Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Educational Needs Assessment of International Drug Abuse Researchers, 41455-41456 [E6-11612]

Download as PDF 41455 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 140 / Friday, July 21, 2006 / Notices SW., Washington, DC 20447, Phone: 202–401–4851. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement; Division of Community Resettlement; Supplement to Community Refugee and Immigration Services Office of Refugee Resettlement, Division of Community Resettlement, Administration for Children And Families, HHS. ACTION: Program expansion supplement. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Division of Community Resettlement, will award supplemental funds without competition to Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS). This supplement is being awarded for a project that will deliver comprehensive services to meet the housing, employment and case management needs of the Somali Bantu. 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E6–11578 Filed 7–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Educational Needs Assessment of International Drug Abuse Researchers Summary: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2006 [Pages 10539–10540] and allowed 60days 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 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. Proposed Collection: Title: The NIDA International Program Research Training Modules for International Application Needs Assessment Survey. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: This is a request for a one-time clearance to undertake an educational needs assessment survey of NIDA’s collaborating international drug abuse researchers. The purpose of this survey is to more precisely define the educational needs of the international Estimated number of respondents rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES_1 Drug abuse researcher respondents Physicians ........................................................................................................ PhD Scientists ................................................................................................. Mental Health/Drug .......................................................................................... Abuse Professionals ........................................................................................ Scientists-in-Training ....................................................................................... Annualized Totals ............................................................................................ VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:59 Jul 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 drug abuse research community before proceeding with the development of formal distance learning programs. Reviews of distance education programs in the developing world often reveal that systematically organized learning needs assessments are continually absent. (USAID 2001: The Use and Effect of Distance Education in Healthcare: What Do We Know? Operations Research Issue Paper 2). This survey will address that issue. The survey is based on recommendations received from current international drug abuse researchers and NIDA grantees. It is designed to be brief (2 pages) and succinct, asking respondents to prioritize their educational needs. The questions have been previously tested with persons who speak English as a second language. Total time to complete the survey is less than five minutes. The survey will cover the following elements: (1) Respondent background, including availability of educational technologies, (2) Educational needs, including a ranking of 10 proposed topics in drug abuse education, and (3) Collaborative needs, including an estimate of the value of online tools for research collaboration. The survey will not collect name, address, or other identifying information. Frequency of Response: This project will be conducted once. Affected Public: International drug abuse researchers who are currently affiliated with or wish to be affiliated with the U.S. drug abuse research community. Type of Respondents/Drug Abuse Researchers: physicians, scientists, mental health workers, and scientists-in-training. The reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Total Annual Number of Respondents: 250; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.09. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 22.5. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. The estimated annualized burden is summarized below. Estimated number of responses per respondent 100 70 40 40 40 250 E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 1 1 1 1 1 1 21JYN1 Average burden hours per response 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 Estimated total burden hours 9.0 6.3 3.6 3.6 3.6 22.5 41456 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 140 / Friday, July 21, 2006 / Notices Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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. Direct Comments to OMB: 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, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plans, contact Dale Weiss, Project Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5274, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 301–402–6683; fax 301–443–9127; or by e-mail to dweiss@nida.nih.gov. Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of the date of this publication. Proposed Collection Dated: July 14, 2006. Laura Rosenthal, Associate Director for Management, National Institute on Drug Abuse. [FR Doc. E6–11612 Filed 7–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Proposed Collection; Comment Request; ODS Assessment of Dietary Supplement Education Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below. A notice of this proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on April 20, 2006, pages 20410 and 20411, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No comments were received in response to the notice. The purpose of this notice is to announce a final 30 days for public comment. NIH 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. Estimated number of respondents Type of respondents Title: ODS Assessment of Dietary Supplement Education. Type of Information Collection Request: New data collection. Need and Use of Information Collection: The mission of ODS is to strengthen knowledge and understanding of dietary supplements by evaluating scientific information, stimulating and supporting research, disseminating research results, and educating the public to foster an enhanced quality of life and health for the U.S. population. To assist ODS in prioritizing educational and training needs for researchers in the field, ODS is requesting OMB Clearance for a survey of members of academic health institutions. This effort involves a dual method (mail/Web) survey consisting of nine questions (including four two-part questions), which will be attempted with an estimated 2600 individuals at approximately 1000 academic institutions, yielding an annual total of approximately 1820 respondents (based on a 70 percent response rate). The survey results will help ODS in measuring the scope of higher education’s curriculum on dietary supplements, identifying gaps in dietary supplement education, and determining the level of interest in potential ODS seminars and programs, and the specific content needs. Frequency of Response: This is a onetime data collection. Affected Public: Academic institutions. Type of Respondents: Faculty members at academic institutions. The annual reporting burden is as follows. Estimated number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Estimated total annual burden hours requested Telephone or Web Survey Completion Individuals at academic institutions ................................................................. 1820 1 0.12 218 1 0.25 455 Review of Course Information for Survey Completion Individuals at academic institutions ................................................................. 1820 Collection and Submission of Materials 910 1 0.50 455 Annualized totals ...................................................................................... rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES_1 Individuals at academic institutions ................................................................. 1820 ........................ ........................ 1128 The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at $31,978.86, $6,189.46 for survey completion, and $12,894.70 for the review of course information and VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:59 Jul 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 collection and submission of materials, respectively. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies are invited on the following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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[FR Doc No: E6-11612]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Educational Needs
Assessment of International Drug Abuse Researchers

