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vaccine research, (3) Enhancing the 

partnership between community and 

HIV clinical trial researchers, and (4) 

Creating support for current and future 

HIV vaccine trials and fostering an 

environment that supports clinical trial 

volunteers. 

To determine if the strategies used to 

meet these objectives were successful, it 

is necessary to measure the effectiveness 

of initiative elements. Specifically, the 

evaluation will assess (a) 

implementation of NHVREI (i.e., process 

evaluation) and (b) impact (i.e., 

outcomes evaluation) of NHVREI on 

awareness of, knowledge about, and 

support for HIV vaccine research among 

NHVREI primary audiences (i.e., partner 

organizations, key influencers) that 

work with target populations. The 

ultimate goal of evaluation planning and 

implementation is to determine what 

components/strategies of NHVREI are 

effective and impact desired outcomes, 

so that these components/strategies can 

be continued, enhanced, and/or 

expanded if needed. 

Evaluation will be conducted through 

several processes including a survey 

and multiple focus groups. A survey 

will be conducted with key influencers 

of the NHVREI target populations to 

measure their level of awareness, 

knowledge about, and support for HIV 

vaccine research. 

Focus groups will also be conducted 

with representatives of organizations 

receiving grants through the NHVREI 

Local Partnership Program (LPP) and 

National Partnership Program (NPP), as 

well as representatives from a broader 

group of organizations called the 

NHVREI Network. The LPP and NPP are 

organizations that are funded to raise 

awareness about HIV vaccine research at 

either the local or national level. The 

planned NHVREI network will be 

composed of leadership organizations 

and coalitions that are either influencers 

of or provide information services to the 

target populations. The purpose of 

conducting focus groups with LPP, NPP, 

and NHVREI Network representatives is 

to obtain data on their experience 

implementing NHVREI activities. 

Questions asked during the group 

discussions will address efforts 

implementing educational activities and 

developing materials, community 

partnerships developed, engagement of 

key influencers in program activities, 

and the types of media outreach and 

capacity building engaged in. Frequency 

of Response: Twice. Affected Public: 

Individuals. Type of Respondents: Key 

influencers of target populations. The 

annual reporting burden is shown in the 

table below. There are no Capital Costs 

to report. There are no Operating or 

Maintenance Costs to report. 

Type of respondents Form name 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Noumber of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

hours 

requested 

Time 1 

LPP, NPP, and NHVREI Network ............ Focus Groups ........................................... 78 1 1 78 

Key Influencers ......................................... Survey ...................................................... 656 1 0.33 216 

Total Time 1 ...................................... 734 .................... .................... 294 

Time 2 

LPP, NPP, and NHVREI Network ............ Focus Groups ........................................... 78 1 1 78 

Key Influencers ......................................... Survey ...................................................... 590 1 0.33 195 

Total Time 2 ...................................... 668 .................... .................... 273 

Total Time 1 & Time 2 ...................... 1,402 .................... .................... 567 

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. 

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 Katharine Kripke, 

Assistant Director, Vaccine Research 

Program, Division of AIDS, NIAID, NIH, 

6700B Rockledge Dr., Bethesda, MD 

20892–7628, or call non-toll-free 

number 301–402–0846, or E-mail your 

request, including your address to 

kripkek@niaid.nih.gov. 

Comments Due Date: Comments 

regarding this information collection are 

best assured of having their full effect if 

received within 60 days of the date of 

this publication. 

Dated: July 9, 2009. 

John J. McGowan, 

Deputy Director for Science Management, 

NIAID, National Institutes of Health. 

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Submission to OMB, Comment 

Request; An Outcome Evaluation of 

the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award 

(NDPA) Program 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

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. 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 

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Proposed Collection: Title: An 

Outcome Evaluation of the NIH 

Director’s Pioneer Award (NDPA) 

Program. Type of Information Collection 

Request: New collection. Need and Use 

of Information Collection: This study 

will assess the NDPA Program outputs 

and outcomes. The primary objectives of 

the study are to assess: (1) Whether the 

NDPA awardees are conducting 

pioneering research, (2) whether there 

are spillover effects on the awardees, 

their lab members, NIH, and the 

scientific community, and (3) to follow 

the careers and ideas proposed by 

NDPA unfunded applicants. The 

findings will provide valuable 

information concerning the success of 

the awardees (pioneers) and whether the 

characteristics of the NDPA program are 

adopted by other NIH programs. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Affected Public: none. Type of 

Respondents: Applicants, Unfunded 

Applicants, Pioneer Lab Members, 

Focus Group Panelists. There are no 

Capital Costs to report. Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 50, Estimated 

Number of Responses per Respondent: 

1: Average Burden Hours Per Response: 

2.14 (60 minutes for awardees, 15 

minutes for unfunded applicants, 30 

minutes for pioneer lab members, and 

10 hours for focus group panelists). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours 

Requested: 284.5 and the annualized 

cost to respondents is estimated at 

$18,181.72. Table l 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* 

Awardees (Pioneers) ................................................................................... 22 1 1 .0 22 .0 

Unfunded Applicants .................................................................................... 440 1 0 .25 110 .0 

Pioneer Lab Members ................................................................................. 25 1 0 .5 12 .5 

Expert Panel ................................................................................................ 14 1 10 .0 140 .0 

Total ...................................................................................................... 501 1 .56 284 .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** 

Awardees ......................................................................................................... 22 1 $64.72 $1,423.84 

Unfunded Applicants ........................................................................................ 440 1 64.72 7119.20 

Pioneer Lab Members ..................................................................................... 25 1 46.23 577.88 

Focus Group Panel .......................................................................................... 14 1 64.72 9,060.80 

Total .......................................................................................................... 501 1 63.59 18,181.72 

**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 email 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, Ph.D., 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: July 9, 2009. 

G. Stephane Philogene, 

Assistant Director for Policy and Planning, 

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences 

Research, National Institutes of Health. 

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National Institute of Allergy and 

Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed 

Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in section 

552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. 

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