[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30178-30179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12722]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB review; Comment Request; Process Evaluation of
the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 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 in Vol. 76,
No. 49, pages 13648-13649 on March 14, 2011, and allowed 60 days for
public comment. No public comments were received on the planned study
or any of the specific topics outlined in the 60-day notice. The
purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment. 5 CFR 1320.5 (General requirements) Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements: Final Rule requires that the agency inform
the potential persons who are to respond to the collection of
information that such persons are not required to respond to the
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Proposed Collection
Title: Process Evaluation of the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program.
Type of Information Collection Request: New.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The proposed information
collection is essential to the process evaluation of the NIH Roadmap
Epigenomics Program. The process evaluation is a requirement of each of
the relevant RFAs funded under the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program
which require participating in evaluation research activities.
This evaluation study, a mixed-methods study which uses secondary
source documentation and information from tracking and monitoring
systems along with primary data to assess program process and progress,
is non-experimental. The assessment is based on secondary source
information, with primary source information collection added to
augment the reliability and internal validity. The primary data
collection uses information categories that genuinely tap added
distinctions and opinions that relate to it to build the weight of
evidence from first-hand sources that substantiate the initial
hypotheses about the program phenomenon and its differences from a
typical research portfolio of individual and insular projects.
The synthesized results across primary and secondary data sources
will provide critical insights on transformativeness of high-impact,
trans-NIH programs and contribute important information about the
synergies and collaborations in multi-component scientific research. It
will also identify areas for program improvement and lessons learned
that might be useful to other research programs of the Agency.
To reduce response bias and to make the survey as accessible as
possible to busy principal investigators, the survey will be web-based.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Affected Public: Principal Investigators of the program at not-for-
profit institutions.
Type of Respondents: Principle Investigators.
The annual reporting burden is as follows:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 53.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Hours per Response: .33.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested: 17.49.
The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $891.99.
There are no Capital Costs, Operating Costs and/or Maintenance
Costs to report.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours and Costs
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Number of Avg. burden Annual burden Total annual
Type of respondent Number of responses per Total number hours per hours Avg. hourly respondent
respondents respondent of responses response requested wage rate cost
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Principal Investigators................. 53 1 1 133 17.49 51 891.99
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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) 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 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, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: Desk Officer for NIH. To request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Genevieve deAlmeida-Morris, PhD, M.P.H., Project
Officer, Office of Science Policy and
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Communications, NIH/NIDA, NSC--Neuroscience Center, 5229, 6001
Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD, 20852, or call non-toll-free number
301-594-6802 or e-mail your request including your address to:
[email protected].
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: May 18, 2011.
Mary Affeldt,
Executive Officer, (OM Director, NIDA).
[FR Doc. 2011-12722 Filed 5-23-11; 8:45 am]
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