80_FR_46736 80 FR 46586 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Small Business Innovation Research Program-Phase II

80 FR 46586 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Small Business Innovation Research Program-Phase II

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Community Living

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 150 (August 5, 2015)

Page Range46586-46587
FR Document2015-19237

The Administration for Community Living (ACL), National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDLRR) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information. 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, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information collection requirements relating to the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)--Phase II.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 150 (Wednesday, August 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46586-46587]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19237]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Community Living


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Small Business Innovation Research Program--Phase II

AGENCY: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and 
Rehabilitation, Administration for Community Living (ACL), HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administration for Community Living (ACL), National 
Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 
Research (NIDLRR) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on 
the proposed collection of certain information. 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, including each proposed extension of an 
existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public 
comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on

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the information collection requirements relating to the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program (SBIR)--Phase II.

DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of 
information by October 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic comments on the collection of information 
to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Bard at 202-254-7345 or 
[email protected].

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 request 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, including 
each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, 
before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with 
this requirement, ACL/NIDILRR is publishing notice of the proposed 
collection of information set forth in this document. With respect to 
the following collection of information, ACL/NIDILRR invites comments 
on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of ACL/NIDILRR's functions, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of ACL/
NIDILRR'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. ACL/NIDILRR proposes to use this set of data 
collection tools to be used as a grant application package for the 
information used to apply for new grants under the SBIR program (Phase 
II).
    Public Law 106-554, the ``Small Business Reauthorization Act of 
2000, H.R. 5567'' (the ``Act'') was enacted on December 21, 2000. The 
Act requires certain agencies, including the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS) to establish a Small Business Innovation Research 
(SBIR) program by reserving a statutory percentage of their extramural 
research and development budgets to be awarded to small business 
concerns for research or research and development (R/R&D) through a 
uniform, highly competitive, three-phase process each fiscal year. The 
Act further requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue 
policy directives for the general conduct of the SBIR programs within 
the Federal Government. The purpose of this program is to stimulate 
technological Innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of 
small business in meeting Federal research and research and development 
needs, increase the commercial application of Department of Education 
(ED) supported research results, and improve the return on investment 
from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the 
Nation.
    Awards are made on the basis of competitively reviewed 
applications. The Department is requesting approval of this grant 
application package for the information used to apply for new grants 
under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. 
Phase I is intended to determine, insofar as possible, the scientific 
or technical merit and feasibility of ideas. Phase II is intended to 
expand on the results of and to further pursue the development of a 
Phase I project. Phase II is the principal research and research and 
development effort. It requires a more comprehensive application, 
outlining the effort in detail including the commercial potential. 
Phase II applications must be Phase I grantees with findings that 
appear sufficiently promising as a result of Phase I. Applications are 
evaluated based on published criteria by panels of experts.
    ACL/NIDILRR estimates the burden of this collection of information 
as 240 hours for project staff, 320 for reviewers, and 1,080 hours for 
individuals. Total burden is 1,640 hours per year.

