Federal Register: July 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 135)
DOCID: fr16jy09-51 FR Doc E9-16832
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr16jy09-51
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Program Review of the Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Policy Implementation Program
DOCUMENT 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 Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the 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.
Proposed Collection: Title: Review of the DAIDS. Policy Implementation Program (DPIP) .
Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of
Information Collection: The program review of the Division of AIDS
(DAIDS) Implementation Program DPIP), is to be conducted over a three
year period, and it will provide feedback to aid in the understanding
of the target population's knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of the
DAIDS Policy Implementation Program (DPIP). The target population is
classified as Extramural Researchers (ERs), who are recipients of
funding from DAIDS to conduct and review research. This target
population is comprised of Site Leaders of Clinical Research Sites
(CRSs) and Research Networks and Clinical Site Monitors of the CTUs and
CRSs. The researchers are located globally, and may be part of more
than one DAIDS funded research study and/or network. The DPIP is built
upon four goals of awareness and accessibility, understandability,
applicability, and harmonization of the policies and procedures. The
review is to determine DPIP's progression to fulfillment of its program
goals. The results of the review will provide DAIDS' Policy, Training,
and Quality Assurance Branch (PTQAB) with information to guide optimal
deployment of clinical research policies and procedures intended to
harmonize, standardize and improve DAIDS funded/sponsored research. The
program review will help derive an understanding of whether the DPIP
program is implemented and functioning as intended to meet its program
goals. The Estimated number of respondent is 392. Frequency of
Response: Webbased survey; annually (once a year). Focus Group; one
time. Affected Public: Extramural Researchers Type of Respondents:
Adult professionals. There are no Capital Costs to report. There are no Operating or Maintenance Costs to report.
The annual reporting burden is provided below:
Estimated Estimated Estimated
Type of respondents Data collection frequency of average time annual hour
instrument response per response burden
Extramural Researchers................ Survey.................. 3 1 392
Extramural Researchers................ Focus Groups............ 1 2 261
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact: Ms. Dione Washington, Policy, Training, and Quality Assurance Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, 6700B Rockledge Drive, MSC 7620, Bethesda, MD 208927620 United States of America; or Email your request, including your address to: washingtondi@niaid.nih.gov.
Comments Due Date: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed data collection must be mailed within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: July 9, 2009.
Judith Brooks,
Chief, Policy, Training, and Quality Assurance Branch, NIAID, National Institutes of Health.
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