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VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
The Notice of award (NoA) will be
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2007 to each entity that is approved for
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• Grants Policy Guidance: HHS
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• Cost Principles: OMB Circular A 87,
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3. Indirect Costs: This section applies
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remain restricted until the current rate
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Dated: March 22, 2007.
Phyllis Eddy,
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Indian Health Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; NCCAM Office of
Communications and Public Liaison
Communications Program Planning
and Evaluation Research
Summary: In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), at 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.
Proposed Collection
Title: NCCAM Office of
Communications and Public Liaison
Communications Program Planning and
Evaluation Research.
Type of Information Collection
Request: Renewal.
Need and Use of Information
Collection: To carry out NCCAM’s
legislative mandate to educate and
disseminate information about
complementary and alternative
medicine (CAM) to a wide variety of
audiences and organizations, the
NCCAM Office of Communications and
Public Liaison (OCPL) requests
clearance to carry out (1) formative and
(2) evaluative research of a variety of
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print and online materials, outreach
activities, and messages to maximize
their impact and usefulness.
OCPL wishes to continue to carry out
formative research to further understand
the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
of its core constituent groups: members
of the general public, researchers, and
providers of both conventional and
CAM health care. In addition, it seeks to
test newly formulated messages and
identify barriers and impediments to the
effective communication of those
messages. With this audience research,
OCPL will carry out pretesting of
audience responses to NCCAM’s fact
sheets, Web content, and other materials
and messages.
Clearance is also requested to
continue to carry out evaluative
research on existing materials and
messages, as part of OCPL’s ongoing
effort to develop a comprehensive
program of testing and evaluation of all
of its communications strategies. This
evaluative research will include pilot
testing of recently developed messages
and information products such as fact
sheets and brochures. It will also
address the need to evaluate the
processes by which new materials and
messages were developed, the
effectiveness of an outreach or the
extent to which behaviors were changed
by the message, and the impact of a
message on health knowledge and
behaviors.
The tools to collect this information
have been selected to minimize burden
on NCCAM’s audiences, produce or
refine messages that have the greatest
potential to influence target audience
attitudes and behavior in a positive
manner, and to use Government
resources efficiently. They may include
individual in-depth interviews, focus
group interviews, intercept interviews,
self-administered questionnaires,
gatekeeper reviews, and omnibus
surveys.
The data will enhance OCPL’s
understanding of (1) the unique
information needs and distinct healthinformation-seeking behaviors of its
core constituencies, and (2) the
segments within these constituencies
with special information needs (for
example, among the general public
these segments include cancer patients,
the chronically ill, minority and ethnic
populations, the elderly, users of dietary
supplements, and patients integrating
complementary therapies with
conventional medical treatments).
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households; non-profit institutions;
Federal Government; State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
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Type of Respondents: Adult patients;
members of the public; health care
professionals; organizational
representations. The annual reporting
burden is as follows.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,440;
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours per Response:
0.29; and
Estimated Total Burden Hours
Requested: 2,137.5 for the 3-year
clearance period (approximately 712.5
hours annually). The annualized cost to
respondents is estimated at $21,333.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating
Costs, or Maintenance Costs to report.
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
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 assumption 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.
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 Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and
Public Liaison, NCCAM, 31 Center
Drive, Room 2B11, Bethesda, MD 20892,
or fax your request to 301–402–4741, or
e-mail thomsenc@mail.nih.gov. Ms.
Thomsen can be contacted by telephone
at 301–451–8876.
Comments Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
Dated: March 20, 2007.
Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and
Public Liaison, National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine,
National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
List of Drugs for Which Pediatric
Studies Are Needed
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The National Institutes of
Health (NIH) is providing notice of the
‘‘Priority List of Drugs for Which
Pediatric Studies Are Needed.’’ The NIH
develops the list in consultation with
the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) and pediatric experts, as
mandated by the Best Pharmaceuticals
for Children Act. This list prioritizes
certain drugs that are most in need of
study for use by children to ensure their
safety and efficacy. The NIH will update
the list at least annually until the Act
expires on October 1, 2007.
