[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11559-11560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4543]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request DERT Extramural 
Grantee Data Collection

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences (NIEHS), 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 proposed 
information collection was previously published in the Federal 
Register, Vol. 76, No. 202, on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, page 64954 
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: DERT Extramural Grantee Data 
Collection. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use 
of Information Collection: In order to make informed management 
decisions about its research programs and to demonstrate the outputs, 
outcomes and impacts of its research programs NIEHS will collect, 
analyze and report on data from extramural grantees who are currently 
receiving funding or who have received funding in the past on topics 
such as:
     Key scientific outcomes achieved through the research and 
the impact on the field of environmental health science.
     Contribution of research findings to program goals and 
objectives.
     Satisfaction with the program support received.
     Challenges and benefits of the funding mechanism used to 
support the science.
     Emerging research areas and gaps in the research.

Information gained from this primary data collection will be used in 
conjunction with data from grantee progress reports and presentations 
at grantee meetings to inform internal programs and new funding 
initiatives.

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Outcome information to be collected includes measures of agency-funded 
research resulting in dissemination of findings, investigator career 
development, grant-funded knowledge and products, commercial products 
and drugs, laws, regulations and standards, guidelines and 
recommendations, information on patents and new drug applications and 
community outreach and public awareness relevant to extramural research 
funding and emerging areas of research. Satisfaction information to be 
collected includes measures of satisfaction with the type of funding or 
program management mechanism used, challenges and benefits with the 
program support received, and gaps in the research. Frequency of 
Response: Once per grantee, per NIEHS research portfolio. Affected 
Public: Current or past NIEHS grantees. Type of Respondents: Principal 
Investigators with current or past NIEHS research or training grants. 
The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 600; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; 
Average Burden Hours per Response: .5 (30 minutes); and Estimated Total 
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 100. The annualized cost to respondents 
is estimated at: Approximately $17. There are no Capital Costs to 
report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.

    (Note: The following table is acceptable for the Respondent and 
Burden Estimate information, if appropriate, instead of the text as 
shown above.)


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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 (min.)  hours requested
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NIEHS Grantee...............................             600                1               30              100
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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 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. Kristianna Pettibone, Evaluator, Program 
Analysis Branch, NIEHS, NIH, 530 Davis Dr., Room 3055, Morrisville, NC 
20560, or call non-toll-free number 919-541-7752 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.

    Dated: February 16, 2012.
Joellen M. Austin,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS, National Institutes of 
Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-4543 Filed 2-24-12; 8:45 am]
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