[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27569-27570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12662]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institute of Health

[OMB 0925-0479]


Proposed collection; Comment Request; Evaluation of the NIDCD 
Partnership Program

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: Evaluation of the NIDCD Partnership Program.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Extension.
    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 under represented in the science and health 
professional field. 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 and 
Applicants. The annual reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 51;
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
    Average Burden Hours Per Response: 30; and Estimated Total Annual 
Burden Hours Requested: 18.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $288. 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
                                                     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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New program participants........................               7               1             .30             3.5
Past program participants.......................              14               1             .30               7
Program applicants..............................              30               1             .25             7.5
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    Total.......................................              51  ..............  ..............              18
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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 
variety 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

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Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 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 within 30-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: May 15, 2003.
W. David Kerr,
Executive Officer, NIDCD, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 03-12662 Filed 5-19-03; 8:45 am]
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