[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11135-11136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4271]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request: STAR METRICS (Science 
and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the EffecTs of 
Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science)

    Summary: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, 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 Oct 5, 2011 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: STAR METRICS (Science and Technology 
for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the EffecTs of Research on 
Innovation, Competitiveness and Science). Type of Information 
Collection Request: Extension of OMB number 0925-0616, expiration date 
03/31/2012. Need and Use of Information Collection: The aim of STAR 
METRICS is twofold. The goal of STAR METRICS is to continue 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 creatfon), on knowledge 
generation (such as citations, and patents) as well as on social and 
health outcomes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.~
    Affected Public: Universities and other research institutions.
    Type of Respondents: University administrators.

    The annual reporting burden is as follows:
    Estimated Number of Respondent: 100.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 4.
    Average Burden Hours per Response: 2.5.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 1,315.
    The annualized cost to respondents is estimated to be $65,750. 
There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report.

                                    A.12-1--Estimates Of Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                                   Average time
                                                     Number of     Frequency  of   per response     Annual hour
                                                    respondents      response       (in hours)        burden
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Stage I: One time data input....................               7               1              45             315
Stage 2: Ongoing quarterly data input...........             100               4             2.5           1,000
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    Total.......................................  ..............  ..............  ..............           1,315
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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 functioning of the National 
Cancer Institute, 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,

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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 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: George Chacko, 
Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation, Center for Scientific 
Review, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Suite 3030, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call 
non-toll-free at 301-435-1111 or email 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.

George Chacko,
Director, Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation, Center for 
Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-4271 Filed 2-23-12; 8:45 am]
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