[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17497-17498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-8470]


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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.
    An Outcome Evaluation of the NIH Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) 
Program. Type of Information Collection Request: New collection. Need 
and Use of Information Collection: This study will assess the NDPA 
Program outputs and outcomes. The primary objectives of the study are 
to assess: (1) Whether the NDPA awardees are conducting pioneering 
research, and (2) whether there are spillover effects on the awardees, 
their lab members, NIH, and the scientific community. The findings will 
provide valuable information concerning the success of the awardees 
(pioneers) and whether the characteristics of the NDPA program are 
adopted by other NIH programs.
    Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: none. Type of 
Respondents: Applicants, Interviewees (finalist), Pioneer Lab Members, 
Focus Group Panelists. There are no Capital Costs to report. Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 83; Estimated Number of Responses per 
Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 2.14 (60 minutes for 
awardees, 10 minutes for finalists, 30 minutes for pioneer lab members, 
and 10 hours for focus group panelists).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 177.83 and the 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $11,308.21. 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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Awardees (Pioneers).............................              22               1            1.0            22.00
Finalists.......................................              20               1            0.16            3.33
Pioneer Lab Members.............................              25               1            0.5            12.5
Expert Panel....................................              14               1           10.0           140.00
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        Total...................................              83               1            2.14          177.83
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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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Awardees........................................              22               1          $64.72       $1,423.84
Finalists.......................................              20               1           64.72          215.52
Pioneer Lab Members.............................              25               1           46.23          577.88
Focus Group Panel...............................              14               1           64.72        9,060.80
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        Total...................................              83               1           63.59       11,308.21
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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: April 8, 2009.
G. Stephane Philogene,
Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, OBSSR, National Institutes 
of Health.
 [FR Doc. E9-8470 Filed 4-14-09; 8:45 am]
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