[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31407-31408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13346]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review 30-Day Comment Request: DERT Extramural 
Grantee Data Collection (NIEHS)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institutes of Health, 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 16, 2015, Volume 80, Number 50, page 13562 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 Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 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.
    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: To obtain a copy of the data collection 
plans and instruments, 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.
    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:

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     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.

                                        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: May 21, 2015.
Joellen M. Austin,
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-13346 Filed 6-1-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P