[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31337-31338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14087]


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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, Office 
of Disease Prevention (NIH ODP)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human 
Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, to provide 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of 
this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. Ranell 
Myles, Public Health Analyst, NIH Office of Disease Prevention, 6100 
Executive Blvd., Room 2B03, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call (301) 827-5579 
or email your request, including your address to 
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and 
instruments must be requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: 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 the 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.
    Proposed Collection Title: Identifying Experts in Prevention 
Science Methods to Include on NIH Review Panels,--REVISION, 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

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expertise in a variety of prevention science methods and content areas. 
The a collected with this software was 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. 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 for a revision to our data collection plan.
    This OMB revision request is for the collection of additional data 
not collected in the previously deployed online software and survey 
including additional study design topics, research methods, content 
topics, as well as the geographic region of research of the 
investigator/respondent and the income category of the region/country 
in which the investigator's/respondent's research is performed.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1,300.

                                        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           25/60           1,300
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    Total.......................................  ..............           3,120  ..............           1,300
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    Dated: June 29, 2017.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-14087 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P