[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37971-37972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14920]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Partner and Customer
Satisfaction Surveys
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(l)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 for the opportunity for public comment on the
proposed data collection projects, the Center for Scientific Review
(CSR), 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. The purpose of this notice is to
allow 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:
Title: Reinstatement of Generic Clearance for Voluntary Partner and
Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement.
Need and Use of Information Collection: The information collected
in these surveys will be used by the Center for Scientific Review
management and personnel: (1) To assess the quality of the modified
operations and processes now used by CSR to review grant applications;
(2) To assess the quality of service provided by CSR to our customers;
(3) To enable identification of the most promising biomedical research
that will have the greatest impact on improving public health by
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using a peer review process that is fair, unbiased from outside
influence, timely, and (4) To develop new modes of operation based on
customer need and customer feedback about the efficacy of implemented
modifications. These surveys will almost certainly lead to quality
improvement activities to enhance and/or streamline CSR's operations.
The major mechanism by which CSR will request input is through surveys.
The major initiatives ongoing at the present time include: shortening
the review and application process, shortening the grant application,
recruiting the best reviewers by developing additional review modes,
improving study section alignment to ensure the best reviews, and
others. Surveys will be collected via Internet. Information gathered
from these surveys will be presented to, and used directly by, CSR
management to enhance the operations, processes, organization of, and
services provided by the Center.
Frequency of Response: The participants will respond once, unless
there is a compelling reason for a subsequent survey.
Affected public: Universities, not-for-profit institutions,
business or other for-profit, small businesses and organizations, and
individuals.
Type of Respondents: Adult scientific professionals.
Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden
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Total burden
Annual number Number of Annual average hours per
Instrument/Activity of respondents responses per burden per annual
respondent response collection
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Focus Groups.................................... 75 1 2.5 hours 187.5 hours
Mail/telephone/e-mail Surveys................... 5,000 1 0.25 hours 1,250 hours
Annual Total.................................... 5,075 .............. .............. 1,437.5 hours
per year
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Requests 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 functions of the CSR,
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
while maintaining their anonymity, including the use of 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 request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Dr. Andrea Kopstein, Director of Planning,
Analysis, and Evaluation, Center for Scientific Review, NIH, Room 3030,
6701 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892-7776, or call non-toll-free
number 301-435-1133 or E-mail your request, including your address to:
[email protected].
Comments 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: June 23, 2008.
Andrea Kopstein,
Director of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation, CSR, National
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. E8-14920 Filed 7-1-08; 8:45 am]
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