Document ID: FDA-2014-N-1072-0001
Agency: fda
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Application for Participation in the Food and Drug
Administration Commissioner’s Fellowship Program
Posted Date: 2014-08-04T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45196-45197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18302]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-1072]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Application for Participation in the Food and Drug 
Administration Commissioner's Fellowship Program

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an 
opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain 
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the 
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and 
to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This 
notice solicits comments on the application for participation in the 
FDA Commissioner's Fellowship Program (CFP).

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection 
of information by October 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments on the 
collection of information to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-
305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, 
Rockville, MD 20852. All comments should be identified with the docket 
number found in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FDA PRA Staff, Office of Operations, 
Food and Drug Administration, 8455 Colesville Rd., COLE-14526, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, PRAStaff@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. 
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of 
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a 
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) 
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register concerning each proposed collection of information before 
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this 
requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection of 
information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA 
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's 
functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA'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 respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when 
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Application for Participation in the FDA Commissioner's Fellowship 
Program; (OMB Control Number 0910--New)

    Sections 1104, 1302, 3301, 3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394 of 
Title 5 of the United States Code authorize Federal Agencies to rate 
applicants for Federal jobs. Collecting applications for the CFP will 
allow FDA's Office of the Commissioner to easily and efficiently elicit 
and review information from students and health care professionals who 
are interested in becoming involved in FDA-wide activities. The process 
will reduce the time and cost of submitting written documentation to 
the Agency and lessen the likelihood of applications being misrouted 
within the Agency mail system. It will assist the Agency in promoting 
and protecting the public health by encouraging outside persons to 
share their expertise with FDA.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                 Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                     Number of                        Average
    Activity/5 U.S.C. Section        Number of     responses per   Total annual     burden per      Total hours
                                    respondents     respondent       responses       response
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1104,1302, 3301, 3304, 3320,                 600               1             600            1.33             798
 3361, 3393, and 3394...........
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............             798
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.

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    FDA based these estimates on the number of inquiries that have been 
received concerning the program and the number of requests for 
application forms over the past 5 years.

    Dated: July 29, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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