[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 140 (Friday, July 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41455-41456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11612]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Educational Needs 
Assessment of International Drug Abuse Researchers

    Summary: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse 
(NIDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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 March 1, 
2006 [Pages 10539-10540] and allowed 60-days for public comment. No 
public comments were 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: The NIDA International Program Research 
Training Modules for International Application Needs Assessment Survey. 
Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This is a request for a one-time clearance to 
undertake an educational needs assessment survey of NIDA's 
collaborating international drug abuse researchers. The purpose of this 
survey is to more precisely define the educational needs of the 
international drug abuse research community before proceeding with the 
development of formal distance learning programs. Reviews of distance 
education programs in the developing world often reveal that 
systematically organized learning needs assessments are continually 
absent. (USAID 2001: The Use and Effect of Distance Education in 
Healthcare: What Do We Know? Operations Research Issue Paper 2). This 
survey will address that issue.
    The survey is based on recommendations received from current 
international drug abuse researchers and NIDA grantees. It is designed 
to be brief (2 pages) and succinct, asking respondents to prioritize 
their educational needs. The questions have been previously tested with 
persons who speak English as a second language. Total time to complete 
the survey is less than five minutes. The survey will cover the 
following elements: (1) Respondent background, including availability 
of educational technologies, (2) Educational needs, including a ranking 
of 10 proposed topics in drug abuse education, and (3) Collaborative 
needs, including an estimate of the value of online tools for research 
collaboration. The survey will not collect name, address, or other 
identifying information. Frequency of Response: This project will be 
conducted once. Affected Public: International drug abuse researchers 
who are currently affiliated with or wish to be affiliated with the 
U.S. drug abuse research community. Type of Respondents/Drug Abuse 
Researchers: physicians, scientists, mental health workers, and 
scientists-in-training. The reporting burden is as follows: Estimated 
Total Annual Number of Respondents: 250; Estimated Number of Responses 
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.09. Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 22.5. There are no Capital Costs 
to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. The 
estimated annualized burden is summarized below.

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                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Estimated       number of        Average        Estimated
        Drug abuse researcher respondents            number of     responses per   burden hours    total burden
                                                    respondents     respondent     per response        hours
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Physicians......................................             100               1            0.09             9.0
PhD Scientists..................................              70               1            0.09             6.3
Mental Health/Drug..............................              40               1            0.09             3.6
Abuse Professionals.............................              40               1            0.09             3.6
Scientists-in-Training..........................              40               1            0.09             3.6
Annualized Totals...............................             250               1            0.09            22.5
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    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 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 information collection 
plans, contact Dale Weiss, Project Officer, National Institute on Drug 
Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5274, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call 
non-toll-free number 301-402-6683; fax 301-443-9127; or by e-mail 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: July 14, 2006.
Laura Rosenthal,
Associate Director for Management, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
[FR Doc. E6-11612 Filed 7-20-06; 8:45 am]
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