[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9577-9578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3166]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Process Evaluation of 
the Global Health Research Initiative Program for New Foreign 
Investigators (GRIP)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Fogarty International Center (FIC), 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 November 
30, 2007, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments 
were received. The

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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: 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 program's 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 institutions, 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.

                                  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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                                                                                                       Total
               Type of respondents                   Number of     Frequency of   Approx. hourly    respondent
                                                    respondents      response        wage rate         cost*
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GRIP Awardees...................................             101               1          $13/hr         $656.50
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    Total.......................................             101               1           13/hr         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.
    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 at [email protected], or by fax to 202-395-6974. 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 email 
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 30 days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: February 12, 2008.
Timothy Tosten,
Executive Officer, FIC, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-3166 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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