[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11498-11499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4600]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Generic Submission of 
Technology Transfer Center (TTC) External Customer Satisfaction Surveys 
(NCI)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH), 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 December 
23, 2010 (75 FR 80830) 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: Generic Submission of Technology 
Transfer Center (TTC) External Customer Satisfaction Surveys (NCI). 
Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The purpose of these web-based surveys are to: 
obtain information on the satisfaction of TTC's external customers with 
TTC customer services; collect information of preferred and expected 
communications channels of TTC's external customers; and assess the 
strategic direction of companies engaging in collaborations and 
alliances with the NIH. The needs of external technology transfer 
customers and stakeholders have never been assessed systematically. 
Input from these groups is essential for defining workflow process 
improvements for services provided by the NCI TTC to the research 
community. The results will be used to strengthen the operations of the 
NCI TTC, including the Competitive Service Center. This questionnaire 
adheres to The Public Health Service Act, Section 413 (42 USC 285a-2) 
which authorizes the Director of the National Cancer Institute in 
carrying out the National Cancer Program to ``encourage and coordinate 
cancer research by industrial concerns where such concerns evidence a 
particular capability for such research;'' Frequency of Response: Once. 
Affected Public: Private Sector. Type of Respondents: Managers, 
Executives and Directors from Foundations, Not-for-Profit and For-
profit organizations that conduct research and development in 
biomedical applications. The three year reporting burden is estimated 
in Table 1, as is a standard request for generic submissions. There are 
no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/or Maintenance Costs to report.

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                    Table 1--Estimates of Burden Hours Over Three Years (Generic Submission)
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                                                                                  Average time
             Type of respondents                 Number of       Frequency of     per response     Annual hour
                                                respondents        response      (minutes/hour)       burden
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Managers, Executives, and Directors.........           4,000                1     20/60 (0.33)            1,333
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    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 Attention: NIH Desk Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget, at [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. To 
request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, contact John D. Hewes, 
Ph.D., Technology Transfer Specialist, Technology Transfer Center, 
National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd., MSC 7181, Suite 450, 
Rockville, MD 20852 or call non-toll-free number 301-435-3121 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: February 17, 2011.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison Office, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-4600 Filed 3-1-11; 8:45 am]
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