[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59624-59625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23970]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; CareerTrac

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Fogarty International Center (FIC), National 
Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS), National Cancer Institute 
(NCI), and National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH), in conjunction with the National Institute 
of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), including the Intramural 
Research and Training Award (IRTA) and Superfund Research Program (SRP) 
within NIEHS, has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register, Vol. 77, No. 106, on June 
1, 2012, pages 32648-32649 and allowed 60 days for public comment. One 
public comment was received from the Association for Research in Vision 
and Ophthalmology (ARVO). The

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purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public 
comment. NIH 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: CareerTrac. Type of Information 
Collection Request: REVISION (OMB NO.: 0925-0568). 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 international 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, NLM 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 guide future strategic and management 
decisions regarding the grant program.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and periodic. Affected Public: None. 
Type of Respondents: Principal Investigators and/or their 
administrators funded by FIC, NIEHS, NCI, NIGMS, and NLM. The annual 
reporting burden hours are as follows:

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                                                                                   Average time
               Type of respondents                   Number of       Response      per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents      frequency       (in hrs)       hour burden
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Principal Investigators.........................             385              30           30/60           5,775
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    Total.......................................             385              30           30/60           5,775
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    There are no capital, operating, or maintenance costs.
    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. 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 30-days 
of the date of this publication.

    Dated: September 14, 2012.
Dexter Collins,
Executive Officer, FIC, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2012-23970 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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