[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4062-4063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01525]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance 
for the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Initiative, National Institute 
of Mental Health (NIMH)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, 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.

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: Melba Rojas, 
NIMH Project Clearance Liaison, Science Policy and Evaluation Branch, 
Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications, NIMH, 
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, MSC 9667, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20892, call 301-443-4335, or email your request, including 
your mailing 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

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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: Generic Clearance for the Research 
Domain Criteria (RDoC) Initiative, 0925-NEW, National Institute of 
Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This NEW COLLECTION request 
serves as notice that the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is 
seeking OMB approval of a generic plan to conduct information 
collections to interface with the scientific community and promote the 
RDoC Initiative. As the lead Federal agency for research on mental 
illnesses, NIMH's mission is to transform the understanding and 
treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, 
paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. To this end, NIMH 
launched the RDoC Initiative in 2009 to implement Strategy 1.4 of the 
2008 NIMH Strategic Plan: ``Develop new ways of classifying disorders 
based on dimensions of observable behaviors and brain functions.'' The 
aim of RDoC is to guide research that begins with disruptions in 
neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms, and then works across 
systems to clarify connections among such disruptions and clinical 
symptoms. The information collected as part of this generic clearance 
will allow NIMH to determine success of the RDoC Initiative, develop 
future directions and endeavors, and to help guide programmatic 
priorities for RDoC and the agency.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents' other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 490.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of       Number of      burden  per    Total  annual
                 Instrument type                    respondents    responses per   response  (in   burden  hours
                                                                    respondent        hours)
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Workshops.......................................              50               1               8             400
Interviews......................................              10               1           30/60               5
Surveys.........................................             100               1           30/60              50
Focus Groups....................................              10               1               1              10
Evaluation Forms................................             100               1           15/60              25
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    Total.......................................             270             270  ..............             490
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    Dated: January 16, 2018.
Melba Rojas,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIMH, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2018-01525 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P