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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-day Comment
Request; Early Career Reviewer
Program Online Application and
Vetting System (Center for Scientific
Review)
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 to provide
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
National Institutes of Health will
publish periodic summaries of propose
projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
DATES: Comments regarding this
information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 60 days of the date of this
publication.
SUMMARY:
To
obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments, submit
comments in writing, or request more
information on the proposed project,
contact: Dr. Hope Cummings, Project
Clearance Liaison, Center for Scientific
Review, NIH, Room 4134, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland,
20892 or call non-toll-free number (301)
402–4706 or Email your request,
including your address to:
hope.cummings@nih.gov. Formal
requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
to 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 minimizes
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.
Proposed Collection Title: Early
Career Reviewer Program Online
Application and Vetting System, 0925–
0695, REVISION, exp., date 05/31/2020,
Center for Scientific Review (CSR),
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The Center for Scientific
Review (CSR) is the portal for NIH grant
applications and their review for
scientific merit. Our mission is to see
that all NIH grant applications receive
fair, independent, expert, and timely
reviews—free from inappropriate
influences—so NIH can fund the most
promising research. To accomplish this
goal, Scientific Review Officers (SRO)
form study sections consisting of
scientists who have the technical and
scientific expertise to evaluate the merit
of grant applications. Study section
members are generally scientists who
have established independent programs
of research as demonstrated by their
publications and their grant award
experiences.
The CSR Early Career Reviewer
program was developed to identify and
train qualified scientists who are early
in their scientific careers and who have
not had prior CSR review experience.
The goals of the program are to expose
these early career scientists to the peer
review experience so that they become
more competitive as applicants as well
as to enrich the existing pool of NIH
reviewers. Currently, the online
application software, the Early Career
Reviewer Application and Vetting
System, is accessed online by applicants
to the Early Career Reviewer Program
who provide information such as their
name, contact information, a description
of their areas of expertise, their study
section preferences, and their
professional Curriculum Vitae. This
Information Collection Request (ICR) is
to revise the Early Career Reviewer
Application and Vetting System to
include additional questions and be
more user friendly. Additional
questions are in line with NIH’s
renewed Interest in Diversity (NOT–
OD–20–031) and include questions such
as applicants’ race, ethnicity, gender,
disability, and disadvantage
backgrounds. Applicants can choose if
they would like to answer these
additional questions (i.e. optional).
Applicants are also now able to check
their eligibility before applying to the
program.
OMB approval is requested for 3
years. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
505.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Average time
per response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden hour
Research scientists ..........................................................................................
1212
1
25/60
505
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
1212
........................
505
Dated: January 22, 2020.
Hope M. Cummings,
Project Clearance Liaison, Center for
Scientific Review (CSR), National Institutes
of Health.
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Fluid Drug Testing for Federal
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The Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) notifies federal
agencies of the laboratories and
Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities
(IITFs) currently certified to meet the
standards of the Mandatory Guidelines
for Federal Workplace Drug Testing
Programs using Urine or Oral Fluid
(Mandatory Guidelines).
A notice listing all currently HHScertified laboratories and IITFs is
published in the Federal Register
during the first week of each month. If
any laboratory or IITF certification is
suspended or revoked, the laboratory or
IITF will be omitted from subsequent
lists until such time as it is restored to
full certification under the Mandatory
Guidelines.
If any laboratory or IITF has
withdrawn from the HHS National
Laboratory Certification Program (NLCP)
during the past month, it will be listed
at the end and will be omitted from the
monthly listing thereafter.
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This notice is also available on the
internet at https://www.samhsa.gov/
workplace/resources/drug-testing/
certified-lab-list.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anastasia Donovan, Division of
Workplace Programs, SAMHSA/CSAP,
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16N06B,
Rockville, Maryland 20857; 240–276–
2600 (voice); Anastasia.Donovan@
samhsa.hhs.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) notifies federal agencies
of the laboratories and Instrumented
Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs)
currently certified to meet the standards
of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal
Workplace Drug Testing Programs
(Mandatory Guidelines) using Urine and
of the laboratories currently certified to
meet the standards of the Mandatory
Guidelines using Oral Fluid.
The Mandatory Guidelines using
Urine were first published in the
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-day Comment Request; Early Career
Reviewer Program Online Application and Vetting System (Center for
Scientific Review)
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection projects, the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) National
Institutes of Health will publish periodic summaries of propose
projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval.
DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Dr. Hope
Cummings, Project Clearance Liaison, Center for Scientific Review, NIH,
Room 4134, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892 or call non-
toll-free number (301) 402-4706 or Email your request, including your
address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans
and instruments must be requested in writing.
[[Page 5678]]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies are invited to 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 minimizes 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.
Proposed Collection Title: Early Career Reviewer Program Online
Application and Vetting System, 0925-0695, REVISION, exp., date 05/31/
2020, Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The Center for Scientific
Review (CSR) is the portal for NIH grant applications and their review
for scientific merit. Our mission is to see that all NIH grant
applications receive fair, independent, expert, and timely reviews--
free from inappropriate influences--so NIH can fund the most promising
research. To accomplish this goal, Scientific Review Officers (SRO)
form study sections consisting of scientists who have the technical and
scientific expertise to evaluate the merit of grant applications. Study
section members are generally scientists who have established
independent programs of research as demonstrated by their publications
and their grant award experiences.
The CSR Early Career Reviewer program was developed to identify and
train qualified scientists who are early in their scientific careers
and who have not had prior CSR review experience. The goals of the
program are to expose these early career scientists to the peer review
experience so that they become more competitive as applicants as well
as to enrich the existing pool of NIH reviewers. Currently, the online
application software, the Early Career Reviewer Application and Vetting
System, is accessed online by applicants to the Early Career Reviewer
Program who provide information such as their name, contact
information, a description of their areas of expertise, their study
section preferences, and their professional Curriculum Vitae. This
Information Collection Request (ICR) is to revise the Early Career
Reviewer Application and Vetting System to include additional questions
and be more user friendly. Additional questions are in line with NIH's
renewed Interest in Diversity (NOT-OD-20-031) and include questions
such as applicants' race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and
disadvantage backgrounds. Applicants can choose if they would like to
answer these additional questions (i.e. optional). Applicants are also
now able to check their eligibility before applying to the program.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 505.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Type of respondent Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondents respondent (in hours) burden hour
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Research scientists............................. 1212 1 25/60 505
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Total....................................... .............. 1212 .............. 505
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Dated: January 22, 2020.
Hope M. Cummings,
Project Clearance Liaison, Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-01798 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]
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