[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35017-35018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15802]


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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)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
National 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: 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: Desk 
Officer for NIH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact: Dr. Kristianna Pettibone, Evaluator, Program 
Analysis Branch, NIEHS, NIH, 530 Davis Dr., Room 3064, Morrisville, NC 
20560, or call non-toll-free number 984-287-3303 or Email your request, 
including your address to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2018, Volume 83, 
Number 50, page 19073-19074 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.
    In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, the National 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.
    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)

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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:
     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);
     National Cancer Institute (NCI); and
     Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 800.

                                        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
EPA Grantees....................................             200               1           30/60             100
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    Total.......................................           1,600           1,600  ..............             800
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    Dated: July 11, 2018.
Jane M. Lambert,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIEHS, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2018-15802 Filed 7-23-18; 8:45 am]
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