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vaccine research, (3) Enhancing the
partnership between community and
HIV clinical trial researchers, and (4)
Creating support for current and future
HIV vaccine trials and fostering an
environment that supports clinical trial
volunteers.
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expanded if needed.
Evaluation will be conducted through
several processes including a survey
and multiple focus groups. A survey
will be conducted with key influencers
of the NHVREI target populations to
measure their level of awareness,
knowledge about, and support for HIV
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Focus groups will also be conducted
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Local Partnership Program (LPP) and
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NHVREI Network. The LPP and NPP are
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planned NHVREI network will be
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and coalitions that are either influencers
of or provide information services to the
target populations. The purpose of
conducting focus groups with LPP, NPP,
and NHVREI Network representatives is
to obtain data on their experience
implementing NHVREI activities.
Questions asked during the group
discussions will address efforts
implementing educational activities and
developing materials, community
partnerships developed, engagement of
key influencers in program activities,
and the types of media outreach and
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of Response: Twice. Affected Public:
Individuals. Type of Respondents: Key
influencers of target populations. The
annual reporting burden is shown in the
table below. There are no Capital Costs
to report. There are no Operating or
Maintenance Costs to report.
Average
burden
hours per
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
hours
requested
Estimated
number of
respondents
Noumber of
responses
per
respondent
78
656
1
1
1
0.33
78
216
Form name
LPP, NPP, and NHVREI Network ............
Key Influencers .........................................
Time 1
Focus Groups ...........................................
Survey ......................................................
Total Time 1 ......................................
Time 2
Focus Groups ...........................................
Survey ......................................................
734
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....................
294
LPP, NPP, and NHVREI Network ............
Key Influencers .........................................
78
590
1
1
1
0.33
78
195
Total Time 2 ......................................
668
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273
Total Time 1 & Time 2 ......................
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Type of respondents
1,402
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567
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performance of the function of the
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(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
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Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
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Dated: July 9, 2009.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission to OMB, Comment
Request; An Outcome Evaluation of
the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
(NDPA) Program
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Director, 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. 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.
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Proposed Collection: Title: An
Outcome Evaluation of the NIH
Director’s Pioneer Award (NDPA)
Program. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection. Need and Use
of Information Collection: This study
will assess the NDPA Program outputs
and outcomes. The primary objectives of
the study are to assess: (1) Whether the
NDPA awardees are conducting
pioneering research, (2) whether there
are spillover effects on the awardees,
their lab members, NIH, and the
scientific community, and (3) to follow
the careers and ideas proposed by
NDPA unfunded applicants. The
findings will provide valuable
information concerning the success of
the awardees (pioneers) and whether the
characteristics of the NDPA program are
adopted by other NIH programs.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Affected Public: none. Type of
Respondents: Applicants, Unfunded
Applicants, Pioneer Lab Members,
Focus Group Panelists. There are no
Capital Costs to report. Estimated
Number of Respondents: 50, Estimated
Number of Responses per Respondent:
1: Average Burden Hours Per Response:
2.14 (60 minutes for awardees, 15
minutes for unfunded applicants, 30
minutes for pioneer lab members, and
10 hours for focus group panelists).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours
Requested: 284.5 and the annualized
cost to respondents is estimated at
$18,181.72. Table l and Table 2,
respectively, present data concerning
the burden hours and cost burdens for
this data collection.
TABLE 1—ANNUALIZED ESTIMATE OF HOUR BURDEN
Type of
respondents
Number of respondents
Average time
for response
(hr)
Frequency of
response
Total hour
burden*
Awardees (Pioneers) ...................................................................................
Unfunded Applicants ....................................................................................
Pioneer Lab Members .................................................................................
Expert Panel ................................................................................................
22
440
25
14
1
1
1
1
1.0
0.25
0.5
10.0
22.0
110.0
12.5
140.0
Total ......................................................................................................
501
1
.56
284.5
Total Burden = N Respondents*Response Frequency*(minutes to complete/60).
