[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69743-69744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28965]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application for 
Collaboration With the NIH Center for Translational Therapeutics (NCTT)

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 (insert name of NIH Institute 
or 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: Application for collaboration with the 
NIH Center for Translational Therapeutics (NCTT). Type of Information 
Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: 
Programs at the NCTT provide opportunities to partner with and gain 
access to both common and specifically rare and neglected disease 
through a variety of programs delivering assay development, screening, 
hit to lead chemistry, lead optimization, chemical biology studies, 
drug development capabilities, expertise, and clinical/regulatory 
resources in a collaborative environment with the goal of moving 
promising therapeutics into human clinical trials. NCTT uses an 
application and evaluation process to select collaborators. Selected 
investigators provide the drug project starting points and ongoing 
biological/disease expertise throughout the project. Frequency of 
Response: Four per year. Affected Public: Research scientists. Type of 
Respondents: Academic scientists, industry, not-for-profits, government

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organizations, patient groups. The annual reporting burden is as 
follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 170. Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1. Average Burden Hours Per Response: 4. 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 680.

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                                                                  Estimated
                                                 Estimated        number of      Average burden  Estimated total
             Type of respondents                 number of      responses per      hours per      annual burden
                                                respondents       respondent        response     hours requested
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Applicants..................................             170                1                4              680
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    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $68,000. 
Capital Costs are $0. Operating Cost is roughly $15,000 for the 
database to accept and coordinate responses.
    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.

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. John McKew, Chief, Preclinical Development 
Branch, NIH Center for Translational Therapeutics, 9800 Medical Center 
Drive, Building B, Rockville, MD 20850.
    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: November 1, 2011.
John McKew,
Chief, Preclinical Development Branch, NIH Center for Translational 
Therapeutics, National Human Genome Research Institute, National 
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-28965 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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