Summary: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve
the information collection listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on March 1,
2006 [Pages 10539-10540] 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 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.
Proposed Collection: Title: The NIDA International Program Research
Training Modules for International Application Needs Assessment Survey.
Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of
Information Collection: This is a request for a one-time clearance to
undertake an educational needs assessment survey of NIDA's
collaborating international drug abuse researchers. The purpose of this
survey is to more precisely define the educational needs of the
international drug abuse research community before proceeding with the
development of formal distance learning programs. Reviews of distance
education programs in the developing world often reveal that
systematically organized learning needs assessments are continually
absent. (USAID 2001: The Use and Effect of Distance Education in
Healthcare: What Do We Know? Operations Research Issue Paper 2). This
survey will address that issue.
The survey is based on recommendations received from current
international drug abuse researchers and NIDA grantees. It is designed
to be brief (2 pages) and succinct, asking respondents to prioritize
their educational needs. The questions have been previously tested with
persons who speak English as a second language. Total time to complete
the survey is less than five minutes. The survey will cover the
following elements: (1) Respondent background, including availability
of educational technologies, (2) Educational needs, including a ranking
of 10 proposed topics in drug abuse education, and (3) Collaborative
needs, including an estimate of the value of online tools for research
collaboration. The survey will not collect name, address, or other
identifying information. Frequency of Response: This project will be
conducted once. Affected Public: International drug abuse researchers
who are currently affiliated with or wish to be affiliated with the
U.S. drug abuse research community. Type of Respondents/Drug Abuse
Researchers: physicians, scientists, mental health workers, and
scientists-in-training. The reporting burden is as follows: Estimated
Total Annual Number of Respondents: 250; Estimated Number of Responses
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.09. Estimated
Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 22.5. There are no Capital Costs
to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. The
estimated annualized burden is summarized below.

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Estimated
Estimated number of Average Estimated
Drug abuse researcher respondents number of responses per burden hours total burden
respondents respondent per response hours
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Physicians...................................... 100 1 0.09 9.0
PhD Scientists.................................. 70 1 0.09 6.3
Mental Health/Drug.............................. 40 1 0.09 3.6
Abuse Professionals............................. 40 1 0.09 3.6
Scientists-in-Training.......................... 40 1 0.09 3.6
Annualized Totals............................... 250 1 0.09 22.5
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Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should address one or more of the
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) 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.
Direct Comments to OMB: 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, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on
the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection
plans, contact Dale Weiss, Project Officer, National Institute on Drug
Abuse, 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5274, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call
non-toll-free number 301-402-6683; fax 301-443-9127; or by e-mail to
dweiss@nida.nih.gov.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days
of the date of this publication.

Dated: July 14, 2006.
Laura Rosenthal,
Associate Director for Management, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
[FR Doc. E6-11612 Filed 7-20-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P

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