tobacco Industry Research Funding

SUMMARY: Under the provision of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), 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. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 
13, 2002, pages 11347 and 11348 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

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after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.
    Proposed Collection: Title: Policies of Academic Institutions 
Regarding Tobacco Industry Research Funding. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: This 
study will assess current administrative policies of U.S. medical 
schools and schools of public health regarding faculty acceptance of 
research funding from tobacco manufacturers and trade organizations. 
The primary objectives of the study are to assess how many institutions 
have a tobacco-specific research funding policy, their reasons for 
adopting or not adopting such a policy, and what the requirements of 
those policies are. The findings will provide valuable information 
concerning: (1) How academic institutions have responded to concerns 
about researchers' funding relationships in tobacco research, (2) 
administrators' attitudes towards research funding policies targeted at 
tobacco specifically; and (3) what types of requirements have been 
imposed on academic researchers regarding tobacco funding. Frequency of 
Response: Once. Affected Public: Individuals; academic institutions. 
Type of Respondents: Academic administrators. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 505; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per 
Response: 75; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 379. 
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $32,215. 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.
    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 or Regulatory 
Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20530, 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 Dr. Mark Parascandola, Cancer Prevention 
Fellow, OPO, DCP, NCI, NIH, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3109, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 594-1576 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: March 18, 2003
Reesa L. Nichols,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison.
[FR Doc. 03-7155 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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