[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 53079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19853]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Requested; Outcome Evaluation of the 
Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control

    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 National 
Cancer Institute (NCI), 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: Outcome Evaluation of the Small Grants Program for 
Behavioral Research in Cancer Control.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The Small Grants Program 
support projects that can be completed in a short period of time, such 
as pilot projects, development and testing of new methodologies, 
secondary data analyses, or innovative studies that provide a basis for 
more extended research. This evaluation is being conducted to identify 
progress of this program in establishing a cohort of scientists with a 
high level of research expertise in behavioral research cancer control. 
A primary objective of this study is to determine if the program's 
small grants R03 funding mechanism is effective in attracting 
investigators to the field of behavioral research and if so, what 
impact does the program have on the career of successful applicants. 
The findings will provide valuable information regarding (1) 
effectiveness of the program in attracting investigators to the field; 
(2) the impact of the program on investigators' careers; and (3) the 
overall benefit provided by the program through the R03 funding 
mechanism and assist the agency in determining whether changes to the 
program are necessary in future.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals; teaching institutions or other non-
profit.
    Type of Respondents: Grantees funded under PAR 99-006 (n=80).
    Type of Respondents: Principal Investigator awarded grants funded 
by PAR 00-006 (Dec. 1999-Nov. 2001).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: .75.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 60.

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                                                                     Estimated        Average
                                                     Estimated       number of      burden per     Total  burden
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per   response  (in    (in hours)
                                                    respondents     respondent        hours)
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Principal Investigators awarded grants funded by              80               1            0.75            60.0
 PAR 99-006 (Dec. 1999-Nov. 2001)...............
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............            60.0
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    There is no cost to respondents. 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 functions 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 able 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 Veroncia Chollette, RN, MS program Director, 
Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program 
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer 
Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd., Room 4100, Rockville, MD 20852 or call 
non-toll free number (301) 435-2837 or e-mail your request 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: August 20, 2004.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 04-19853 Filed 8-30-04; 8:45 am]
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