[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 59145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24510]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NINR End-of-Life and 
Palliative Care Science Needs Assessment: Funding Source (Survey of 
Authors)

    Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Nursing 
(NINR), 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. This information collection 
was previously published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2011, page 
35221 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.
    5 CFR 1320.5 (General requirements) Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements: Final Rule requires that the agency inform the potential 
persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such 
persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. This 
information is required to be stated in the 30-day Federal Register 
Notice.
    Proposed Collection: Title: NINR End-of-Life and Palliative Care 
Science Needs Assessment: Funding Source (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 publicly-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 publicly 
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 should address 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. Amanda Greene, Office of Science Policy and 
Public Liaison, NINR, NIH, Democracy One, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 
710, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-9601 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: September 16, 2011.
Amanda Greene,
Science Evaluation Officer, NINR, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-24510 Filed 9-22-11; 8:45 am]
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