The National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences, Division of Extramural Research and
Training (DERT), with contract support from Battelle Centers for
Public Health Research and Evaluation, is examining the impact of
its extramural research portfolio. To date, a framework for
examining research impact has been developed. This method has been
applied to a limited extent to DERT's asthma research portfolio.
The limitation is that only extant data have been used to date.
DERT proposes to extend this analysis through primary data
collection. The purpose of the proposed primary data collection is
to obtain information from grantees regarding the impact of their
funded asthma research in the short-, intermediate- and long-term.
This will be done through a survey of grantees that includes
questions about the impact of funding on career development, the
field of asthma research, public attitudes, commercial product
development, clinical practice, business and industry practices,
and long-term human and environmental health. Because other federal
agencies also support asthma research, DERT proposes to collect the
same information from asthma researchers whose research support
comes from a select number of other agencies for purposes of
comparison. These agencies include the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
selected NIH institutes: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases (NIAID), and the National Institute for Child Health and
Development (NICHD). Each researcher will receive an invitation to
complete a 15-minute, close-ended, survey on the web. A paper
option will be provided.
US Code:
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USC 2851 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.