Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: The Division of Independent Review Application Reviewer Recruitment Form, OMB No. 0915-0295-Extension, 10453-10454 [2020-03587]
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** Adjusted gross income for calendar year
2019.
LOW INCOME LEVELS BASED ON THE
2020 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR HAWAII
Persons in family/household *
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Income level **
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............................................
............................................
............................................
............................................
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$29,360
39,660
49,960
60,260
70,560
80,860
91,160
101,460
For families with more than 8 persons, add
$10,300 for each additional person.
* Includes only dependents listed on federal
income tax forms.
** Adjusted gross income for calendar year
2019.
Separate poverty guidelines figures
for Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of
Economic Opportunity administrative
practice beginning in the 1966–1970
period since the U.S. Census Bureau
poverty thresholds do not have separate
figures for Alaska and Hawaii. The
poverty guidelines are not defined for
Puerto Rico or other outlying
jurisdictions. Puerto Rico and other
outlying jurisdictions shall use income
guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States
and the District of Columbia.
Dated: February 18, 2020.
Thomas J. Engels,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment
Request; Information Collection
Request Title: The Division of
Independent Review Application
Reviewer Recruitment Form, OMB No.
0915–0295—Extension
Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), Department of
Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
HRSA has submitted an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. Comments
submitted during the first public review
SUMMARY:
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of this ICR will be provided to OMB.
OMB will accept further comments from
the public during the review and
approval period. OMB may act on
HRSA’s ICR only after the 30 day
comment period for this notice has
closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be
received no later than March 25, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to
paperwork@hrsa.gov or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and draft
instruments, email paperwork@hrsa.gov
or call the HRSA Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Lisa Wright-Solomon,
at (301) 443–1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title:
The Division of Independent Review
Application Reviewer Recruitment
Form, OMB No. 0915–0295—Extension.
Abstract: HRSA’s Division of
Independent Review (DIR) is
responsible for administering the review
of eligible applications submitted for
grants under HRSA competitive
announcements. DIR ensures that the
objective review process is independent,
efficient, effective, economical, and
complies with the applicable statutes,
regulations, and policies. Applications
are reviewed by subject matter experts
knowledgeable in health and public
health disciplines for which support is
requested. Review findings are advisory
to HRSA programs responsible for
making award decisions.
This ICR is for continuation of a webbased data collection system, the
Reviewer Recruitment Module (RRM),
used to gather critical reviewer
information. The RRM uses
standardized categories of information
in drop down menu format for data such
as the following: Degree, specialty,
occupation, work setting, and in select
instances affiliations with organizations
and institutions that serve special
populations. Some program regulations
require that objective review panels
contain consumers of health services.
Other demographic data may be
voluntarily provided by a potential
reviewer. Defined data elements assist
HRSA in finding and selecting expert
reviewers for objective review
committees.
HRSA maintains a roster of
approximately 9,000 qualified
individuals who have actively served on
HRSA objective review committees. The
web-based RRM simplifies reviewer
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registration entry using a user-friendly
Graphical User Interface (GUI) with a
few data drop down menu choices, a
search engine that supports key word
queries in the actual resume or
Curriculum Vitae text and also permits
reviewers to access and update their
information at will and as needed. The
RRM is 508 compliant and accessible by
the general public via a link on the
HRSA ‘‘Grants’’ internet site, or by
keying the RRM URL into their browser.
The RRM is accessible using any of the
commonly used internet browsers.
A 60-day notice published in the
Federal Register on December 6, 2019,
vol. 84, No. 235; pp. 66920–21. There
were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the
Information: HRSA currently utilizes
the RRM to collect information from
individuals who wish to volunteer as
objective review committee participants
for the Agency’s discretionary and
competitive grant or cooperative
agreement funding opportunities. The
RRM provides HRSA with an effective
search and communication functionality
with which to identify and contact
qualified potential reviewers. The RRM
has an enhanced search and reporting
capability to help DIR ensure that the
HRSA reviewer pool has the necessary
skills, education and diversity to meet
the ever-evolving need for qualified
reviewers. If DIR identifies either an
expertise or demographic that is underrepresented in the RRM pool, DIR is
able to recruit specifically to address
those needs as expertise is always the
primary determinant in selecting
potential reviewers for any specific
grant review. No reviewer is required to
provide demographic information to
join the reviewer pool or be selected as
a reviewer for any competition.