DATES: The list is effective upon
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Perdita Taylor-Zapata, National Institute
of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD), 6100 Executive
Boulevard, Suite 4A–01, Bethesda, MD
20892–7510, e-mail
taylorpe@mail.nih.gov or
BestPharmaceuticals@mail.nih.gov,
telephone 301–496–9584 (not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NIH
is providing notice of the ‘‘List of Drugs
for Which Pediatric Studies Are
Needed,’’ as authorized under Section 3,
Public Law 107–109 (42 U.S.C. 409I).
On January 4, 2002, President Bush
signed into law the Best
Pharmaceuticals for Children Act
(BPCA). The BPCA mandates that not
later than one year after the date of
enactment, the NIH in consultation with
the FDA and experts in pediatric
research shall develop, prioritize, and
publish an annual list of certain
approved drugs for which pediatric
studies are needed. For inclusion on the
list, an approved drug must meet the
following criteria: (1) There is an
approved application under section
505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)); (2) there
is a submitted application that could be
approved under the criteria of section
505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act; (3) there is no patent
protection or market exclusivity
protection under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or (4) there is
a referral for inclusion on the list under
section 505A(d)(4)(c); and additional
studies are needed to assess the safety
and effectiveness of the use of the drug
in the pediatric population. The BPCA
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; NCCAM Office of
Communications and Public Liaison Communications Program Planning and
Evaluation Research
Summary: In compliance with the requirement of Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity
for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), at 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.
Proposed Collection
Title: NCCAM Office of Communications and Public Liaison
Communications Program Planning and Evaluation Research.
Type of Information Collection Request: Renewal.
Need and Use of Information Collection: To carry out NCCAM's
legislative mandate to educate and disseminate information about
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to a wide variety of
audiences and organizations, the NCCAM Office of Communications and
Public Liaison (OCPL) requests clearance to carry out (1) formative and
(2) evaluative research of a variety of
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print and online materials, outreach activities, and messages to
maximize their impact and usefulness.
OCPL wishes to continue to carry out formative research to further
understand the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of its core
constituent groups: members of the general public, researchers, and
providers of both conventional and CAM health care. In addition, it
seeks to test newly formulated messages and identify barriers and
impediments to the effective communication of those messages. With this
audience research, OCPL will carry out pretesting of audience responses
to NCCAM's fact sheets, Web content, and other materials and messages.
Clearance is also requested to continue to carry out evaluative
research on existing materials and messages, as part of OCPL's ongoing
effort to develop a comprehensive program of testing and evaluation of
all of its communications strategies. This evaluative research will
include pilot testing of recently developed messages and information
products such as fact sheets and brochures. It will also address the
need to evaluate the processes by which new materials and messages were
developed, the effectiveness of an outreach or the extent to which
behaviors were changed by the message, and the impact of a message on
health knowledge and behaviors.
The tools to collect this information have been selected to
minimize burden on NCCAM's audiences, produce or refine messages that
have the greatest potential to influence target audience attitudes and
behavior in a positive manner, and to use Government resources
efficiently. They may include individual in-depth interviews, focus
group interviews, intercept interviews, self-administered
questionnaires, gatekeeper reviews, and omnibus surveys.
The data will enhance OCPL's understanding of (1) the unique
information needs and distinct health-information-seeking behaviors of
its core constituencies, and (2) the segments within these
constituencies with special information needs (for example, among the
general public these segments include cancer patients, the chronically
ill, minority and ethnic populations, the elderly, users of dietary
supplements, and patients integrating complementary therapies with
conventional medical treatments).
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals and households; non-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Type of Respondents: Adult patients; members of the public; health
care professionals; organizational representations. The annual
reporting burden is as follows.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,440;
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1;
Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.29; and
Estimated Total Burden Hours Requested: 2,137.5 for the 3-year
clearance period (approximately 712.5 hours annually). The annualized
cost to respondents is estimated at $21,333. There are no Capital
Costs, Operating Costs, or Maintenance Costs to report.
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 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 assumption
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.
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 Christy Thomsen, Director, Office of
Communications and Public Liaison, NCCAM, 31 Center Drive, Room 2B11,
Bethesda, MD 20892, or fax your request to 301-402-4741, or e-mail
thomsenc@mail.nih.gov. Ms. Thomsen can be contacted by telephone at
301-451-8876.
Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Dated: March 20, 2007.
Christy Thomsen,
Director, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of
Health.
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