[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 100 (Thursday, May 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 30930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12276]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Generic Clearance To 
Support Programs and Administrative Operations at the National Cancer 
Institute (NCI)

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 National Cancer Institute 
(NCI), 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.
    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.
    To Submit Comments and For Further Information: To obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, 
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Vivian 
Horovitch-Kelley, PRA/OMB Project Clearance Liaison, Office of 
Management Policy and Compliance (OMPC), National Cancer Institute, 
11400 Rockville Pike, Room 707, Rockville, MD 20852 or call non-toll-
free number 301-480-0541 or Email your request, including your address 
to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans 
and instruments must be requested in writing.
    Comment 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.
    Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance to Support Programs and 
Administrative Operations At the National Cancer Institute (NCI), 0925-
NEW, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for a 
new, generic submission that would be used for administrative and 
program-related submissions. Administrative submissions are defined as 
information collections (ICs) wherein the primary content is used for 
administrative purposes (e.g., an application) or to monitor or improve 
a program. These ICs may involve little if any, subsequent analysis 
and/or the use of simple, descriptive statistics. Some ICs are forms 
used to source and aggregate contact information, history, preferences, 
opinions, and/or other data that does not necessitate further inquiry 
but allow the respondents to maintain contact, indicate preferences, 
and respond to data calls of information that has not already been 
collected. Other ICs may be program-related requests for the purpose of 
monitoring, improving or assessing the effectiveness of the program. 
NCI program staff who have submitted sub-projects that have been 
reviewed and returned by OMB, have contributed ideas and comments to 
this request. Along with the analysis, NCI's ongoing education and 
outreach effort has increased the awareness and the need for the 
request of a generic, administrative and program-related information 
collection. NCI's current scope and capacity for administrative generic 
sub-studies is non-existent and this request would fill this gap.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 5,000.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                  Average time
          Category of  respondents               Number of       Frequency of     per response     Total burden
                                                respondents       responses        (in hours)         hours
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Individuals, Households, Private Sector,               6,000                1            50/60            5,000
 State Government, Local Government, Tribal
 Government, or Federal Government..........
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    Dated: May 17, 2013.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-12276 Filed 5-22-13; 8:45 am]
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