[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37620-37621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13722]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research Portfolio Analysis, NIMH
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institute of Mental Health, the
National Institutes of Health, 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 March
23, 2016, Vol. 81 page 15541 and allowed 60-days for public comment.
One public comment was received, requesting a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments; the NIMH Office of Autism Research
Coordination provided draft copies of the data collection plan and
instrument to the requester. The purpose of this notice is to allow an
additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH), 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.
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 CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, or request more information on the
proposed project, contact: The Office of Autism Research Coordination,
NIMH, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Blvd., MSC 9663, Room
6184, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. Or you can Email your request,
including your address to: [email protected]. Formal
requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in
writing.
Proposed Collection: NIMH Office of Autism Research Coordination
(OARC) Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Research Portfolio Analysis,
0925-0682, Expiration Date 09/30/2016--EXTENSION, National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of the ASD
portfolio analysis is to collect research funding data from U.S. and
international ASD research funders, to assist the Interagency Autism
Coordinating Committee (IACC) in fulfilling the requirements of the
Combating Autism Act, and to inform the committee and interested
stakeholders of the funding landscape
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and current directions for ASD research. Specifically, these analyses
will continue to examine the extent to which current funding and
research topics align with the IACC Strategic Plan for ASD Research.
The findings will help guide future funding priorities by outlining
current gaps and opportunities in ASD research as well as serving to
highlight annual activities and research progress.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 520.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Type of respondents (funders) Number of projects per per response Total burden
respondents respondent (in hours) hours
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U.S. Federal.................................... 22 63 15/60 347
U.S. Private.................................... 8 75 15/60 150
International Government........................ 4 14 15/60 14
International Private........................... 4 9 15/60 9
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Dated: June 3, 2016.
Melba Rojas,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIMH, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2016-13722 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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