[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 29763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12782]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Assessing the Long-Term 
Impacts of the John E. Fogarty International Center's Research and 
Training Programs

ACTION: Notice.

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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 John E. Fogarty International 
Center, 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: Assessing the Long-Term Impacts of the John E. Fogarty 
International Center's Research and Training Programs.
    Type of Information Collection Request: New collection.
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This study will inform 
investment decisions and strategies employed by the Fogarty 
International Center for the purpose of strengthening biomedical 
research capacity in low and middle income countries. The primary 
objective of the study is to develop detailed case studies of the long-
term impacts of Fogarty's research and training programs on educational 
institutions located in low and middle income countries. The findings 
will provide valuable information concerning return on the Center's 
investments over the past twenty years and effective strategies for 
promoting research capacity development in the future.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Type of Respondents: Current and former NIH grantees; Current and 
former NIH trainees in countries of interest; Leaders and 
administrators at institutions of interest; Policy-makers and 
scientific leaders in countries of interest.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 105 per institution; total of 10 
institutions over five years.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 1 hour for interview 
participants; 2 hours for focus group participants.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 290 and the 
annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $4,841.
    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report.

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                                     Number of
                                   respondents/      Number of       Number of        Average        Estimated
                                   participants    institutions    responses per   burden hours    total annual
                                        per          per year       respondent     per response    burden hours
                                    institution                                                      requested
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Interviews with U.S.-based                    20               2               1               1              40
 principal investigators........
Focus groups with selected                    40               2               1               2             160
 trainees and follow-on survey..
Interviews with university                     4               2               1               1               8
 leadership.....................
Interviews with trainees........              13               2               1               1              26
Interviews with foreign grantees              20               2               1               1              40
Interviews with foreign policy-                8               2               1               1              16
 makers/scientific leaders......
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    Total.......................             105  ..............  ..............  ..............             290
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    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.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments via regular mail to Dr. Linda 
Kupfer, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, 16 
Center Drive, MSC 6705, Building 16, Room 202, Bethesda, MD 20892 or 
via electronic mail to [email protected].

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, Fogarty International Center, 
National Institutes of Health, 16 Center Drive, Building 16, Room 202, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call 301-496-1491 (this is not a toll-free 
number), 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: May 19, 2010.
Timothy J. Tosten,
Executive Officer, Office of Administrative Management and 
International Services, John E. Fogarty International Center, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2010-12782 Filed 5-26-10; 8:45 am]
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