NIH shall submit
individual generic clearances to OMB, along with a mini-supporting
statements (to include information about research design and
analysis, incentives, burden estimates, approaches to address
non-response bias, etc). NIH will keep a running tally of burden
hours under this collection and will submit a current burden
estimate of total burden hours used with each individual
submission. OMB will aim to review each IC submission within 21
days; however, OMB approval should not be assumed if not explicitly
granted, even if 21 days have elapsed since submission.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2011
36 Months From Approved
5,075
0
0
1,438
0
0
0
0
0
The Center for Scientific Review
(CSR), NIH is responsible for: formulating grant award peer review
policies; receiving most Public Health Service research and
research training applications (almost 40,000 a year); assigning
applications to peer review groups; and directing scientific and
technical review of these applications. Input from our customers is
essential to our efforts to improve our operations and provide
excellent services. The major respondent group is customers, i.e.,
grant applicants/researchers/investigators. Collected information
will be used to: 1) assess the quality and.....
EO: EO
12862 Name/Subject of EO: Customer service standards
There is a change in burden
because this is a request for reinstatement of a previous OMB
approval for voluntary partner and customer satisfaction surveys.
The reinstatement results in adding 1,438 burden hours.
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.