Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: July 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 134)]

[Notices]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Data Collection; Comment Request, Survey of National Cancer Organizations Served by the NCI Office of Liaison Activities (OLA)

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), 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: Survey of National Cancer Organizations Served by the NCI Office of Liaison Activities. Type of Information Collection Request: New. Need and Use of Information Collection: The information to be collected in this survey is of vital importance to the National Cancer Institute's Office of Liaison Activities in determining the communication needs of the national cancer advocacy and voluntary organizations it serves and the desirability and usefulness of NCI's products and services. Information collected in this survey will be used to improve program services and make appropriate programmatic decisions. The respondents are leaders of organizations served by OLA and have a deep commitment to cancer advocacy in areas of cancer prevention, detection, treatment, control, and survivorship. They seek to improve the communication and collaboration between their organizations and the NCI. Frequency of Response: one time. Affected Public: Not-for-profit organizations. Type of Respondents: Organization leaders. The annual reporting burden is as follows: Estimated Number of Respondents: 150; Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours Per Response: .3841 and Estimated Total

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Annual Burden Hours Requested: 57.61. The annualized cost to respondents is estimated at: $1,152.30. 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 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: To request more information on the proposed project or obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Ms. Kristie Dionne, Program Analyst, Office of Liaison Activities, NCI, NIH, Building 31, Room 10A06, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892-2580, or call non-toll-free number (301) 594-3194 or e-mail your request, including your address, to liaison@od.nci.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 2, 1999. Reesa Nichols, OMB Project Clearance Liaison.

[FR Doc. 99-17927Filed7-13-99; 8:45 am]

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