[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61646-61647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24437]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Evaluation of 
National Institutes of Health International Bilateral Programs (FIC, 
NCI, NIAAA, NIAID, NICHD, NIDA, NINDS, NIMH, OAR)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 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 on March 13, 2014 (Vol. 79, P. 14256) 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 Cancer Institute (NCI), 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.
    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: NIH Desk Officer.

DATES: Comment 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the 
proposed project contact: Margaret Mary Bertram, Center for Global 
Health, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Rm 3W264, 
Rockville MD, 20850 or call non-toll-free number 240-276-5656 or Email 
your request, including your address to: [email protected]. 
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested 
in writing.
    Proposed Collection: Evaluation of National Institutes of Health 
International Bilateral Programs (FIC, NCI, NIAAA, NIAID, NICHD, NIDA, 
NINDS, NIMH, OAR), 0925-NEW, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National 
Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This submission is a 
request for OMB to approve the Evaluation of National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) International Bilateral Programs for three years. The 
bilateral awards are made through the Funding Opportunity Announcement 
mechanism and administrative supplements, meaning they are funded by 
set-aside funds that are separate from the general pool of research 
program grant funds used to support investigator initiated research at 
NIH. The bilateral programs to be evaluated are the U.S.-China Program 
for Biomedical Research Cooperation, U.S.-India Bilateral Collaborative 
Research Partnerships on the Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Co-morbidities, 
U.S.-Russia Bilateral Collaborative Research Partnerships on the 
Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS and Co-morbidities, and U.S.-South 
Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research. These programs 
are funded and administered by various combinations of the following 
institutes: Fogarty International Center (FIC), the Eunice Kennedy 
Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
(NICHD), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute on Alcohol 
Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institute for Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute of 
Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), and the Office of AIDS 
Research (OAR). While these programs differ, their underlying concept 
is the same; they require U.S. scientists to collaborate with 
scientists from other countries in order to conduct scientifically 
meritorious investigations of mutual interest to both countries. The 
proposed evaluation requests information about (1) accomplishments of 
the awards, (2) unique findings or opportunities due to the 
international collaborations, and (3) successes and challenges of these 
collaborations. The information will be collected one year into the 
award and at the end of the award, when possible. This information is 
needed to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs across NIH.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 129.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
      Type of respondents             Forms          Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Principal Investigators.......  Administrative                24               1               1              24
                                 Supplements.
                                Year 1 Survey...              52               1               1              52
                                Final Year                    52               1               1              52
                                 Survey.
                                Telephone Script              16               1            3/60               1
                                 for Non-
                                 Responders.
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    Dated: October 6, 2014.
Karla Bailey,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-24437 Filed 10-10-14; 8:45 am]
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