[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32648-32649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13325]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; Comment Request; CareerTrac

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Fogarty International Center (FIC), National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), including the 
Intramural Research and Training Award (IRTA) and Superfund Research 
Program (SRP) within NIEHS, National Institute of General Medical 
Science (NIGMS), and National Cancer Institute (NCI), has submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This 
is a renewal request. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2009 (74 FR 
22172). No comments were received from that notification regarding the 
cost and hour burden estimates.

Proposed Collection

    Title: CareerTrac. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision 
(OMB NO.: 0925-0568 Expiration: September 30, 2012). Need and Use of 
Information Collection: This data collection system is being developed 
to track, evaluate and report short- and long-term outputs, outcomes 
and impacts of trainees involved in health research training programs--
specifically tracking this for at least ten years following training by 
having Principal Investigators enter data after trainees have completed 
the program. The data collection system provides a streamlined, web-
based application permitting principal investigators to record career 
achievement progress by trainee on a voluntary basis. FIC, NIEHS, NCI 
and NIGMS management will use this data to monitor, evaluate and adjust 
grants to ensure desired outcomes are achieved, comply with OMB Part 
requirements, respond to congressional inquiries, and as a guide to 
inform future strategic and management decisions regarding the grant 
program.

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    Frequency of Response: Annual and periodic Affected Public: none 
Type of Respondents: Principal Investigators and/or their 
administrators funded by FIC.NIEHS, NIGMS and NCI. The annual reporting 
burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 365; Estimated 
Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per 
Response 7.5; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 5,460. 
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $109,500. There are 
no Capital, Operating or Maintenance Cost 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. Rachel Sturke, Evaluation Officer, Division of 
Science Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, FIC, NIH, 16 Center Drive, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 301 480-6025 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 60-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: May 17, 2012.
Dexter Collins,
Executive Officer, FIC, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-13325 Filed 5-31-12; 8:45 am]
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