[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6522-6523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02351]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: STAR METRICS[supreg] 
(Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the 
EffecTs of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science)

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 Office of Extramural Research 
(OER), 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: Dr. 
William Duval, Office of Planning, Analysis and Communication, OER, 
NIH, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 5166, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 435-8683, 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: STAR METRICS[supreg] (Science and Technology 
for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the EffecTs of Research on 
Innovation, Competitiveness and Science)--0925-0616--REVISION--Office 
of Extramural Research (OER), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The aim of STAR 
METRICS[supreg] is twofold. The goal of STAR METRICS[supreg] is to 
continue to provide mechanisms that will allow participating 
universities and federal agencies with a reliable and consistent means 
to account for the number of scientists and staff that are on research 
institution payrolls, supported by federal funds. In subsequent 
generations of the program, it is hoped that STAR METRICS[supreg] will 
allow for measurement of science impact on economic outcomes (such as 
job creation), on knowledge generation (such as citations and patents) 
as well as on social and health outcomes. We have completed the initial 
data input and this request will finalize the quarterly data input 
process.
    OMB approval is requested for 1 year. The annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated to be $50,000. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1,000.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                  Number of     Average  burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per    per  response     Total annual
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)      burden hours
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Ongoing quarterly data input................             100                4              2.5            1,000
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    Dated: January 30, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-02351 Filed 2-4-15; 8:45 am]
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