[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14670-14671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-7156]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; The Impact of a Decade of 
the Fogarty International Research Collaborative Award (FIRCA)

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 Fogarty International Center, 
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: The impact of a decade of the Fogarty 
International Research Cooperative Award (FIRCA). Type of Information 
Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: This 
study will access the outputs, outcomes and impacts of the Fogarty 
International Research Collaboration Awards (FIRCA). The primary 
objectives of the study are to determine if FIRCA awards (1) extend and 
enhance the research interests of the U.S. principle investigator 
(USPI) and the international research collaborator (IRC), (2) increase 
the research capacity of the international scientists and institution, 
and (3) foster discovery and reduce global health disparities through 
the support of international cooperation across the continuum of basic, 
clinical and applied biomedical, behavioral and health sciences. The 
findings will provide valuable information concerning: (1) Specific 
research advances attributable to FIRCA support; (2) specific capacity 
and career enhancing advances that are attributable to FIRCA funding; 
(3) policy implications for the FIRCA program based on USPI and IRC 
responses. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: none. Type of 
Respondents: U.S. researchers and their foreign research collaborators. 
There are no capital costs to report. There are no operating or 
maintenance costs to report.

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                                                                     Estimated                       Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of    Average burden   total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       response        requested
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US PI...........................................             453               1             .55          249.15
IRC.............................................             453               1             .55          249.15
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          598.15


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                                                     Number of     Frequency of     Hourly wage     Respondent
                Type respondents                    respondents      response          rate            cost
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USPI............................................             453               1             $55         $24,915

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IRC.............................................             453               1              10           4,530
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    Total Cost..................................  ..............  ..............  ..............          29,445
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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Dr. Linda Kupfer, Fogarty International Center, 
National Institutes of Health, 16 Center Drive, Building 16, Bethesda, 
MD 20892-6705 or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-3288 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: March 13, 2003.
H. Richard Miller,
Executive Officer, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. 03-7156 Filed 3-25-03; 8:45 am]
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