[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32473-32474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13736]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES



National Institutes of Health




Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; The STAR METRICS 

Program



Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director of 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. 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



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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

    Proposed Collection: Title: STAR METRICS.

    Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the 

Effects of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science. Type of 

Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information 

Collection: The aim of STAR METRICS is twofold. The initial goal of 

STAR METRICS is to provide mechanisms that will allow participating 

universities and Federal agencies with a reliable and consistent means 

to account for the number of scientists and staff that are on research 

institution payrolls, supported by Federal funds. In subsequent 

generations of the program, it is hoped that STAR METRICS will allow 

for measurement of science impact on economic outcomes (such as job 

creation), on knowledge generation (such as citations and patents) as 

well as on social and health outcomes.

    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.

    Affected Public: Universities.

    Type of Respondents: University administrators.

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.

    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.

    Average Burden Hours per Response: Reduced by 156; and

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: Reduced by 15,600.

    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated to be reduced by 

$780,000. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating 

or Maintenance Costs to report.



                                 A.12--1 Estimates of Net Hour Burden Reduction

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                                                                                   Average time

              Type of respondents                   Number of     Frequency of     per response     Annual hour

                                                   respondents      response        (in hours)        burden

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Stage 1: Immediate.............................             100               1             72             +7200

Stage 1: Expected Reduction in Current burden               100               4             40            -16000

 (assuming 100 universities and at median).....

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    Net reduction in burden....................             100               4  ...............           -8800

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Stage 1: Future................................             100               4              1.0            +400

Stage 2: Expected Reduction in Current burden               100               4             40            -16000

 (assuming 100 universities and at median).....

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    Net reduction in burden....................             100               4  ...............          -15600

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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.

    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. Stefano Bertuzzi, MSC 0166, Building 1 Room 

218, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free 

number 301-496-9286 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: June 2, 2010.

Laverne Stringfield,

Executive Officer, Office of the Director, National Institutes of 

Health.

[FR Doc. 2010-13736 Filed 6-7-10; 8:45 am]

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