[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65608-65609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25281]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Outcome Evaluation of the 
Fogarty International Center (FIC) AIDS International Training and 
Research Program (AITRP)

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 
(FIC), 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 FIC AIDS 
International Training and Research Program (AITRP). Type of 
Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: This study will assess the outputs, outcomes and impacts of 
the AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP). The 
findings will provide valuable information concerning: (1) The research 
capacity development, collaboration, public health, and public policy 
outputs, outcomes, and impacts of AITRP at the program level and 
country level; (2) management and policy implications for the AITRP 
program based on trainee responses. Frequency of Response: Once. 
Affected Public: none. Type of Respondents: Trainees involved in the 
AITRP program. 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      total annual
               Type of respondents                   number of     responses per   burden hours    burden hours
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response      requested
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Trainees........................................             300               1               1             300
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    Total.......................................             300             300
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                                                     Estimated                        Average
               Type of respondents                   number of     Frequency of     hourly wage     Respondent
                                                    respondents      response          rate            cost
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Trainees........................................             300               1        $5.00/hr           $1500
    Total Cost..................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           $1500
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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

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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: November 5, 2004.
Richard Miller,
Executive Officer, FIC, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 04-25281 Filed 11-12-04; 8:45 am]
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