Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Surveys of Customers and Partners of the Office of Extramural Research of the National Institutes of Health, 76993-76994 [2010-31053]

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[FR Doc. 2010–31066 Filed 12–9–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Surveys of Customers and Partners of the Office of Extramural Research of the National Institutes of Health Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Extramural Research (OER), 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on September 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 176, page 55585) and allowed 60 days for public comment. One public comment was 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: Generic Clearance for Surveys of Customers and Partners of the Office of Extramural Research of the National Institutes of Health. Type of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: OER develops, coordinates the implementation of, and evaluates NIH-wide policies and procedures for the award of extramural funds . To move forward with our initiatives to ensure success in accomplishing the NIH mission, input from partners and customers is SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 76994 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 237 / Friday, December 10, 2010 / Notices essential. Quality management principles have been integrated into OER’s culture and these surveys will provide customer satisfaction input on various elements of OER’s business processes. The approximately 14 (10 quantitative and 4 qualitative) customer satisfaction surveys that will be conducted under this generic clearance will gather and measure customer and partner satisfaction with OER processes and operations. The data collected from these surveys will provide the feedback to track and gauge satisfaction with NIH’s statutorily mandated operations and processes. OER/OD/NIH will present data and outcomes from these surveys to inform the NIH staff, officers, leadership, advisory committees, and other decision-making bodies as appropriate. Based on feedback from these stakeholders, OER/OD/NIH will formulate improvement plans and take action when necessary. Frequency of Response: 1 response. Affected Public: Individuals. Type of Respondents: Science professionals (applicants, reviewers, Institutional Officials), adult science trainees, and the general public. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Quantitative surveys: Estimated Number of Respondents per Survey: 9,820; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 0.25; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested per Quantitative Survey: 2,455; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested for 10 Quantitative Surveys: 24,550. Qualitative surveys: Estimated Number of Respondents per Survey: 30; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 1.0; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested per Qualitative Survey: 30; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested for 4 Qualitative Surveys: 120. Based on an estimated 10 quantitative and 4 qualitative surveys per year: Estimated Total Combined Annual Hours of Burden Requested in Each of 3 Years: 24,670. Estimated Total Combined Cost to Respondents: $728,326. Based on an estimated 10 quantitative and 4 qualitative surveys per year over 3 years: Estimated Total Hours of Burden to Respondents for 2011, 2012, and 2013 Combined: 74,010. Estimated Total Cost to Respondents for 2011, 2012, and 2013 Combined: $2,184,978. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:39 Dec 09, 2010 Jkt 223001 There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report. 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_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202–395–6974, Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Dr. Gwynne L. Jenkins, Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Extramural Programs, OER, NIH, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 496– 9232 or e-mail your request, including your address to: OEPMailbox@mail.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: December 2, 2010. Sherry Mills, Director, Office of Extramural Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–31053 Filed 12–9–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given of the following meetings. The meetings will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel Member Conflict: CASEKNOD Applications. Date: January 3, 2011. Time: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Robert Weller, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3160, MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 435– 0694. wellerr@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel Member Conflict: Molecular Neuroscience. Date: January 4, 2011. Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Carol Hamelink, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4192, MSC 7850, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 213– 9887. hamelinc@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel Member Conflict: Pharmacology and Liver Pathobiology. Date: January 4, 2011. Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. (Telephone Conference Call). Contact Person: Peter J. Perrin, PhD, Scientific Review Officer, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 2180, MSC 7818, Bethesda, MD 20892. (301) 435– 0682. perrinp@csr.nih.gov. Name of Committee: Brain Disorders and Clinical Neuroscience Integrated Review Group Developmental Brain Disorders Study Section. Date: January 27–28, 2011. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
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[Pages 76993-76994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for 
Surveys of Customers and Partners of the Office of Extramural Research 
of the National Institutes of Health

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Extramural Research (OER), 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. This proposed information 
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on 
September 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 176, page 55585) and allowed 60 
days for public comment. One public comment was 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: Generic Clearance for Surveys of 
Customers and Partners of the Office of Extramural Research of the 
National Institutes of Health. Type of Information Collection Request: 
NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: OER develops, coordinates 
the implementation of, and evaluates NIH-wide policies and procedures 
for the award of extramural funds . To move forward with our 
initiatives to ensure success in accomplishing the NIH mission, input 
from partners and customers is

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essential. Quality management principles have been integrated into 
OER's culture and these surveys will provide customer satisfaction 
input on various elements of OER's business processes. The 
approximately 14 (10 quantitative and 4 qualitative) customer 
satisfaction surveys that will be conducted under this generic 
clearance will gather and measure customer and partner satisfaction 
with OER processes and operations. The data collected from these 
surveys will provide the feedback to track and gauge satisfaction with 
NIH's statutorily mandated operations and processes. OER/OD/NIH will 
present data and outcomes from these surveys to inform the NIH staff, 
officers, leadership, advisory committees, and other decision-making 
bodies as appropriate. Based on feedback from these stakeholders, OER/
OD/NIH will formulate improvement plans and take action when necessary. 
Frequency of Response: 1 response. Affected Public: Individuals. Type 
of Respondents: Science professionals (applicants, reviewers, 
Institutional Officials), adult science trainees, and the general 
public. The annual reporting burden is as follows:
    Quantitative surveys:
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Survey: 9,820; Estimated Number 
of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 
0.25; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested per Quantitative 
Survey: 2,455; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested for 10 
Quantitative Surveys: 24,550.
    Qualitative surveys:
    Estimated Number of Respondents per Survey: 30; Estimated Number of 
Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 1.0; 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested per Qualitative Survey: 
30; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested for 4 Qualitative 
Surveys: 120.
    Based on an estimated 10 quantitative and 4 qualitative surveys per 
year:
    Estimated Total Combined Annual Hours of Burden Requested in Each 
of 3 Years: 24,670.
    Estimated Total Combined Cost to Respondents: $728,326.
    Based on an estimated 10 quantitative and 4 qualitative surveys per 
year over 3 years:
    Estimated Total Hours of Burden to Respondents for 2011, 2012, and 
2013 Combined: 74,010.
    Estimated Total Cost to Respondents for 2011, 2012, and 2013 
Combined: $2,184,978.
    There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or 
Maintenance Costs to report.
    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_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974, 
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
instruments, contact Dr. Gwynne L. Jenkins, Special Assistant to the 
Director, Office of Extramural Programs, OER, NIH, 6705 Rockledge 
Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 
(301) 496-9232 or e-mail your request, including your address to: 
OEPMailbox@mail.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: December 2, 2010.
Sherry Mills,
Director, Office of Extramural Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-31053 Filed 12-9-10; 8:45 am]
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