TABLE 2—ANNUALIZED COST TO RESPONDENTS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Response
frequency
Approx. hourly
wage rate
Total respondent cost**
Awardees .........................................................................................................
Unfunded Applicants ........................................................................................
Pioneer Lab Members .....................................................................................
Focus Group Panel ..........................................................................................
22
440
25
14
1
1
1
1
$64.72
64.72
46.23
64.72
$1,423.84
7119.20
577.88
9,060.80
Total ..........................................................................................................
501
1
63.59
18,181.72
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**Total Respondent Cost = Total Hour Burden * Hourly Wage Rate.
Request for Comments: Written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
on 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.
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
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of Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). All
comments should be sent via email to
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by
fax to 202–395–6974. Attention: Desk
Office for NIH. To request more
information on the project or to obtain
a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments contact G. Stephane
Philogene, Ph.D., Assistant Director for
Policy and Planning, Office of
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research, National Institutes of Health,
31 Center Drive. Building 31, Room B2–
B37 Bethesda, MD 20892, or call nontoll-free number (301) 402–3902 or Email your request, including your
address to: philoges@od.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.
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G. Stephane Philogene,
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Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Research, National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission to OMB, Comment Request; An Outcome Evaluation of the
NIH Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) Program
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Director, 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. 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.
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Proposed Collection: Title: An Outcome Evaluation of the NIH
Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) Program. Type of Information Collection
Request: New collection. Need and Use of Information Collection: This
study will assess the NDPA Program outputs and outcomes. The primary
objectives of the study are to assess: (1) Whether the NDPA awardees
are conducting pioneering research, (2) whether there are spillover
effects on the awardees, their lab members, NIH, and the scientific
community, and (3) to follow the careers and ideas proposed by NDPA
unfunded applicants. The findings will provide valuable information
concerning the success of the awardees (pioneers) and whether the
characteristics of the NDPA program are adopted by other NIH programs.
Frequency of Response: Once. Affected Public: none. Type of
Respondents: Applicants, Unfunded Applicants, Pioneer Lab Members,
Focus Group Panelists. There are no Capital Costs to report. Estimated
Number of Respondents: 50, Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1: Average Burden Hours Per Response: 2.14 (60 minutes for
awardees, 15 minutes for unfunded applicants, 30 minutes for pioneer
lab members, and 10 hours for focus group panelists). Estimated Total
Annual Burden Hours Requested: 284.5 and the annualized cost to
respondents is estimated at $18,181.72. Table l and Table 2,
respectively, present data concerning the burden hours and cost burdens
for this data collection.
Table 1--Annualized Estimate of Hour Burden
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Average time
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of for response Total hour
respondents response (hr) burden*
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Awardees (Pioneers)............................. 22 1 1.0 22.0
Unfunded Applicants............................. 440 1 0.25 110.0
Pioneer Lab Members............................. 25 1 0.5 12.5
Expert Panel.................................... 14 1 10.0 140.0
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Total....................................... 501 1 .56 284.5
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Total Burden = N Respondents*Response Frequency*(minutes to complete/60).
Table 2--Annualized Cost to Respondents
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Total
Type of respondents Number of Response Approx. hourly respondent
respondents frequency wage rate cost**
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Awardees........................................ 22 1 $64.72 $1,423.84
Unfunded Applicants............................. 440 1 64.72 7119.20
Pioneer Lab Members............................. 25 1 46.23 577.88
Focus Group Panel............................... 14 1 64.72 9,060.80
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Total....................................... 501 1 63.59 18,181.72
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**Total Respondent Cost = Total Hour Burden * Hourly Wage Rate.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on 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.
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 (OIRA). All comments should be sent via email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974. Attention: Desk
Office for NIH. To request more information on the project or to obtain
a copy of the data collection plans and instruments contact G. Stephane
Philogene, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, Office of
Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health,
31 Center Drive. Building 31, Room B2-B37 Bethesda, MD 20892, or call
non-toll-free number (301) 402-3902 or E-mail your request, including
your address to: philoges@od.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 9, 2009.
G. Stephane Philogene,
Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, Office of Behavioral and
Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health.
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