[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18641-18642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07999]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-day Comment Request: Identifying Experts 
in Prevention Science Methods To Include on NIH Review Panels (OD)

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, regarding the opportunity for 
public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National 
Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) 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: Paris 
Watson, Senior Advisor, NIH Office of Disease Prevention, 6100 
Executive Blvd., Room 2B03, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call (301) 496-1508 
or email your request, including your address to 
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and 
instruments must be requested in writing.

DATES: Comments 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: Identifying Experts in Prevention Science 
Methods to Include on NIH Review Panels, 0925--New, Office of Disease 
Prevention (ODP), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The Office of Disease 
Prevention (ODP) is the lead Office at the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH) responsible for assessing, facilitating, and stimulating 
research in disease prevention and health promotion, and disseminating 
the results of this research to improve public health. Prevention is 
preferable to treatment, and research on disease prevention is an 
important part of the NIH's mission. The knowledge gained from this 
research leads to stronger clinical practice, health policy, and 
community health programs. ODP collaborates with the NIH, other 
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) agencies, and other 
public and private partners to achieve the Office's mission and goals. 
One of our priorities is to promote the use of the best available 
methods in prevention research and support the development of better 
methods. One of our strategies is to help the Center for Scientific 
Review (CSR) identify experts in prevention science methods to include 
on their review panels. This will strengthen the panels and improve the 
quality of the prevention research supported by the NIH. To identify 
experts in prevention science methods, we worked with our contractor, 
IQ Solutions, Inc., to develop online software which will allow us to 
collect scientists' names, contact information, and resumes, as well as 
to have those scientists identify their level of expertise in a variety 
of prevention science methods and content areas. The

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data collected with this software will be used to create a web-based 
tool that CSR staff can use to identify scientists with expertise in 
specific prevention science methods and content areas for invitation to 
serve on one of the CSR review panels. If successful, this system will 
also be shared with review staff in the other Institutes and Centers at 
the NIH, as well as other DHHS agencies, to use in the same way. Given 
our plans to create an automated system for reviewer information 
collection, we are now seeking OMB approval. This PRA clearance request 
is for the deployment of this new online software and the collection of 
data.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1,040.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                  Number of       Average time
             Type of respondents                 Number of      responses per     per response     Total annual
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)      burden hour
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Investigators...............................           3,120                1            20/60             1040
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     Dated: April 1, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-07999 Filed 4-6-15; 8:45 am]
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