[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43447-43448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17859]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request Process and 
Outcomes Evaluation of NCI Physical Sciences in Oncology Centers (PS-
OC) Initiative (NCI)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the National

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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 23, 2015 Vol. 80, 
P. 15228 and allowed 60-days for public comment. No 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.
    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: Nicole Moore, Division of Cancer Biology, 
9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 6W508, Bethesda, MD 20892-9714 or call 
non-toll-free number 301-325-7534 or Email your request, including your 
address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans 
and instruments must be requested in writing.
    Proposed Collection: Process and Outcomes Evaluation of NCI 
Physical Sciences in Oncology Centers (PS-OC) Initiative (NCI), 0925-
NEW, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health 
(NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The NCI launched the 
Physical Sciences--Oncology Center (PS-OC; http://physics.cancer.gov/) 
program in 2009 as Phase I of the Physical Sciences in Oncology (PSO) 
Initiative. The PSO Initiative seeks to establish research projects 
that bring together cancer biologists and oncologists with scientists 
from the fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry, and engineering to 
address some of the major questions and barriers in cancer research. As 
part of this initiative, evaluation plans were developed and consisted 
of three components, dependent on which year the initiative is in: 
Prospective for beginning, structured for mid-point, and summative/full 
outcome evaluation for a decade after the program started. In 2015 the 
PSO Initiative is transitioning from the beginning to a mid-point 
phase, which represents a critical time to reflect on the initial 
outcomes and restructure the process evaluation to account for changes 
mid-way through the initiative. This proposed request is to conduct on-
line surveys with current and former trainees and NCI grantees 
associated with the program and comparison groups. Additionally, an 
assessment of publications generated through the PS-OC program will be 
conducted via a virtual expert review panel. The evaluation will 
address trainee development and career path post program involvement as 
well as the impact of the program involvement on program outputs. 
Results from both the surveys and the expert peer reviewer panel will 
assess research innovation from the program and inform the future 
development of the PSO Initiative. This request is to gain OMB approval 
for the new submission titled, ``Process and Outcomes Evaluation of NCI 
Physical Sciences in Oncology Centers (PS-OC) Initiative (NCI)'' for 1 
year.
    OMB approval is requested for 1 year. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 955.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
          Instrument                 Type of         Number of     responses per    per response   Total annual
                                   respondent       respondents     respondent      (in hours)      burden hour
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Survey........................  Current NCI                  210               1           25/60              88
                                 Trainees.
Survey........................  Former NCI                   340               1           25/60             142
                                 Trainees.
Survey........................  NCI Grantees....             300               1           25/60             125
Scoring Sheet.................  Expert Reviewers              75               1               8             600
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    Dated: July 15, 2015.
Karla Bailey,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-17859 Filed 7-21-15; 8:45 am]
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