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collection was previously published in 

the Federal Register on July 9, 2014, 

Vol. 79, page 38921, and allowed 60- 

days for public comment. No public 

comments were received during the 60- 

day period. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow an additional 30 days for 

public comment. The Office of the 

Director (OD), 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, OIRA_submission@

omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202–395–6974, 

Attention: NIH Desk Officer. 

DATES: 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 Michelle M. Timmerman, Ph.D., 

Director, AREA Program, Office of the 

Director, National Institutes of Health, 

6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20892 or call non-toll-free 

number 301–402–0672, or email your 

request, including your address to 

michelle.timmerman@mail.nih.gov. 

Formal requests for additional plans and 

instruments must be requested in 

writing. 

Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the 

NIH Academic Research Enhancement 

Award, 0925, NEW submission, Office 

of the Director (OD), National Institutes 

of Health (NIH). 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: The Academic Research 

Enhancement Award (AREA) Program is 

a grant mechanism spanning most of the 

Institutes and Centers (ICs) of the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH). The 

AREA program was established by 

Congress in 1985 to provide support to 

scientists at public and private colleges 

and universities that receive relatively 

small amounts of NIH funding. The 

purpose of the program is to support 

meritorious research, expose 

undergraduate and graduate students to 

research, and strengthen the research 

environment of the institutions 

receiving the grants. In the past three 

years alone, the federal government has 

awarded approximately 78 million 

dollars annually in AREA grants. The 

evaluation will allow NIH and Congress 

to assess the extent to which the AREA 

program is meeting its goals and make 

recommendations so that this significant 

investment of public funds may be used 

as effectively as possible. 

The evaluation will utilize the NIH’s 

archived data on grants, institutions, 

Principal Investigators (PIs) and 

students funded with AREA monies. 

The evaluation will collect new data 

about (1) the quantity and quality of 

student participation in AREA projects, 

(2) records of PIs’ subsequent funding 

histories, (3) applicants’ experiences 

with the application process, (4) PIs’ 

experiences implementing AREA 

Program objectives, and (5) the impact 

of AREA Program research participation 

on student career paths and outcomes. 

The results of the evaluation will 

indicate the extent to which the AREA 

Program is meeting its goals of 

supporting meritorious research, 

strengthening the research environment 

at institutions of higher education that 

are not research intensive, and 

recruiting and training subsequent 

generations of the United States’ 

biomedical scientist workforce. 

Intended audiences include the United 

States Congress, staff at NIH’s Institutes 

and Centers which make AREA awards, 

and staff at NIH’s Office of the Director. 

OMB approval is requested for one 

year. There are no costs to respondents 

other than their time. The total 

estimated annualized burden hours are 

458. 

ESTIMATES OF ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of 

respondents 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Web Survey—Awardees .................................................................................. 480 1 30 240 

Interviews—Awardees ..................................................................................... 50 1 45 38 

Web Survey—Students ................................................................................... 301 1 20 100 

Web Survey—Applicants ................................................................................. 240 1 20 80 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 1,021 ........................ 458 

Dated: December 3, 2014. 

Lawrence A. Tabak, 

Principal Deputy Director, NIH. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Institute of Neurological 

Disorders and Stroke, Interagency Pain 

Research Coordinating Committee Call 

for Committee Membership 

Nominations 

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS)(Department) has 

created the Interagency Pain Research 

Coordinating Committee and is seeking 

nominations for this committee. 

DATES: Nominations are due by COB 

January 12, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations must be sent 

to Linda Porter, Ph.D., by USPS mail at 

NINDS/NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 

8A27, Bethesda, MD 20892, or by email 

to porterl@ninds.nih.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Porter, porterl@ninds.nih.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

specified in Public Law 111–148 

(‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care 

Act’’) the Committee will: (a) Develop a 

summary of advances in pain care 

research supported or conducted by the 

Federal agencies relevant to the 


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diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of 

pain and diseases and disorders 

associated with pain; (b) identify critical 

gaps in basic and clinical research on 

the symptoms and causes of pain; (c) 

make recommendations to ensure that 

the activities of the National Institutes 

of Health and other Federal agencies are 

free of unnecessary duplication of effort; 

(d) make recommendations on how best 

to disseminate information on pain care; 

and (e) make recommendations on how 

to expand partnerships between public 

entities and private entities to expand 

collaborative, cross-cutting research. 

Membership on the committee will 

include six (6) non-Federal members 

from among scientists, physicians, and 

other health professionals and six (6) 

non-Federal members of the general 

public who are representatives of 

leading research, advocacy, and service 

organizations for individuals with painrelated conditions. Members will serve 

overlapping three year terms. It is 

anticipated that the committee will meet 

at least once a year. 

The Department strives to ensure that 

the membership of HHS Federal 

advisory committees is fairly balanced 

in terms of points of view represented 

and the committee’s function. Every 

effort is made to ensure that the views 

of diverse ethnic and racial groups and 

people with disabilities are represented 

on HHS Federal advisory committees, 

and the Department therefore, 

encourages nominations of qualified 

candidates from these groups. The 

Department also encourages geographic 

diversity in the composition of the 

Committee. Appointment to this 

Committee shall be made without 

discrimination on the basis of age, race, 

ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, 

disability, and cultural, religious, or 

socioeconomic status. 

The Department is soliciting 

nominations for one non-federal 

member from among scientists, 

physicians, and other health 

professionals and for three non-federal 

members of the general public who are 

representatives of leading research, 

advocacy, and service organizations for 

people with pain-related conditions. 

These candidates will be considered to 

fill positions opened through 

completion of current member terms. 

Nominations are due by COB January 5, 

2015, and should be sent to Linda 

Porter, Ph.D., by USPS mail at NINDS/ 

NIH, 31 Center Drive, Room 8A27, 

Bethesda, MD 20892, or by email to 

porterl@ninds.nih.gov. Nominations 

must include contact information for the 

nominee and a current curriculum vitae 

or resume of the nominee. 

Dated: December 5, 2014. 

Walter J. Koroshetz, 

Acting Director, National Institute of 

Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National 

Institutes of Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5752–N–108] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Energy Efficient Mortgages 

(EEMs) 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD has submitted the 

proposed information collection 

requirement described below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review, in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow for an 

additional 30 days of public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 14, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email at 

Colette Pollard @hud.gov or telephone 

202–402–3400. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. This is not a toll-free number. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD has 

submitted to OMB a request for 

approval of the information collection 

described in Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on July 16, 2014. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs). 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0561. 

Type of Request: Extension. 

Form Number: None. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Lenders 

provide the required information to 

determine the eligibility of a mortgage to 

be insured under Section 513 of the 

Housing and Community Development 

Act of 1992 (Section 106 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 1992). Section 2123 of the 

Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 

2008 (HERA) (Public Law 110–289, 

approved July 30, 2008)) amended 

Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 

1992 which revised the maximum dollar 

amount that can be added to an FHAinsured mortgage for energy efficient 

improvements. 

Respondents: Business. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 110. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 2, 

420. 

Frequency of Response: One per 

mortgage. 

Average Hours per Response: 4.25 

hours. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 2, 571 

hours. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions 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; 

(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 through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Date: December 10, 2014. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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