[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54447-54448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18911]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. To request more 
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and draft instruments, call the HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: The Division of Independent Review Grant Reviewer 
Recruitment Form (OMB No. 0915-0295): Extension

    HRSA's Division of Independent Review (DIR) is responsible for 
carrying out the independent and objective review of all eligible 
applications submitted to HRSA. DIR ensures that the independent review 
process is efficient, effective, economical, and complies with 
statutes, regulations, and policies. The review of applications is 
performed by people knowledgeable in the field of endeavor for which 
support is requested and is advisory to individuals in HRSA responsible 
for making award decisions.
    To streamline the selection and assignment of grant reviewers to 
objective review committees, HRSA utilizes a Web-based data collection 
form to gather critical reviewer information. The Grant Reviewer Form 
standardizes pertinent categories of reviewer information, such as: 
Areas of

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expertise; occupations; work settings; reviewer experience; and allows 
maximum use of drop-down menus to simplify the data collection process. 
The Web-based system also permits reviewers to update their information 
as needed. HRSA maintains a pool of approximately 5,000 individuals 
that have previously served on HRSA objective review committees.
    The estimated annual burden is as follows:

 
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                                                                                     Hours per
     Grant recruitment form          Number of     Responses per       Total         response      Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses        (min.)           hours
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New reviewer....................           1,200               1           1,200              45             900
Updating reviewer information...           3,700               1           3,700              30           1,850
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    Total.......................           4,900  ..............           4,900  ..............           2,750
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: September 19, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
 [FR Doc. E7-18911 Filed 9-24-07; 8:45 am]
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