[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 33 (Friday, February 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7908-7909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3584]


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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 New Innovator Award (NIA) 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 New Innovator Award (NIA) Program. Type of Information 
Collection Request: New collection. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: This study will assess the NIA Program operations and the 
outputs of the identification, evaluation and selection process. The 
primary objectives of the study are to: (1) Assess the NIA 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 NIA 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

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Respondents: Applicants, Reviewers. There are no Capital Costs to 
report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 662; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1: Average Burden Hours Per Response: .28 (15 minutes for 
applicants and 30 minutes for Extramural Reviewers), and Estimated 
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 188.5 and the annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated at $12,199.72. 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......................................             570               1             .25           142.5
Extramural Reviewers............................              92               1             .50              46
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    Total.......................................             662               1             .28           188.5
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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......................................             570               1          $64.72       $9,226.60
Extramural Reviewers............................              92               1           64.72         2977.12
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    Total.......................................             662               1           64.72       12,199.72
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**Total Respondent Cost = Total Hour Burden * Hourly Wage 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, Ph.D., 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: February 10, 2009.
G. Stephane Philogene,
Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, Office of Behavioral and 
Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-3584 Filed 2-19-09; 8:45 am]
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