[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 22172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11018]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CareerTrac

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 Fogarty International Center 
(FIC) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
(NIEHS), 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: CareerTrac. Type of Information 
Collection Request: REVISION. Need and Use of Information Collection: 
This data collection system is being developed to track, evaluate and 
report short and long-term outputs, outcomes and impacts of 
international trainees involved in health research training programs--
specifically tracking this for at least ten years following training by 
having Principal Investigators enter data after trainees have completed 
the program. The data collection system provides a streamlined, web-
based application permitting principal investigators to record career 
achievement progress by trainee on a voluntary basis. FIC and NIEHS 
management will use this data to monitor, evaluate and adjust grants to 
ensure desired outcomes are achieved, comply with OMB Part 
requirements, respond to congressional inquiries, and as a guide to 
inform future strategic and management decisions regarding the grant 
program. Frequency of Response: Annual and periodic. Affected Public: 
None. Type of Respondents: Principal Investigators and/or their 
administrators funded by FIC and NIEHS. The annual reporting burden is 
as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 275; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 15; Average Burden Hours per Response: .50; 
and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 2063. The annualized 
cost to respondents is estimated at $82,500: There are no Capital Costs 
to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    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 Dr. Linda Kupfer, Acting Director, Division of 
International Science Policy, Planning and Evaluation, Fogarty 
International Center, National Institutes of Health, 16 Center Drive, 
Building 16, Bethesda, MD 20892-6705 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: April 30, 2009.
Timothy J. Tosten,
Executive Officer, FIC National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-11018 Filed 5-11-09; 8:45 am]
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