58452 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 189 / Thursday, September 30, 2004 / Notices 

1So in law. There are two sections 487F. Section 

205 of Public Law 106–505 (114 Stat. 2329), 

inserted section 487F after section 487E. Previously, 

section 1002(b) of Public Law 106–310 (114 Stat. 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

for opportunity for public comment on 

the proposed data collection projects, 

the National Heart, Lung, and Blood 

Institute (NHLBI), 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: Inventory 

and Evaluation of Clinical Research 

Networks. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: New. 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: This project is part of the 

NIH Roadmap to improve the speed and 

effectiveness of translating basic 

scientific discoveries into clinical 

products and practices that improve 

health care. The project, which is 

related to the Reengineering the Clinical 

Research Enterprise, has been designed 

to enhance the efficiency and 

productivity of clinical research by 

promoting clinical research networks to 

rapidly conduct high quality clinical 

studies where multiple research 

questions can be addressed. 

Specifically, this study involves: (1) 

Developing an inventory and database 

of clinical research networks, (2) asking 

representatives from these networks to 

respond to an Inventory Questionnaire 

(Tier 1) that will allow us to update 

information we collected from public 

sources and gather additional 

information on network characteristics, 

and (3) conducting more in-depth 

surveys (Tier 2) with 1⁄3 of the identified 

networks (Tier 2). Data will be used to 

characterize the selected networks in 

terms of network focus, on management 

and governance, effectiveness in 

changing clinical practice, information 

infrastructure, and training and training 

infrastructure. Best practices will be 

identified and presented at a national 

leadership forum. 

Frequency of Response: Networks will 

be asked to respond to the Inventory 

Questionnaire (Tier 1) once. It is 

anticipated that 60% of the networks 

queried will actually meet the network 

eligibility criteria. A 1⁄3 sample of the 

eligible networks will also be asked to 

complete an additional more in-depth 

survey (Tier 2). 

Affected Public: Staff at clinical 

research networks. 

Type of Respondents: Staff 

completing the surveys will include 

physicians, nurses, administrators, 

financial analysts, information 

technology professionals, and clerks. 

The annual reporting burden is as 

follows:

Type of respondents 

Estimated number of respondents Estimated number of responses 

per respondent 

Average burden 

hours per response 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

hours requested 

Clinical research network staff: 

Inventory Questionnaire (Tier 1) .............................................. 2,000 1 2 4,000 

In-depth Survey of Subsample of Networks (Tier 2) ................ 400 1 2 800 

Total ................................................................................... ............................ ............................ ............................ 4,800 

There are no Capital Costs to report. 

There are no Operating or Maintenance 

Costs to report. 

Request For Comments: Written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies should 

address one or more of the following 

points: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

data collection plans and instruments, 

contact Dr. Paul Sorlie, Division of 

Epidemiology and Clinical 

Applications, NHLBI, NIH, II Rockledge 

Centre, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 

#7934, Bethesda, MD, 20892–7934, or 

call non-toll-free number (301) 435–

0707, or e-mail your request, including 

our address to: sorliep@nhlbi.nih.gov.

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collected are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 60-days of the date of 

this publication.

Dated: September 27, 2004. 

Peter Savage, 

Director, DECA, NHLBI, National Institutes 

of Health.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request; Pilot Study 

Evaluating the Cross-Cultural 

Equivalency of the Tobacco Use 

Supplement to the Current Survey 

(TUS–CPS); Correction 

As published in the Federal Register, 

September 16, 2004 (69 FR 55824), the 

notice contains an error in the first 

sentence of the SUMMARY section. In 

referencing provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, we inadvertently cited 

section 3506(c)(2)(A). Accordingly, the 

referenced section is corrected to read 

‘‘3507(a)(1)(D).’’

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National 

Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 04–21988 Filed 9–29–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institutes of Health 

Extramural Loan Repayment Program 

for Clinical Researchers

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Institutes of 

Health (NIH) announces the availability 

of educational loan repayment under 

the NIH Extramural Loan Repayment 

Program for Clinical Researchers (LRP–

CR). The Loan Repayment Program for 

Clinical Researchers, which is 

authorized by section 487F 1 of the