[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6909-6910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02399]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for Surveys of Customers and Partners of the Office of
Extramural Research of the National Institutes of Health
Summary: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for review and approval of the information collection listed
below. This proposed information collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on November 22, 2013, pages 70062-70063 and
allowed 60 days for public comment. No public comments were received.
The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment. The Office of Extramural Research (OER), the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), 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.
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: NIH Desk Officer.
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.
For Further Information: To obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments or request more information on the proposed
project contact: Dr. Paula Y. Goodwin, Special Assistant to the
Director, Office of Extramural Programs, OER, NIH, 6705 Rockledge
Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number
(301) 496-9232 or Email your request, including your address to:
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in writing.
Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance for Surveys of Customers and
Partners of the Office of Extramural Research of the National
Institutes of Health--0925-0627--Extension--Office of the Director
(OD), Office of Extramural Research (OER), Office of Extramural
Programs (OEP), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: OER develops, coordinates
the implementation of, and evaluates NIH-wide policies and procedures
for the award of extramural funds. To move forward with our initiatives
to ensure success in accomplishing the NIH mission, input from partners
and customers is essential. Quality management principles have been
integrated into OER's culture and these surveys will provide customer
satisfaction input on various elements of OER's business processes. The
approximately 14 (10 quantitative and 4 qualitative) customer
satisfaction surveys that will be conducted under this generic
clearance will gather and measure customer and partner satisfaction
with OER processes and operations. The data collected from these
surveys will provide the feedback to track and gauge satisfaction with
NIH's statutorily mandated operations and processes. OER/OD/NIH will
present data and outcomes from these surveys to inform the NIH staff,
officers, leadership, advisory committees, and other decision-making
bodies as appropriate. Based on feedback from these stakeholders, OER/
OD/NIH will formulate improvement plans and take action when necessary.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 2,485.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
Quantitative Survey
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Average
Number of Number of burden per Total annual
Type of respondent respondents responses per response (in burden hours
respondent hours)
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Science professionals, applicants, reviewers, 3,820 1 15/60 995
Institutional Officials........................
Adult Science Trainees.......................... 2,000 1 15/60 500
General Public.................................. 4,000 1 15/60 1,000
Science professionals, applicants, reviewers, 12 1 1 12
Institutional Officials........................
Adult Science Trainees.......................... 6 1 1 6
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General Public.................................. 12 1 1 12
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Dated: January 29, 2014.
Seleda Perryman,
Chief Project Clearance Officer, OPERA, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-02399 Filed 2-4-14; 8:45 am]
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