Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NINR End-of-Life and Palliative Care Science Needs Assessment: Funding Source (Survey of Authors), 59145 [2011-24510]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 185 / Friday, September 23, 2011 / Notices sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES practitioners in the NPDB. Unlike a traditional query, PDS enrolled practitioners are continuously monitored and subscribed entities need not pay for multiple queries each time they want to access new information on a practitioner. The following table charts the growth of PDS enrollments beginning in June 2007 through June 2010 for the NPDB and the HIPDB: Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Nursing (NINR), 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 information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2011, page 35221 and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments NUMBER OF PRACTITIONERS ENROLLED were received. The purpose of this IN PDS notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. Month/year NPDB HIPDB 5 CFR 1320.5 (General requirements) Reporting and Recordkeeping June 2010 ............. 481,794 125,649 June 2009 ............. 311,275 101,720 Requirements: Final Rule requires that June 2008 ............. 113,631 12,592 the agency inform the potential persons June 2007 ............. 47,641 2,005 who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not The number of enrollments is steadily required to respond to the collection of climbing and re-enrollment rates for this information unless it displays a service are approximately 90 percent. currently valid OMB control number. This service is quickly becoming the This information is required to be stated benchmark for monitoring practitioner in the 30-day Federal Register Notice. credentials because it is designed and Proposed Collection: Title: NINR Enddeveloped to meet new accreditation of-Life and Palliative Care Science standards that require on-going Needs Assessment: Funding Source monitoring of practitioners. In light of (Survey of Authors). Type of these developments, HRSA is making Information Collection Request: NEW. this service a permanent feature. The Need and Use of Information Collection: name change from PDS to Continuous The NINR End-of-Life Science Palliative Query better captures the true nature of Care (EOL PC) Needs Assessment: this service, which is the continuous Funding Source Questionnaire will monitoring of enrolled practitioners. obtain information on funding sources All aspects of the PDS querying of EOL PC research published studies service as described in the March 7, for which a funding source is not cited 2007 notice are still in effect except for or the information is unclear. Target the upgrade from prototype to participants are authors of publiclypermanent status and the name change available EOL PC research studies set forth in this notice. published between 1997–2010 for whom a funding source is unknown or II. Revisions to Previous Notice unclear. The questionnaire inquires This notice is to inform the public about the funding source of the that the prototype status for PDS is published study, type of funding removed and that the name of the PDS received, year of funding, and duration querying service has been changed to of funded study. This is a 7-item Continuous Query. questionnaire that takes approximately Dated: September 16, 2011. 5 minutes to complete. Data collected is Mary K. Wakefield, part of a needs assessment to address Administrator, Health Resources and Services the breadth and depth of EOL PC Administration. scientific issues for use in stimulating [FR Doc. 2011–24403 Filed 9–22–11; 8:45 am] research capacity in the field. Frequency of Response: One time. Affected Public: BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Individual authors of publicly available EOL PC research publications who do DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND not list a funding source or the source HUMAN SERVICES is unclear within their publication. Type of Respondents: EOL PC researchers. National Institutes of Health The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Submission for OMB Review; Respondents: 1840; Estimated Number Comment Request; NINR End-of-Life of Responses per Respondent: 1; and Palliative Care Science Needs Average Burden Hours Per Response: Assessment: Funding Source (Survey .08; and Estimated Total Annual Burden of Authors) Hours Requested: 147. There are no Summary: Under the provisions of Capital Costs, Operating or Maintenance Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Costs to report. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:41 Sep 22, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59145 Request for comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies should 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 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. Amanda Greene, Office of Science Policy and Public Liaison, NINR, NIH, Democracy One, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 710, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 496–9601 or E-mail your request, including your address to: amanda.greene@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: September 16, 2011. 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[FR Doc No: 2011-24510]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NINR End-of-Life and 
Palliative Care Science Needs Assessment: Funding Source (Survey of 
Authors)

    Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Nursing 
(NINR), 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 information collection 
was previously published in the Federal Register on June 16, 2011, page 
35221 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.
    5 CFR 1320.5 (General requirements) Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements: Final Rule requires that the agency inform the potential 
persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such 
persons are not required to respond to the collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. This 
information is required to be stated in the 30-day Federal Register 
Notice.
    Proposed Collection: Title: NINR End-of-Life and Palliative Care 
Science Needs Assessment: Funding Source (Survey of Authors). Type of 
Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information 
Collection: The NINR End-of-Life Science Palliative Care (EOL PC) Needs 
Assessment: Funding Source Questionnaire will obtain information on 
funding sources of EOL PC research published studies for which a 
funding source is not cited or the information is unclear. Target 
participants are authors of publicly-available EOL PC research studies 
published between 1997-2010 for whom a funding source is unknown or 
unclear. The questionnaire inquires about the funding source of the 
published study, type of funding received, year of funding, and 
duration of funded study. This is a 7-item questionnaire that takes 
approximately 5 minutes to complete. Data collected is part of a needs 
assessment to address the breadth and depth of EOL PC scientific issues 
for use in stimulating research capacity in the field. Frequency of 
Response: One time. Affected Public: Individual authors of publicly 
available EOL PC research publications who do not list a funding source 
or the source is unclear within their publication. Type of Respondents: 
EOL PC researchers. The annual reporting burden is as follows: 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1840; Estimated Number of Responses 
per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .08; and 
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 147. There are no 
Capital Costs, Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
    Request for comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the 
public and affected agencies should 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 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. Amanda Greene, Office of Science Policy and 
Public Liaison, NINR, NIH, Democracy One, 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 
710, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-9601 or 
E-mail your request, including your address to: amanda.greene@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: September 16, 2011.
Amanda Greene,
Science Evaluation Officer, NINR, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2011-24510 Filed 9-22-11; 8:45 am]
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