[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 230 (Friday, November 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67737-67738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23235]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Process Evaluation of the 
Global Health Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators 
(GRIP)

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 
3506(copyright)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for 
opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, 
the Fogarty International Center (FIC), 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: Process evaluation of the Global Health 
Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP). Type 
of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: This study will assess the outputs of the Global Health 
Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP) to 
date, assess the programs alignment with new strategic goals of the 
FIC, and identify potential directions for program enhancement. The 
primary objectives of the study are to determine if GRIP awards (1) 
promote productive re-entry of NIH-trained foreign investigators into 
their home countries, (2) increase the research capacity of the 
international scientists and institution, and (3) stimulate research on 
a wide variety of high priority health-related issues. The findings 
will provide valuable information concerning: (1) Specific research 
advances attributable to GRIP support; (2) specific capacity and career 
enhancing advances that are attributable to GRIP; (3) policy 
implications for GRIP at the program level based on survey responses, 
such as successes and challenges of the program's implementation, the 
GRIP support mechanism, etc. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected 
Public: None. Type of Respondents: Foreign researchers. The annual 
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 101; 
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours 
Per Response: 0.50; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 
50.5. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $656.50. 
There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report. Table 1 and Table 2 respectively present 
data concerning the burden hours and cost burdens for this data 
collection.

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                                  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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GRIP Awardees...................................             101               1            0.50            50.5
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    Total.......................................             101               1            0.50            50.5
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* Total Burden = N Respondents x Response Frequency x minutes to complete/60.


                                    Table 2.--Annualized Cost to Respondents
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                                                                                    Approximate        Total
               Type of respondents                   Number of     Frequency of     hourly wage     respondent
                                                    respondents      response         rate/hr         cost *
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GRIP Awardees...................................             101               1             $13          656.50
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    Total.......................................             101               1              13          656.50
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* Total Respondent Cost = N Respondents x Response Frequency x minutes to complete/60 x 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) 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.

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. Linda Kupfer, Fogarty International Center, 
National Institutes of Health, 16 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, or 
call non-toll-free number 301-496-3288, 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: November 20, 2007.
Timothy Tosten,
Executive Officer, FIC, National Institutes of Health.
 [FR Doc. E7-23235 Filed 11-29-07; 8:45 am]
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