    Dated: July 31, 2015.
Kathy Greenlee,
Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging.
[FR Doc. 2015-19237 Filed 8-4-15; 8:45 am]
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46586 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 150 / Wednesday, August 5, 2015 / Notices issues are important to clinical and contacted and asked to complete the managers, and medical technologists in public health, we expect good survey on-line. ASM anticipates a 25 percent:25 percent: 25 percent: 25 participation by most states. This achieving an 80% response rate with percent ratio, to invite them to mechanism will assure the best their information collections, or 3,360 participate. response rate of all the options we out of approximately 4,200 aggregate For burden calculations, respondents considered. responses for each of the five different The CDC LRN Coordinator will email will include microbiology supervisors, surveys. laboratory directors, laboratory a letter to the Laboratory Director of the LRN Reference Laboratories, (i.e., 50 In addition, the ASM will also recruit, managers, and medical technologists. State Public Health Laboratories, the by emailing a letter containing the According to ASM, the burden hours New York City Public Health Laboratory SurveyMonkey® hyperlinks for the five per respondent who will be invited to and the Los Angeles County Public surveys to each of their ClinMicroNet participate in each of the BCC baseline Health Laboratory). These 52 LRN and DivCNet listervs inviting ∼828 and and post-dissemination surveys will not Reference Laboratory Directors will be ∼1470 subscribers (comprised of exceed 35 minutes and each of the BSI, asked to then email the sentinel laboratory directors as well as medical UT and CDI baseline surveys will be 20 laboratories, which include hospital and technologists in a 99%:1% and minutes. This time frame was specified independent laboratories, in their states, 60%:40%), respectively, to take each of based on ASM’s previous experiences and provide a hyperlink to access the the five SurveyMonkey® surveys. conducting laboratory surveys. Each survey tool on-line. SurveyMonkey® Moreover, the ASM will email the same survey was pilot tested with 9 or fewer will host the online survey and be used letter containing the SurveyMonkey® respondents before dissemination. as the information collection instrument hyperlinks for the 5 surveys to ∼1453 and responses will be collected and ASM Clinical Microbiology Issues The total estimated annualized maintained by ASM. Update newsletter subscribers, which burden hours for this collection is We anticipate that approximately include microbiology supervisors, 17,225. There are no costs to 4,200 sentinel laboratories will be laboratory directors, laboratory respondents other than their time. ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS Number of Average Number of responses burden per Type of respondents Form name respondents per response respondent (in hrs.) Microbiology Supervisors ................................ BCC-baseline ................................................. 2,463 1 35/60 BCC-post ........................................................ 2,463 1 35/60 BSI-baseline ................................................... 2,463 1 20/60 UT-baseline .................................................... 2,463 1 20/60 CDI-baseline ................................................... 2,463 1 20/60 Laboratory Directors ....................................... BCC-baseline ................................................. 3,115 1 35/60 BCC-post ........................................................ 3,115 1 20/60 BSI-baseline ................................................... 3,115 1 20/60 UT-baseline .................................................... 3,115 1 20/60 CDI-baseline ................................................... 3,115 1 20/60 Laboratory Managers ...................................... BCC-baseline ................................................. 1,413 1 35/60 BCC-post ........................................................ 1,413 1 35/60 BSI-baseline ................................................... 1,413 1 20/60 UT-baseline .................................................... 1,413 1 20/60 CDI-baseline ................................................... 1,413 1 20/60 Medical Technologists .................................... BCC-baseline ................................................. 960 1 35/60 BCC-post ........................................................ 960 1 20/60 BSI-baseline ................................................... 960 1 20/60 UT-baseline .................................................... 960 1 20/60 CDI-baseline ................................................... 960 1 20/60 LeRoy A. Richardson, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SUMMARY: The Administration for Chief, Information Collection Review Office, HUMAN SERVICES Community Living (ACL), National Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Institute on Disability, Independent Associate Director for Science, Office of the Administration for Community Living Living, and Rehabilitation Research Director, Centers for Disease Control and (NIDLRR) is announcing an opportunity Prevention. Agency Information Collection for public comment on the proposed [FR Doc. 2015–19114 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] Activities; Proposed Collection; collection of certain information. Under Comment Request; Small Business BILLING CODE 4163–18–P the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Innovation Research Program—Phase (the PRA), Federal agencies are required II to publish notice in the Federal Register AGENCY: National Institute on Disability, concerning each proposed collection of Independent Living and Rehabilitation, information, including each proposed Administration for Community Living extension of an existing collection of (ACL), HHS. information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the ACTION: Notice. notice. This notice solicits comments on VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Aug 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 150 / Wednesday, August 5, 2015 / Notices 46587 the information collection requirements Department of Health and Human DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND relating to the Small Business Services (HHS) to establish a Small HUMAN SERVICES Innovation Research Program (SBIR)— Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II. program by reserving a statutory Food and Drug Administration DATES: Submit written or electronic percentage of their extramural research [Docket No. FDA–2013–D–1009] comments on the collection of and