[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6522-6523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02351]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: STAR METRICS[supreg]
(Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the
EffecTs of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science)
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 Office of Extramural Research
(OER), 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: Dr.
William Duval, Office of Planning, Analysis and Communication, OER,
NIH, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 5166, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-
toll-free number (301) 435-8683, 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 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Proposed Collection: STAR METRICS[supreg] (Science and Technology
for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the EffecTs of Research on
Innovation, Competitiveness and Science)--0925-0616--REVISION--Office
of Extramural Research (OER), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The aim of STAR
METRICS[supreg] is twofold. The goal of STAR METRICS[supreg] is to
continue to provide mechanisms that will allow participating
universities and federal agencies with a reliable and consistent means
to account for the number of scientists and staff that are on research
institution payrolls, supported by federal funds. In subsequent
generations of the program, it is hoped that STAR METRICS[supreg] will
allow for measurement of science impact on economic outcomes (such as
job creation), on knowledge generation (such as citations and patents)
as well as on social and health outcomes. We have completed the initial
data input and this request will finalize the quarterly data input
process.
OMB approval is requested for 1 year. The annualized cost to
respondents is estimated to be $50,000. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 1,000.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondents respondent (in hours) burden hours
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Ongoing quarterly data input................ 100 4 2.5 1,000
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Dated: January 30, 2015.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-02351 Filed 2-4-15; 8:45 am]
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