[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43755-43756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17684]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Progress Reports for 
Center for Global Health's Low and Mid-Income Countries; (LMICs) Global 
Health Collaborations

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment 
on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute 
(NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), will publish periodic 
summaries of proposed projects to be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
    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.
    To Submit Comments and For Further Information: To obtain a copy of 
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, 
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Teri 
Brown, Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, 9609 
Medical Center Dr., RM 3W530, Rockville, MD 20850 or call non-toll-free 
number 240-276-5810 or Email

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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 60 days 
of the date of this publication.
    Proposed Collection: Progress Reports for Center for Global 
Health's Low and Mid-Income Countries (LMICs) Global Health 
Collaborations, 0925-NEW, National Cancer Institute (NCI), National 
Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: The Center for Global 
Health's (CGH) Low and Mid-Income Countries (LMICs) Global Health 
Collaborations is proposing new program specific progress report 
guidelines. The CGH LMIC Global Health Collaborations are part of a 
pilot initiative and partnership, between the NCI CGH and the Office of 
Cancer Centers (OCC), to promote collaborations between the NCI 
designated Cancer Centers and foreign institutions from Low and Middle 
Income Countries (LMICs). This collaboration is designed to develop and 
implement mutually beneficial global cancer research programs by 
increasing the capability of these countries to participate and partner 
in cancer research. The proposed guidelines request information about 
award performance related to objectives, accomplishments, barriers and 
challenges, collaborators, and findings. The information is gathered 
six months into the award and 12 months after the award (upon expiry). 
This information is needed to monitor the performance of this special 
program within NCI, funded through three Request for Proposals (RFPs); 
the first was released April 18, 2013 and CGH expects to release 
another in 2014 and the final one in 2015. The respondents are the 
Principal Investigators of the awards. The information will be used to 
monitor individual award performance and the effectiveness of the 
program as a whole. Since these projects are funded through the 
contract mechanism, the PIs will not be required to submit interim and 
final progress reports like other National Institutes of Health 
grantees must.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 83.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average  time
      Type of respondents           Form name        Number of     responses per   per  response   Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Principal Investigators.......  6 Month Report..              15               1           90/60              23
Principal Investigators.......  12 Month Report.              15               1               4              60
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    Dated: July 22, 2014.
Karla Bailey,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2014-17684 Filed 7-25-14; 8:45 am]
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