All HRSA reviewers must possess the
technical skill and ability to access the
internet on a secure desktop laptop or
touch pad, and either a land line or
Voice Over internet Protocol capability
in order to participate in HRSA
objective review committees. Reviewers
are professionals with expertise and
experience consistent with the HRSA
mission. Certain legislation requires
HRSA programs to include consumers
of specific health care services in the
objective review committee.
Likely Respondents: Potential
respondents are subject matter
professionals with expertise and
experience in the social, cultural, and
health care fields that are consistent
with the HRSA mission and competitive
program needs to address the
availability and delivery of quality
health care to all Americans.
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technology and systems for the purpose
of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search
Burden Statement: Burden in this
context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose or provide the information
requested. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; to
develop, acquire, install and utilize
data sources; to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. The total annual burden
hours estimated for this ICR are
summarized in the table below.
TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN—HOURS
Number of
respondents
Form name
Average
burden per
response
(in hours)
Total
responses
Total burden
hours
New reviewer .......................................................................
Updating reviewer information .............................................
1,194
7,953
1
1
1194
7953
.166
.333
198
2,648
Total ..............................................................................
9,147
........................
9147
........................
2,846
HRSA specifically requests comments
on (1) the necessity and utility of the
proposed information collection for the
proper performance of the agency’s
functions, (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected, and (4) the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology to minimize the information
collection burden.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
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National Institutes of Health
National Institute of General Medical
Sciences; Notice of Meeting
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Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the National Advisory
General Medical Sciences Council.
The meeting will be open to the
public as indicated below, with
attendance limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
notify the Contact Person listed below
in advance of the meeting.
The meeting 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
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individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Advisory
General Medical Sciences Council.
Date: May 21, 2020.
Open: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate for the
discussion of program policies and issues;
opening remarks; report of the Director,
NIGMS; and other business of the Council.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms E1 &
E2, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Closed: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health,
Natcher Building, Conference Rooms E1 &
E2, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892.
Contact Person: Erica L. Brown, Ph.D.,
Acting Associate Director for Extramural
Activities, National Institute of General
Medical Sciences, National Institutes of
Health, Natcher Building, Room 2AN24F,
Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594–4499,
erica.brown@nih.gov.
Any interested person may file written
comments with the committee by forwarding
the statement to the Contact Person listed on
this notice. The statement should include the
name, address, telephone number and when
applicable, the business or professional
affiliation of the interested person.
In the interest of security, NIH has
instituted stringent procedures for entrance
onto the NIH campus. All visitor vehicles,
including taxicabs, hotel, and airport shuttles
will be inspected before being allowed on
campus. Visitors will be asked to show one
form of identification (for example, a
government-issued photo ID, driver’s license,
or passport) and to state the purpose of their
visit.
Information is also available on the
Institute’s/Center’s home page: https://
www.nigms.nih.gov/About/Council, where an
agenda and any additional information for
the meeting will be posted when available.
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Nos. 93.375, Minority Biomedical
Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and
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Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology,
Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
Research; 93.862, Genetics and
Developmental Biology Research; 93.88,
Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96,
Special Minority Initiatives; 93.859,
Biomedical Research and Research Training,
National Institutes of Health, HHS)
Dated: February 18, 2020.
Miguelina Perez,
Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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National Institutes of Health
Implementation of the Updated
American Veterinary Medical
Association Guidelines for the
Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
The National Institutes of
Health (NIH) is providing guidance to
Public Health Service (PHS) awardee
institutions on implementation of the
American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA) Guidelines for the
Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition
(‘‘Guidelines’’). The NIH is seeking
input from the public on any concerns
they may have regarding the updated
Guidelines.
