[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 211 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61888-61889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21474]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; A Process Evaluation of the 
NIH Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) Program

    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 Office of 
the Director, 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: A Process Evaluation of the NIH 
Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) Program. Type of Information Collection 
Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This study will assess the NDPA Program 
operations and the outputs of the identification, evaluation and 
selection process. The primary

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objectives of the study are to: (1) Assess the NDPA award selection 
process; (2) determine if the program was implemented as planned; and 
(3) determine if the process was conducted in accordance with the 
overall mission of the NDPA program. The findings will provide valuable 
information concerning: (1) The characteristics of applicants and 
reviewers; (2) the criteria used to evaluate and select awardees; and 
(3) aspects of the process that could be revised or improved.
    Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: none. Type of 
Respondents: Applicants, Reviewers and Panelists, Liaisons. There are 
no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs 
to report. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: none. Type of 
Respondents: Applicants, Reviewers and Panelists. Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 710; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. 
Average Burden Hours Per Response: .25 (15 minutes), and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 177.50 and the annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated at $9,662.50. There are no Capital Costs to 
report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. Table l 
and Table 2, respectively, present data concerning the burden hours and 
cost burdens for this data collection.

                                  Table 1.--Annualized Estimate of Hour Burden
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                                                                                   Average time
               Type of respondents                   Number of     Frequency of    for response     Total hour
                                                    respondents      response          (hr)          burden *
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Applicants......................................             600               1             .25          150
Extramural evaluators...........................             110               1             .25            2
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    Total.......................................             710               1             .25          177.50 
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* Total Burden = N Respondents*Response Frequency*minutes to complete/60.


                                    Table 2.--Annualized Cost to Respondents
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                                                                                                       Total
               Type of respondents                   Number of       Response     Approx. hourly    respondent
                                                    respondents      frequency       wage rate        cost **
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Applicants......................................            1200               1          $55.00       $8,250
Extramural evaluators...........................             220               1           55.00        1,512.50
    Total.......................................             710               1           55.00        9,662.50 
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** Total Respondent Cost = N Respondents*Response Frequency*minutes to complete/60* hourly rate.

    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 G. Stephane Philogene, PhD, Assistant Director for 
Policy and Planning, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, 
National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room B2-
B37, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 301-402-3902, 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: October 24, 2007.
G. Stephane Philogene,
Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, Office of Behavioral and 
Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E7-21474 Filed 10-31-07; 8:45 am]
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