National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meeting, 49523 [2014-19790]

Download as PDF 49523 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 162 / Thursday, August 21, 2014 / Notices of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. Karl Koerper, OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–19829 Filed 8–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–08–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request Generic Clearance for Satisfaction Surveys of Customers (CSR) 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 Center for Scientific Review (CSR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. 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 Center for Scientific Review management and personnel: (1) To assess the quality of the modified operations and processes now used by CSR to review grant applications; (2) To assess the quality of service provided by CSR to our customers; (3) To enable identification of the most promising biomedical research that will have the greatest impact on improving public health by using a peer review process that is fair, unbiased from outside influence, timely, and (4) To develop new modes of operation based on customer need and customer feedback about the efficacy of implemented modifications. These surveys, which will be both quantitative and qualitative, are designed to assess the quality of services we provide to our major external customers. Customers include the research scientists who submit applications for grant funding to NIH. Those grant applications are reviewed and ranked by the grant scientific peer review study groups’ members and chairs. These surveys will almost certainly lead to quality improvement activities that will enhance and/or streamline CSR’s operations. Our voluntary partners include current grant scientific peer review study groups’ members and chairs. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 4,263. 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. To Submit Comments And For Further Information: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Dr. Mary Ann Guadagno, Center for Scientific Review, NIH, Room 3182, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-tollfree number 301–435–1251 or email your request, including your address to: guadagma@csr.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing. 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 publication of the notice. Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance for Satisfaction Surveys of Customers (CSR), Extension—0925– 0474—expiration date 10/31/2014, Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Need and Use of Information Collection: We will continue to collect information in surveys for use by the ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of respondents Type of respondent Adult scientific professionals (via Mail/Telephone/Internet) ............................ Adult scientific professional (via focus groups) ............................................... Dated: August 15, 2014. Mary Ann Guadagno, Project Clearance Liaison, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2014–19884 Filed 8–20–14; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 7,925 200 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council Meeting, September 9, 2014, 08:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, which was published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2014, 79 FR 42024. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 Aug 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) 1 1 Total annual burden hour 30/60 90/60 3,963 300 This notice is being amended to change the time of the September 9, 2014 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council Meeting start time to 12:30 p.m. and the change the location of the meeting to the National Institutes of Health, Building 35A, Porter Building, Room 640, 35A Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. The meeting is open to the public. Dated: August 15, 2014. Michelle Trout, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2014–19790 Filed 8–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P E:\FR\FM\21AUN1.SGM 21AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 49523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19790]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meeting

    Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the National 
Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council Meeting, September 9, 2014, 
08:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., National Institutes of Health, Building 31, 31 
Center Drive, Bethesda, MD, 20892, which was published in the Federal 
Register on July 18, 2014, 79 FR 42024.
    This notice is being amended to change the time of the September 9, 
2014 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council Meeting start 
time to 12:30 p.m. and the change the location of the meeting to the 
National Institutes of Health, Building 35A, Porter Building, Room 640, 
35A Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892. The meeting is open to the 
public.

    Dated: August 15, 2014.
Michelle Trout,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-19790 Filed 8-20-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P

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