[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 137 (Monday, July 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35195-35196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17214]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; CareerTrac

    Summary: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Fogarty International Center (FIC) 
and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on May 12, 
2009, page 22172, and allowed 60-days for public comment. No comments 
were received from this notification regarding the cost and hour burden 
estimates. The purpose of this announcement 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: CareerTrac. Type of Information 
Collection Request: Revision (OMB No.: 0925-0568 Expiration: Aug. 31, 
2009). 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: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response 7.5 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.

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    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, Office of Regulatory 
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. 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, 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 30-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: July 13, 2009.
Timothy J. Tosten,
Executive Officer, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. E9-17214 Filed 7-17-09; 8:45 am]
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