development budgets to be awarded information by October 5, 2015. to small business concerns for research Use of Nanomaterials in Food for ADDRESSES: Submit electronic or research and development (R/R&D) Animals; Guidance for Industry; comments on the collection of through a uniform, highly competitive, Availability information to: Brian.Bard@acl.hhs.gov. three-phase process each fiscal year. AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Act further requires the Small HHS. Brian Bard at 202–254–7345 or Business Administration (SBA) to issue Brian.Bard@acl.hhs.gov. ACTION: Notice. policy directives for the general conduct SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the of the SBIR programs within the Federal SUMMARY: The Food and Drug PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal Government. The purpose of this Administration (FDA) is announcing the agencies must obtain approval from the program is to stimulate technological availability of guidance for industry Office of Management and Budget Innovation in the private sector, #220 entitled ‘‘Use of Nanomaterials in (OMB) for each collection of strengthen the role of small business in Food for Animals.’’ The guidance information they conduct or sponsor. meeting Federal research and research describes FDA’s current thinking ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined and development needs, increase the regarding the use of nanomaterials or in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR the application of nanotechnology in commercial application of Department 1320.3(c) and includes agency request food for animals. It is intended to assist of Education (ED) supported research or requirements that members of the industry and other stakeholders in public submit reports, keep records, or results, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded identifying potential issues related to provide information to a third party. the safety or regulatory status of food for Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 research for economic and social animals containing nanomaterials or U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)) requires Federal benefits to the Nation. otherwise involving the application of agencies to provide a 60-day notice in Awards are made on the basis of nanotechnology. the Federal Register concerning each competitively reviewed applications. proposed collection of information, DATES: Submit either electronic or The Department is requesting approval including each proposed extension of an written comments on Agency guidances of this grant application package for the existing collection of information, at any time. information used to apply for new before submitting the collection to OMB ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for grants under the Small Business for approval. To comply with this single copies of the guidance to the Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II requirement, ACL/NIDILRR is Policy and Regulations Staff (HFV–6), program. Phase I is intended to publishing notice of the proposed Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food determine, insofar as possible, the and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish collection of information set forth in scientific or technical merit and this document. With respect to the Pl., Rockville, MD 20855. Send one self- feasibility of ideas. Phase II is intended addressed adhesive label to assist that following collection of information, to expand on the results of and to office in processing your requests. See ACL/NIDILRR invites comments on: (1) further pursue the development of a the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper Phase I project. Phase II is the principal for electronic access to the guidance performance of ACL/NIDILRR’s research and research and development document. functions, including whether the effort. It requires a more comprehensive Submit electronic comments on the information will have practical utility; application, outlining the effort in detail guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. (2) the accuracy of ACL/NIDILRR’s including the commercial potential. Submit written comments to the estimate of the burden of the proposed Phase II applications must be Phase I Division of Dockets Management (HFA– collection of information, including the grantees with findings that appear 305), Food and Drug Administration, validity of the methodology and sufficiently promising as a result of 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance Phase I. Applications are evaluated MD 20852. the quality, utility, and clarity of the based on published criteria by panels of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information to be collected; and (4) experts. Dragan Momcilovic, Center for ways to minimize the burden of the ACL/NIDILRR estimates the burden of Veterinary Medicine (HFV–226), Food collection of information on this collection of information as 240 and Drug Administration, 7519 Standish respondents, including through the use Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240–453– hours for project staff, 320 for reviewers, of automated collection techniques 6856, dragan.momcilovic@fda.hhs.gov. and 1,080 hours for individuals. Total when appropriate, and other forms of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: burden is 1,640 hours per year. information technology. ACL/NIDILRR proposes to use this set of data Dated: July 31, 2015. I. Background collection tools to be used as a grant In the Federal Register of June 27, asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Kathy Greenlee, application package for the information Administrator and Assistant Secretary for 2014 (79 FR 36530), FDA published the used to apply for new grants under the Aging. notice of availability for a draft guidance SBIR program (Phase II). [FR Doc. 2015–19237 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] #220 entitled ‘‘Use of Nanomaterials in Public Law 106–554, the ‘‘Small Food for Animals’’ giving interested BILLING CODE 4154–01–P Business Reauthorization Act of 2000, persons until September 10, 2014, to H.R. 5567’’ (the ‘‘Act’’) was enacted on comment on the draft guidance. FDA December 21, 2000. The Act requires received several comments on the draft certain agencies, including the guidance and those comments were VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:54 Aug 04, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesSubmit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by October 5, 2015.
ContactBrian Bard at 202-254-7345 or [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 46586 
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