[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48549-48550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19849]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Scientific 
Information Reporting System (SIRS) NIGMS

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 General 
Medical Sciences (NIGMS), 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) Ways to enhance 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: W. Fred 
Taylor Ph.D., Acting Director, Center for Research Capacity Building 
NIGMS, NIH, 45 Center Drive, Room 2AS43S, MSC 6200, Bethesda MD 20892 
or call non-toll-free number (301) 594-3900 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: Scientific Information Reporting System 
(SIRS), 0925-NEW, National Institute of General Medical Sciences 
(NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The SIRS is an online data 
collection system whose purpose is to obtain supplemental information 
to the annual Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) submitted by 
grantees of the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program and the 
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) Program. The SIRS 
will collect program-specific data not requested in the RPPR data 
collection system. The IDeA Program is a congressionally mandated, 
long-term interventional program administered by NIGMS aimed at 
developing and/or enhancing the biomedical research competitiveness of 
States and Jurisdictions that lag in NIH funding. The NARCH Program is 
an interagency initiative that provides support to American Indian and 
Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and organizations for conducting research 
in their communities in order to address health disparities, and to 
develop a cadre of competitive AI/AN scientists and health 
professionals. The data collected by SIRS will provide valuable 
information for the following purposes: (1) Evaluation of progress by 
individual grantees towards achieving grantee-designated and program-
specified goals and objectives, (2) evaluation of the overall program 
for effectiveness, efficiency, and impact in building biomedical 
research capacity and capability, and (3) analysis of outcome measures 
to determine need for refinements and/or adjustments of different 
program features including but not limited to initiatives and 
eligibility criteria. Data collected from SIRS will be used for various 
regular or ad hoc reporting requests from interested stakeholders that 
include members of Congress, state and local officials, other federal 
agencies, professional societies, media, and other parties.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 613.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of       burden in     Total annual
           Form name               Respondents      respondents    responses per     hours per     burden hours
                                                                    respondent       response
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SIRS..........................  Principal                     37               1             3.5           129.5
                                 Investigators,
                                 COBRE Phase I.
SIRS..........................  Principal                     36               1             3.5             126
                                 Investigators,
                                 COBRE Phase II.
SIRS..........................  Principal                     35               1             3.5           122.5
                                 Investigators,
                                 COBRE Phase III.
SIRS..........................  Principal                     24               1             5.5             132
                                 Investigators,
                                 INBRE.
SIRS..........................  Principal                      5               1             3.5            17.5
                                 Investigators,
                                 IDeA-CTR.
SIRS..........................  Principal                     19               1             4.5            85.5
                                 Investigators,
                                 NARCH.
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    Dated: August 6, 2015.
Tammy Dean-Maxwell,
Paperwork Reduction Act Liaison, NIGMS, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-19849 Filed 8-12-15; 8:45 am]
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