[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 63 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17096-17097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6604]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Outcome Evaluation of 
the Small Grants Program for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the (National Cancer Institute), the National 
Institutes of Health has submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection 
listed below. This proposed information collection was previously 
published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2004, page 53079 and 
allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comment was received. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public 
comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, 
and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information 
collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after 
October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control 
number.
    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 Response Per Respondent: 1; Average Burden 
Hours Per Response: 75; and 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 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.
    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 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 Veronica 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 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: March 21, 2005.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-6604 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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