[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 78369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30817]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Early Career
Reviewer Program Online Application System--Center for Scientific
Review (CSR)
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Center for Scientific Review, 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 March 13, 2013, page
15959 and allowed 60days for public comment. No public comments were
received. The 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: Early Career Reviewer Program Online
Application System--Existing collection in use without an OMB number--
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 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. The CSR Early
Career Reviewer (ECR) 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. Currently, the application
process involves repeated email interactions with potential applicants
and manual management of information. To make the application process
more efficient for applicants and for CSR staff, we have collaborated
with the Information Management Branch at CSR to develop online
application software which includes the collection of applicants'
names, contact information, and professional CVs. This PRA clearance
request is to deploy the online application software for ECR program
applicants--the Early Career Reviewer Application and Vetting System
(EAVS).
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 650.
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
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Applicants.................................. 1,560 1 25/60 650
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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 obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Monica
Basco, ECR Program Coordinator, Center for Scientific Review, 6701
Rockledge Dr., Room 3220, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free
number (301) 300-3839 or Email your request, including your address to:
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional
plans and instruments must be requested in writing.
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.
Dated: December 17, 2013
Timothy J. Tosten,
Executive Officer, Deputy Ethics Counselor, Director, Division of
Management Services, Center for Scientific Review, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2013-30817 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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