[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53162-53163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21694]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance To 
Collect Research or Educational Tools and Resources (Office of the 
Director)

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 Office of the 
Director (OD) will publish periodic summaries of propose 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: Mikia 
Currie, Chief, Project Clearance Branch (PCB), Office of Policy and 
Extramural Research Administration (OPERA), Office of the Director 
(OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), 6705 Rockledge Drive, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20892 MSC 7980, or call non-toll-free number (301) 
435-0941 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 minimizes 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 to Collect Research or 
Educational Tools and Resources, 0925-NEW, exp., date XX/XX/XXXX, 
Project Clearance Branch (PCB), Office of Policy and Extramural 
Research Administration (OPERA), Office of the Director (OD), Office of 
Extramural Research (OER) National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of this generic 
is to allow for the collection of information that exist outside the 
currently approved NIH generics, OMB control numbers #0925-0740 titled, 
``Conference, Meeting, Workshop, and Poster Session Registration and 
#0925-0648 titled, ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of 
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.'' The purpose of this 
information collection is to collect and disseminate NIH-identified 
resources more broadly to the public, on Institutes and Centers' (ICs) 
websites, and/or collect information for agency internal use to improve 
scientific and related practices and/or assist in scientific reviews 
(e.g., to understand the use of research or educational resources and 
resource limitations, to promote scientific and pubic collaboration, 
public dissemination, and program guidance.) NIH plans to collect 
researcher and educational information, related administrative or 
operational information, and related project information in order to 
share widely with a range of audiences such as researchers, patients 
and advocates, and the general public. The primary purpose of 
information collections under this generic is to identify and 
ultimately promote interdisciplinary research, best practices, and 
collaboration among academia, industry, non-profit, and other public 
actors. The various types of information collected through this 
clearance may include soliciting names from the public, relevant 
communities of practice, or within NIH to recruit appropriate 
scientific expertise. Requests to the public may include requests to 
identify and/or describe extramural research, research tools, or 
existing resources. Requests for population characteristics within 
crowdsourcing mechanisms may include institutional affiliation and 
career level/stage. This will allow ICs to determine which 
functionalities are typically used, assess engagement and population 
characteristics of communities of practice, and prioritize investments 
and design future improvements for related tools and resources.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 18,601.

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                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of       Time per
             Category of respondent                  Number of    responses  per   response  (in    Total hours
                                                    respondents      respondent       hours)
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Call for Nominations/Resources..................           1,000               1           10/60             167
Recommendations of scientific reviewers.........           1,000               1            5/60              83
Crowdsourcing requests..........................           1,000               1           10/60              17
Request for Population Characteristics..........          20,000               1            5/60           1,667
Repository of Tools and Best Practices..........         100,000               1           10/60          16,667
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    Total.......................................  ..............         123,000  ..............          18,601
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    Dated: September 28, 2019.
Lawrence Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-21694 Filed 10-3-19; 8:45 am]
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