SUMMARY:
Public concerns regarding the
updated AVMA Guidelines for the
Euthanasia of Animals: 2020 Edition
must be submitted electronically at
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/rfi/
rfi.cfm?ID=105 by 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on
April 29, 2020, in order to be
considered.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Information Collection
Request Title: The Division of Independent Review Application Reviewer
Recruitment Form, OMB No. 0915-0295--Extension
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA
has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted
during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB
will accept further comments from the public during the review and
approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30 day
comment period for this notice has closed.
DATES: Comments on this ICR should be received no later than March 25,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call the HRSA
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Lisa Wright-Solomon, at (301)
443-1984.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request Title: The Division of Independent
Review Application Reviewer Recruitment Form, OMB No. 0915-0295--
Extension.
Abstract: HRSA's Division of Independent Review (DIR) is
responsible for administering the review of eligible applications
submitted for grants under HRSA competitive announcements. DIR ensures
that the objective review process is independent, efficient, effective,
economical, and complies with the applicable statutes, regulations, and
policies. Applications are reviewed by subject matter experts
knowledgeable in health and public health disciplines for which support
is requested. Review findings are advisory to HRSA programs responsible
for making award decisions.
This ICR is for continuation of a web-based data collection system,
the Reviewer Recruitment Module (RRM), used to gather critical reviewer
information. The RRM uses standardized categories of information in
drop down menu format for data such as the following: Degree,
specialty, occupation, work setting, and in select instances
affiliations with organizations and institutions that serve special
populations. Some program regulations require that objective review
panels contain consumers of health services. Other demographic data may
be voluntarily provided by a potential reviewer. Defined data elements
assist HRSA in finding and selecting expert reviewers for objective
review committees.
HRSA maintains a roster of approximately 9,000 qualified
individuals who have actively served on HRSA objective review
committees. The web-based RRM simplifies reviewer registration entry
using a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) with a few data
drop down menu choices, a search engine that supports key word queries
in the actual resume or Curriculum Vitae text and also permits
reviewers to access and update their information at will and as needed.
The RRM is 508 compliant and accessible by the general public via a
link on the HRSA ``Grants'' internet site, or by keying the RRM URL
into their browser. The RRM is accessible using any of the commonly
used internet browsers.
A 60-day notice published in the Federal Register on December 6,
2019, vol. 84, No. 235; pp. 66920-21. There were no public comments.
Need and Proposed Use of the Information: HRSA currently utilizes
the RRM to collect information from individuals who wish to volunteer
as objective review committee participants for the Agency's
discretionary and competitive grant or cooperative agreement funding
opportunities. The RRM provides HRSA with an effective search and
communication functionality with which to identify and contact
qualified potential reviewers. The RRM has an enhanced search and
reporting capability to help DIR ensure that the HRSA reviewer pool has
the necessary skills, education and diversity to meet the ever-evolving
need for qualified reviewers. If DIR identifies either an expertise or
demographic that is under-represented in the RRM pool, DIR is able to
recruit specifically to address those needs as expertise is always the
primary determinant in selecting potential reviewers for any specific
grant review. No reviewer is required to provide demographic
information to join the reviewer pool or be selected as a reviewer for
any competition.
All HRSA reviewers must possess the technical skill and ability to
access the internet on a secure desktop laptop or touch pad, and either
a land line or Voice Over internet Protocol capability in order to
participate in HRSA objective review committees. Reviewers are
professionals with expertise and experience consistent with the HRSA
mission. Certain legislation requires HRSA programs to include
consumers of specific health care services in the objective review
committee.
Likely Respondents: Potential respondents are subject matter
professionals with expertise and experience in the social, cultural,
and health care fields that are consistent with the HRSA mission and
competitive program needs to address the availability and delivery of
quality health care to all Americans.
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Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the
information requested. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for
this ICR are summarized in the table below.
Total Estimated Annualized Burden--Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Number of responses per Total per response Total burden
respondents respondent responses (in hours) hours
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New reviewer.................... 1,194 1 1194 .166 198
Updating reviewer information... 7,953 1 7953 .333 2,648
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Total....................... 9,147 .............. 9147 .............. 2,846
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HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to
minimize the information collection burden.
Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-03587 Filed 2-21-20; 8:45 am]
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