23862 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 97 / Thursday, May 21, 2009 / Notices 

Director, National Institutes of Health 

(NIH), 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 February 20, 2009, pages 

7908–7909 and allowed 60 days for 

public comment. No public comments 

were received. 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: A Process 

Evaluation of the NIH Director’s New 

Innovator Award (NIA) Program. Type 

of Information Collection Request: New 

collection. Need and Use of Information 

Collection: This study will assess the 

NIA Program operations and the outputs 

of the identification, evaluation and 

selection process. The primary 

objectives of the study are to: (1) Assess 

the NIA award selection process; (2) 

determine if the program was 

implemented as planned; and (3) 

determine if the process was conducted 

in accordance with the overall mission 

of the NIA program. The findings will 

provide valuable information 

concerning: (1) The characteristics of 

applicants and reviewers; (2) the criteria 

used to evaluate and select awardees; 

and (3) aspects of the process that could 

be revised or improved. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Affected Public: None. Type of 

Respondents: Applicants, Reviewers. 

There are no Capital Costs to report. 

There are no Operating or Maintenance 

Costs to report. Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 662; Estimated Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1; Average 

Burden Hours per Response: .28 (15 

minutes for applicants and 30 minutes 

for Extramural Reviewers), and 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 

Requested: 188.5 and the annualized 

cost to respondents is estimated at 

$12,199.72. Table 1 and Table 2 

respectively present data concerning the 

burden hours and cost burdens for this 

data collection. 

TABLE 1—ANNUALIZED ESTIMATE OF HOUR BURDEN

Type of respondents Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average time 

for response 

(hr) 

Total hour burden * 

Applicants ...................................................................................................... 570 1 .25 142 .5 

Extramural Reviewers .................................................................................... 92 1 .50 46 

Total ........................................................................................................ 662 1 .28 188 .5 

* Total Burden = N Respondents * Response Frequency * (minutes to complete/60). 

TABLE 2—ANNUALIZED COST TO RESPONDENTS

Type of respondents Number of 

respondents 

Response 

frequency 

Approx. hourly 

wage rate 

Total respondent cost ** 

Applicants ........................................................................................................ 570 1 $64.72 $9,226.60 

Extramural Reviewers ...................................................................................... 92 1 64.72 2977.12 

Total .......................................................................................................... 662 1 64.72 12,199.72 

**Total Respondent Cost = Total Hour Burden * Hourly Wage Rate. 

Request 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 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. 

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). All 

comments should be sent via e-mail to 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by 

fax to 202–395–6974. Attention: Desk 

Office for NIH. To request more 

information on the project or to obtain 

a copy of the data collection plans and 

instruments contact G. Stephane 

Philogene, PhD, Assistant Director for 

Policy and Planning, Office of 

Behavioral and Social Sciences 

Research, National Institutes of Health, 

31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room B2– 

B37, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call nontoll-free number 301–402–3902 or email your request, including your 

address, to: philoges@od.nih.gov. 

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: May 13, 2009. 

G. Stephane Philogene, 

Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, 

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences 

Research, National Institutes of Health. 

[FR Doc. E9–11817 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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HUMAN SERVICES 

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Prevention 

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The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 


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Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Audience Analysis for Environmental 

Health Issues—New—National Center 

for Environmental Health/Agency for 

Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 

(NCEH/ATSDR), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

The health effects associated with 

climate change include injuries and 

fatalities related to severe weather 

events and heat waves, infectious 

diseases related to changes in vector 

biology, water and food contamination, 

and respiratory illness due to increased 

allergen production. Despite these 

potentially devastating public health 

consequences, few in the general public 

connect climate change with health 

effects. In general, the majority of 

Americans associate climate change 

with nonhuman impacts and 

environmental problems rather than 

health effects. They are more likely to be 

concerned about climate change impacts 

on plant and animal extinctions rather 

than on human health. Thus, it is not 

surprising that few in the general public 

are well prepared to deal with climate 

change health effects. The Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is 

interested in developing communication 

materials to increase the public’s 

awareness and knowledge, and prepare 

for the potential health effects 

associated with climate change. To this 

end, focus groups will be conducted 

with members of a local California 

community to understand motivations 

and factors influencing target audience’s 

decision process. There will also be an 

emphasis on the health effects, framing 

devices, and channels that might be 

most effective for disseminating public 

health messages and having them 

motivate the intended audiences. With 

that in hand it will be possible to 

identify the most valuable information 

and optimal strategies for 

communicating with target audiences. 

Focus groups will be conducted with 

the residents of Santa Rosa, California. 

During phase one, three exploratory 

focus groups will be conducted to 

develop messaging strategies. Results 

from the exploratory focus groups will 

be used in the development of 

preliminary messaging strategies and 

draft materials. This material will be 

tested with the target audience during 

the second phase of research. The 

second phase will include three 

materials testing focus groups to 

determine which materials and 

messages are most attractive and 

compelling in terms of educating the 

public about health effects and 

promoting preparedness behaviors. 

Participants will be recruited via 

standard focus group recruitment 

methods. Most will come from an 

existing database (or list) of potential 

participants maintained by the focus 

group facility or recruited through local 

newspapers. There is no cost to 

respondents. 

The total estimated annual burden 

hours are 117. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Respondents No. of 

respondents 

No. of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Recruitment screener .................................................................................................................. 108 1 5/60 

Exploratory Focus Groups ........................................................................................................... 27 1 2 

Materials Testing Focus Groups ................................................................................................. 27 1 2 

Dated: May 15, 2009. 

Maryam I. Daneshvar, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention. 

[FR Doc. E9–11894 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention 

[30Day–09–0134] 

Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork 

Reduction Act Review 

The Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) publishes a list of 

information collection requests under 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). To request a copy of these 

requests, call the CDC Reports Clearance 

Officer at (404) 639–5960 or send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Send written 

comments to CDC Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC or by fax to (202) 395–6974. Written 

comments should be received within 30 

days of this notice. 

Proposed Project 

Foreign Quarantine Regulations (42 

CFR 71) (OMB Control No. 0920– 

0134)—Extension—National Center for 

Preparedness, Detection, and Control of 

Infectious Diseases (NCPDCID), Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC). 

Background and Brief Description 

Section 301 of the Public Health 

Service Act (PHSA) (42 U.S.C. 264) 

authorizes the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) to make and 

enforce regulations necessary to prevent 

the introduction, transmission, or 

spread of communicable diseases into 

the United States. Legislation and 

existing regulations governing the 

foreign quarantine activities (42 CFR 71) 

authorize quarantine officers and other 

personnel to inspect and undertake 

necessary control measures with respect 

to conveyances, persons, and shipments 

of animals and etiologic agents entering 

the United States from foreign ports in 

order to protect the public’s health. 

Under the foreign quarantine 

regulations, the master of a ship or 

captain of an airplane entering the 

United States from a foreign port is 

required by public health law to report 

certain illnesses among passengers (42 

CFR 71.21(b)). In addition to the 

aforementioned list of illnesses which 

must be reported to CDC, the master of 

a ship or captain of an airplane must 

also report (1) Hemorrhagic Fever 

Syndrome (persistent fever 

accompanied by abnormal bleeding 

from any site); or (2) acute respiratory 

syndrome (severe cough or severe 

respiratory disease of less than 3 weeks 

in duration); or (3) acute onset of fever 


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