[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25751]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

     eriodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publi tracts of information collection requests under review by 
the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a copy of the 
clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the HRSA Reports 
Clearance Office on (301) 443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

Proposed Project: The Division of Independent Review Grant Reviewer 
Recruitment Form--New

    HRSA's Division of Independent Review (DIR) is responsible for 
carrying out the independent review of all eligible applications 
submitted to HRSA. DIR ensures that the independent review process is 
efficient, effective, economical and complies with statutes, 
regulations and policies. The review of applications is performed by 
people knowledgeable in the field of endeavor for which support is 
requested and is advisory to individuals in HRSA responsible for making 
award decisions.
    To streamline the collection, selection and assignment of grant 
reviewers to independent review committees, HRSA will utilize a Web-
based data collection form to gather critical reviewer information. The 
Grant Reviewer Recruitment Form will standardize pertinent categories 
of reviewer information, such as areas of expertise, occupations, work 
settings, reviewer experience, and allow maximum use of drop-down menus 
to simplify for the data collection process. All self-nominated 
reviewers will be channeled to the Grant Reviewer Recruitment Form. DIR 
anticipates a monthly volume of approximately 100 self-nominated 
responses. On a periodic basis, existing HRSA reviewers will be 
notified and directed to update their profile (via the Grant Reviewer 
Recruitment Form). HRSA maintains a pool of approximately 5,000 
individuals that have previously served on HRSA independent review 
committees. DIR projects that approximately 3,700 individuals (or 75% 
of existing reviewers) would comply with instructions to update their 
profile on the Web-based Recruitment Form.
    For existing HRSA reviewers, the amount of time required to 
complete the Recruitment Form will be abbreviated since HRSA will fill 
in the Form with previously collected personal information; existing 
reviewers will focus only on updating changes (e.g., addresses, 
employer, expertise, occupation) to their profile. The estimate of 
burden for the HRSA Grant Reviewer Recruitment Form is as follows:

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                                     Number of     Responses per       Total        Minutes per    Total burden
     Type of respondent \*\         respondents     respondent       responses       response          hours
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New reviewer....................           1,200               1           1,200              45             900
Existing reviewer...............           3,700               1           3,700              30            1850
    Total.......................           4,900  ..............           4,900  ..............           2,750
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* Includes two categories of grant reviewers: (1) new or self-nominated reviewers that have never served as a
  HRSA grant reviewer and (2) existing reviewers that have previously served on a HRSA independent review
  committee.

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Kraemer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: November 15, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-25751 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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