[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35680-35681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Evaluation of the NIDCD 
Partnership Program OMB  0925-0479

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: REVISION. 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: 2; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .50; and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 18. The total 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 number                         Estimated total
       Type of respondents         Estimated number    of responses per     Average burden       annual burden
                                    of respondents        respondent      hours per response    hours requested
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New Program Participants........                   7                   2                 .50                 3.5
Past Program Participants.......                  14                   2                 .50                   7
Program Applicants..............                  30                   1                 .25                 7.5
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    Total.......................                  51  ..................  ..................                  18
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Request For Comments

    Written 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.

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Direct Comments to OMB

    Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the items(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, 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: June 3, 2003.
W. David Kerr,
Executive Officer, NIDCD National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 03-15138 Filed 6-13-03; 8:45 am]
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