[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3311-3312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-591]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Non-Federal 
Funding Sources for Cancer CAM Research

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: Survey of Non-Federal Funding Sources 
for Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Research. Type 
of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The goal of this study is to collect information that will 
allow the NCI Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine 
(OCCAM) to develop a directory of organizations external to the Federal 
Government that offer funding for cancer CAM research. This study will 
assist OCCAM in its mission to increase the quality of cancer CAM 
research supported by the NCI. One of the hurdles that many cancer CAM 
researchers encounter is the difficulty of obtaining research funding--
and in particular, the difficulty of obtaining Federal funding for 
foundational or exploratory research. Often, researchers must obtain 
their initial funding through non-Federal sources, so that they can 
demonstrate proof of concept, which can be a pre-condition of obtaining 
Federal funds. The funding directory that is developed through this 
study will provide cancer CAM researchers with a resource that they can 
use to identify non-Federal funding sources, and target the funding 
sources that are most closely aligned with their research objectives. 
Frequency of Response: Semiannual. Affected Public: Nonprofit 
organizations; Businesses or other for-profit organizations; Type of 
Respondents: Organizations (other than Federal Government) that offer 
funding for cancer CAM research and have an open grant application 
process. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 200; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 2 per 
year; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .25; and Estimated Total 
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 100. The annualized cost to respondents 
is estimated at: $2000 (assumes $20 hourly rate x 100 hours). There are 
no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs 
to report.

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                                                          Estimated number
                                       Estimated number   of responses per    Average burden    Estimated total
         Type of respondents            of respondents       respondent         hours per        annual burden
                                                         (annual estimate)       response       hours requested
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Nonprofit organizations.............                150                  2                .25                 75
Businesses or other for-profit                       50                  2                .25                 25
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    Total...........................  .................  .................  .................                100
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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 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. Jeffrey White, Director, OCCAM, NCI, NIH, 6116 
Executive Plaza North, Suite 600, MSC 8339, Bethesda, MD 20852, or call 
non-toll-free number (301) 435-7980 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: January 12, 2006.
Rachelle Ragland-Greene,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E6-591 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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