[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7780-7781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2014]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request, Fogarty International 
Center CareerTrac

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, 
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: Fogarty International Center CareerTrac.
    Type of Information Collection Request: NEW.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This data collection system 
is being developed to track, evaluate and report short and long-term 
output, outcomes and impacts of international trainees involved in 
health research training programs--specifically tracking this for at 
least ten years following training. The data collection system provides 
a streamlined, Web-based application permitting principal investigators 
to record career achievement progress by trainee on a voluntary basis. 
FIC Program Managers will use this data to monitor, evaluate and adjust 
grants to ensure desired outcomes are achieved, comply with OMB Part 
requirements for managing grants, respond to congressional inquiries, 
and as a guide to in future strategic and management decisions 
regarding the grants training program.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and periodic.
    Affected Public: none.
    Type of Respondents: Principal Investigators funded by Fogarty 
International Center.
    The annual reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150;
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 15;
    Average Burden Hours per Response: .50; and

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 1125.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $87,939. 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 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. Flora Katz, Fogarty International Center, 
National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Bethesda, 
MD 20892-2220 or call non-toll-free number 301-402-9591 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: February 1, 2006.
Richard Miller,
Executive Officer, FIC, National Institutes of Health.
 [FR Doc. E6-2014 Filed 2-13-06; 8:45 am]
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