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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 77 / Wednesday, April 22, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Submission for OMB Review; 30-day Comment Request; STAR METRICS® (Science and Technology for America’s Reinvestment: Measuring the Effects of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science) (OD) Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 February 5, 2015, page 6522 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. The Office of Extramural Research (OER), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 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 SUMMARY: after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 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: NIH Desk Officer. Comment 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments or request more information on the proposed project contact: Dr. William Duval, Office of Planning, Analysis and Communication, OER, NIH, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 5166, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call nontoll-free number (301) 435–8683, or Email your request, including your address to: William.Duval@mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing. Proposed Collection: STAR METRICS® (Science and Technology for 22541 America’s Reinvestment: Measuring the Effects of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science)—0925– 0616—REVISION—Office of Extramural Research (OER), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Need and Use of Information Collection: The aim of STAR METRICS® is twofold. The goal of STAR METRICS® is to continue to provide mechanisms that will allow participating universities and federal agencies with a reliable and consistent means to account for the number of scientists and staff that are on research institution payrolls, supported by federal funds. In subsequent generations of the program, it is hoped that STAR METRICS® will allow for measurement of science impact on economic outcomes (such as job creation), on knowledge generation (such as citations and patents) as well as on social and health outcomes. We have completed the initial data input and this request will finalize the quarterly data input process. OMB approval is requested for 1 year. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated to be $50,000. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 1,000. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Instrument Number of respondents Number of responses per respondent Average burden per response (in hours) Total annual burden hour Ongoing quarterly data input ........................................................................... 100 4 2.5 1,000 Dated: April 15, 2015. Lawrence A. Tabak, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2015–09366 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Notice of Closed Meetings Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 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. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-day Comment Request; STAR 
METRICS[supreg] (Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: 
Measuring the Effects of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and 
Science) (OD)

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 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 February 5, 2015, page 6522 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. The Office of 
Extramural Research (OER), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 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.
    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: NIH Desk Officer.
    Comment 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the 
proposed project contact: Dr. William Duval, Office of Planning, 
Analysis and Communication, OER, NIH, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 5166, 
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-8683, or 
Email your request, including your address to: 
William.Duval@mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans and 
instruments must be requested in writing.
    Proposed Collection: STAR METRICS[supreg] (Science and Technology 
for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the Effects of Research on 
Innovation, Competitiveness and Science)--0925-0616--REVISION--Office 
of Extramural Research (OER), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The aim of STAR 
METRICS[supreg] is twofold. The goal of STAR METRICS[supreg] is to 
continue to provide mechanisms that will allow participating 
universities and federal agencies with a reliable and consistent means 
to account for the number of scientists and staff that are on research 
institution payrolls, supported by federal funds. In subsequent 
generations of the program, it is hoped that STAR METRICS[supreg] will 
allow for measurement of science impact on economic outcomes (such as 
job creation), on knowledge generation (such as citations and patents) 
as well as on social and health outcomes. We have completed the initial 
data input and this request will finalize the quarterly data input 
process.
    OMB approval is requested for 1 year. The annualized cost to 
respondents is estimated to be $50,000. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 1,000.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                  Number of      Average burden
                 Instrument                      Number of      responses per     per response     Total annual
                                                respondents       respondent       (in hours)      burden hour
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Ongoing quarterly data input................             100                4              2.5            1,000
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    Dated: April 15, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-09366 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P

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