[Federal Register: February 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 35)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Process Evaluation of
the Global Health Research Initiative Program for New Foreign
Investigators (GRIP)
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Fogarty International Center (FIC), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the
information collection listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November
30, 2007, and allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments
were received. The
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purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment. The National Institutes of Health 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.
Proposed Collection: Title: Process evaluation of the Global Health
Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP). Type
of Information Collection Request: NEW. Need and Use of Information
Collection: This study will assess the outputs of the Global Health
Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators (GRIP) to
date, assess the program's alignment with new strategic goals of the
FIC, and identify potential directions for program enhancement. The
primary objectives of the study are to determine if GRIP awards (1)
promote productive re-entry of NIH-trained foreign investigators into
their home countries, (2) increase the research capacity of the
international scientists and institutions, and (3) stimulate research
on a wide variety of high priority health-related issues. The findings
will provide valuable information concerning: (1) Specific research
advances attributable to GRIP support; (2) specific capacity and career
enhancing advances that are attributable to GRIP; (3) policy
implications for GRIP at the program level based on survey responses,
such as successes and challenges of the program's implementation, the
GRIP support mechanism, etc. Frequency of Response: Once. Affected
Public: None. Type of Respondents: Foreign researchers. The annual
reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 101;
Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours
Per Response: 0.50; and Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested:
50.5. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $656.50.
There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or
Maintenance Costs to report. Table 1 and Table 2 respectively present
data concerning the burden hours and cost burdens for this data
collection.
Table 1.--Annualized Estimate of Hour Burden
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Average time
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of for response Total hour
respondents response (hr) burden*
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GRIP Awardees................................... 101 1 0.50 50.5
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Total....................................... 101 1 0.50 50.5
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Total Burden = N Respondents x Response Frequency x minutes to complete/60.
Table 2.--Annualized Cost to Respondents
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Total
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of Approx. hourly respondent
respondents response wage rate cost*
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GRIP Awardees................................... 101 1 $13/hr $656.50
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Total....................................... 101 1 13/hr 656.50
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Total Respondent Cost = N Respondents x Response Frequency x minutes to complete/60 x hourly rate.
Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) 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 at
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov, or by fax to 202-395-6974. To request more
information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, contact Dr. Linda Kupfer, Fogarty
International Center, National Institutes of Health, 16 Center Drive,
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number 301-496-3288, or email
your request, including your address to: kupferl@mail.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: February 12, 2008.
Timothy Tosten,
Executive Officer, FIC, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-3166 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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