[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 15710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7086]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Process Evaluation of 
the NIH's Roadmap Interdisciplinary Research Work Group Initiatives

    SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the (insert name of NIH Institute or 
IC), the National Institutes of Health has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the 
information collection listed below. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on January 
5, 2010 (p. 382) and allowed 60 days for public comment. One comment 
was received, which included a request for additional information, and 
additional information was provided. No additional questions 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: The National Institute of Dental and 
Craniofacial Research of the National Institutes of Heath requests a 
two-year clearance for Title: ``Process Evaluation of the NIH Roadmap 
Interdisciplinary Research Work Group Initiatives,'' Type of 
information collection: New. Need and use of information collection: 
This study will be used to determine whether the NIH's 
Interdisciplinary Research Work Group initiatives have been, and are 
being, conducted as planned, whether the expected outputs are being 
produced, and how the activities and processes associated with the 
initiatives can be improved. Information collected during the 
evaluation will be used to assess whether and how these initiatives 
differed from existing initiatives to determine whether these unique 
initiatives or mechanisms are necessary, to make decisions about 
whether to continue and/or to modify the programs, and to make 
decisions about structural or procedural changes within NIH that may be 
necessary to support cross-cutting interdisciplinary programs. 
Frequency of response: The frequency of response is once for most 
respondents, and twice for a limited group. Affected public: The 
affected public includes a limited number of individuals; Type of 
respondents: principal investigators, other grant investigators, and 
Initiative trainees. The annual reporting burden is as follows: 
Estimated number of respondents: 450; Estimated number of responses per 
respondent: PIs, 2; Other Investigators, 1; Trainees, 1; Average burden 
hours per response: 30 minutes; and Estimated total annual burden hours 
requested: 250 hours. The total annualized cost to respondents 
(calculated as the number of respondents * frequency of response * 
average time per response * approximate hourly wage rate) is estimated 
to be $7,450. There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/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 appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    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: Sue Hamann, PhD, Science Evaluation Officer, 
Office of Science Policy Officer and Analysis, National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), NIH. You may reach Dr. Hamann 
by telephone on 301-594-4849 (this is not a toll-free number), or you 
may e-mail your request to Dr. Hamann at [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: March 24, 2010.
Sue Hamann,
Science Evaluation Officer, OSPA, NIDCR, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-7086 Filed 3-29-10; 8:45 am]
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