[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13562-13563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05927]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; DERT Extramural 
Grantee Data Collection (NIEHS)

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 Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences, the 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 to address 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) The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) 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. 
Kristianna Pettibone, Evaluator, Program Analysis Branch, NIEHS, NIH, 
530 Davis Dr., Room 3055, Morrisville, NC 20560, or call non-toll-free 
number (919) 541-7752 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 DERT Extramural Grantee Data Collection, 0925-
0657, Expiration Date 06/30/2015--REVISION, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: In order to make informed 
management decisions about its research programs and to demonstrate the 
outputs, outcomes and impacts of its research programs NIEHS will 
collect, analyze and report on data from extramural grantees who are 
currently receiving funding or who have received funding in the past on 
topics such as: (1) Key scientific outcomes achieved through the 
research and the impact on the field of environmental health science; 
(2) Contribution of research findings to program goals and objectives; 
(3) Satisfaction with the program support received; (4) Challenges and 
benefits of the funding mechanism used to support the science; and (5) 
Emerging research areas and gaps in the research.
    Information gained from this primary data collection will be used 
in conjunction with data from grantee progress reports and 
presentations at grantee meetings to inform internal programs and new 
funding initiatives. Outcome information to be collected includes 
measures of agency-funded research resulting in dissemination of 
findings, investigator career development, grant-funded knowledge and 
products, commercial products and drugs, laws, regulations and 
standards, guidelines and recommendations, information on patents and 
new drug applications and community outreach and public awareness 
relevant to extramural research funding and emerging areas of research. 
Satisfaction information to be collected includes measures of 
satisfaction with the type of funding or program management mechanism 
used, challenges and benefits with the program support received, and 
gaps in the research. Frequency of Response: Once per grantee, per 
research portfolio. Affected Public: Current or past grantees from:
     Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health 
and Human Development (NICHD);
     National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication 
Disorders (NIDCD);
     National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH);
     National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 
(NINDS);
     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
(NIEHS); and
     National Cancer Institute (NCI).
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 700.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average  time
               Type of respondent                    Number of     responses per   per  response   Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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NICHD Grantee...................................             200               1           30/60             100
NIDCD Grantee...................................             200               1           30/60             100
NIMH Grantee....................................             200               1           30/60             100
NINDS Grantee...................................             200               1           30/60             100
NCI Grantee.....................................             400               1           30/60             200
NIEHS Grantee...................................             200               1           30/60             100
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    Dated: March 5, 2015.
Joellen M. Austin,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-05927 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P