[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75823-75824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24306]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; A Process/Outcome 
Evaluation of Parkinson's Disease Research Centers

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 Institute of 
Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Office of Science Policy and 
Planning, the National Institute 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: A Process/Outcome Evaluation of 
Parkinson's Disease Research Centers. Type of Information Collection 
Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: This study is 
primarily an outcome evaluation, designed to assess the extent to which 
the NINDS-funded Morris K. Udall Centers for Excellence in Parkinson's 
Disease Research have achieved the program's short-term and long-term 
goals. The study also includes elements of a process evaluation in its 
examination of the major activities conducted by the Udall Centers, the 
relationship between Center activities and the achievement of program 
goals, and the NINDS management of the program. The results of the 
full-scale evaluation should be very helpful to NINDS in identifying 
the most relevant measures for tracking the future progress of the 
Centers, developing strategies to enhance the program's effectiveness, 
and improving program management. NINDS will also use the findings to 
inform its National Advisory Neurological Disorders and Stroke Council, 
and to address inquiries from the public regarding the impact of the 
Udall Centers Program. Lastly, Udall Center awardees will be able to 
use the evaluation results to improve the performance of their Centers; 
and other NIH Institutes and Centers may use the methodology and 
results of this evaluation to guide their own centers assessments. 
Frequency of Response: Once or twice. Affected Public: Researchers, 
Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; individuals or 
households. Type of Respondents: Adult professionals.
    The annual reporting burden is represented in the following table:

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                                                                                   Average time
               Type of respondents                   Number of     Frequency of    per response     Annual hour
                                                    respondents      response         (hour)          burden
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Center Directors................................              13               2             1.5              39
Project/Core Directors..........................              54               1             1.5              81
Comparison Group................................              54               1             1.0              54
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    Totals......................................             121  ..............  ..............             174
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    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 should address one or more of the 
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriated 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. Melinda Kelley, Office of Science Policy and 
Planning, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, 
Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Room 8A-03, Bethesda, MD 20892; call non-
toll-free (301) 496-9271; 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: December 9, 2005.
Story C. Landis,
Director, NINDS, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 05-24306 Filed 12-20-05; 8:45 am]
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