[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 35221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14878]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NINR End-of-Life and 
Palliative Care Science Needs Assessment: Funding Source Questionnaire 
(Survey of Authors)

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 National Institute of Nursing 
Research (NINR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish 
periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB).
    Proposed Collection: Title: NINR End-of-Life and Palliative Care 
Science Needs Assessment: Funding Source Questionnaire (Survey of 
Authors). Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of 
Information Collection: The NINR End-of-Life Science Palliative Care 
(EOL PC) Needs Assessment: Funding Source Questionnaire will obtain 
information on funding sources of EOL PC research published studies for 
which a funding source is not cited or the information is unclear. 
Target participants are authors of publically-available EOL PC research 
studies published between 1997-2010 for whom a funding source is 
unknown or unclear. The questionnaire inquires about the funding source 
of the published study, type of funding received, year of funding, and 
duration of funded study. This is a 7-item questionnaire that takes 
approximately 5 minutes to complete. Data collected is part of a needs 
assessment to address the breadth and depth of EOL PC scientific issues 
for use in stimulating research capacity in the field. Frequency of 
Response: One time. Affected Public: Individual authors of publically 
available EOL PC research publications who do not list a funding source 
or the source is unclear within their publication. Type of Respondents: 
EOL PC researchers. The annual reporting burden is as follows: 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1840; Estimated Number of Responses 
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: .08; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 147. There are no 
Capital Costs, Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    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.

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. Amanda Greene, Science Evaluation Officer, 
Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison, NINR, Democracy One, 6701 
Democracy Blvd., Suite 710, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free 
number 301-496-9601, or e-mail your request 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: June 6, 2011.
Amanda Greene,
Science Evaluation Officer, NINR, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-14878 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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