[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 50971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23784]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Program Review of the 
Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Policy Implementation 
Program

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Policy, Training, and 
Quality Assurance Branch (PTQAB), Division of Acquired Immune 
Deficiency Syndrome (DAIDS), The National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious 
Diseases (NIAID) Office of Science Policy and Planning, the National 
Institute 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, July 16, 2009 (74 FR 
34580), and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were 
received. The 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: Program Review of the DAIDS Policy 
Implementation Program Type of Information Collection Request: New. 
Need and Use of Information: The program review of the Division of AIDS 
(DAIDS) Implementation Program (DPIP), is to be conducted over a three-
year period, and it will provide feedback to aid in the understanding 
of the target population's knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of the 
DAIDS Policy Implementation Program (DPIP). The target population is 
classified as Extramural Researchers (ERs), who are recipients of 
funding from DAIDS to conduct and review research. This target 
population is comprised of Site Leaders of Clinical Research Sites 
(CRSs) and Research Networks and Clinical Site Monitors of the CTUs and 
CRSs. The researchers are located globally, and may be part of more 
than one DAIDS funded research study and/or network. The DPIP is built 
upon four goals of awareness and accessibility, understandability, 
applicability, and harmonization of the policies and procedures. The 
review is to determine DPIP's progression to fulfillment of its program 
goals. The results of the review will provide DAIDS' Policy, Training, 
and Quality Assurance Branch (PTQAB) with information to guide optimal 
deployment of clinical research policies and procedures intended to 
harmonize, standardize and improve DAIDS funded/sponsored research. The 
program review will help derive an understanding of whether the DPIP 
program is implemented and functioning as intended to meet its program 
goals. Collection/Frequency of Response: Web-based survey; annually 
(once a year). Focus Group; one time. Affected Public: Extramural 
Researchers. Type of Respondents: Adult professionals.
    The annual reporting burden is provided in the following table:

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                                   Number of     Data collection   Frequency of    Average time     Annual hour
      Type of respondents         respondents      instrument        response      per response       burden
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Extramural Researchers........             392  Survey..........               3             1.0             392
                                ..............  Focus Groups....               1             2.0             261
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    Totals....................             392  ................  ..............  ..............             653
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    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 should address 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 appropriated automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: Ms. Dione Washington, Policy, Training, and 
Quality Assurance Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious 
Diseases, NIH, 6700B Rockledge Drive, MSC 7620 Bethesda, MD 20892-7620 
United States of America; 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: September 24, 2009.
Judith Brooks,
Branch Chief, Policy, Training, and Quality Assurance Branch, NIAID, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E9-23784 Filed 10-1-09; 8:45 am]
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