81 FR 60370 - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Draft 2017-2021 Strategic Plan
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 170 (September 1, 2016)
National Institutes of Health
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 170 (September 1, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 60370-60371] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-20905] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Draft 2017-2021 Strategic Plan AGENCY: National Institutes of Health. ACTION: Request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on the draft 2017-2021 NIDCD Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan serves as a guide to the NIDCD in prioritizing its research investment, illustrates the current state-of-the-science, and highlights recent advances in the communication sciences. The draft Plan presents a series of goals and objectives that represent the most promising research needs within the NIDCD's mission areas. DATES: Comments will be accepted through September 30, 2016. ADDRESSES: The draft Plan is available for download at: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/strategic-plan/2017-2021/public-comment. Comments must be submitted electronically via the web-based form at: https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/strategic-plan/2017-2021/public-comment. The web-based form accepts text but cannot accept attachments. You will receive an electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response, but will not receive individualized feedback from NIDCD on any comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific questions regarding the NIDCD draft Strategic Plan should be directed to: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NIDCD mission is to conduct and support biomedical research, behavioral research, and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language. The institute also conducts and supports research and research training related to disease prevention and health promotion; addresses special biomedical and behavioral problems associated with people who have communication impairments or disorders; and supports efforts to create devices that substitute for lost and impaired sensory and communication function. To accomplish these goals, the NIDCD manages a broad portfolio of both basic and clinical research. The portfolio is organized into three program areas: Hearing and balance; taste and smell; and voice, speech, and language. The three program areas seek to answer fundamental scientific questions about normal function and disorders and to identify patient-oriented scientific discoveries for preventing, screening, diagnosing, and treating disorders of human communication. The draft 2017-2021 NIDCD Strategic Plan has been developed over the past 12 months by NIDCD staff in consultation with scientific experts and the National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Council. (Details of the development process are included in Appendix B of the draft Plan.) The goals listed in the draft Plan are an assessment of research areas that present the greatest scientific opportunities and public health needs over the next five years for the three program areas: Hearing and balance; taste and smell; and voice, speech and language. The NIDCD has identified four Priority Areas that have the potential to increase our understanding of the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language and to further our knowledge in human communication sciences. They are:Priority Area 1--Understanding Normal Function: Deepen our understanding of the mechanisms underlying normal function of the systems of human communication. By defining what is normal in both animal models and humans, we can better understand mechanisms of disease. Priority Area 2--Understanding Diseases and Disorders: Increase our knowledge of the mechanisms of diseases, disorders, and dysfunctions that impair human communication and health. Understanding mechanisms that underlie diseases and disorders is an important step in developing better prevention and treatment strategies. Priority Area 3--Improving Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention: Develop, test, and improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases, disorders, and dysfunctions of human communication and health. Diagnosis considers normal function and provides targets for prevention and treatment. Improvements in prevention and treatment lead to better outcomes with fewer side effects. Priority Area 4--Improving Outcomes for Human Communication: Accelerate the translation of research discoveries into practice; increase access to health care; and enhance the delivery, quality, and effectiveness of care to improve personal and public health. Scientifically-validated prevention and treatment models will lead to better personal and public health only if they are translated effectively into routine practice. The goals presented in the Plan are a guide for: Scientists: To better understand the directions that NIDCD research may take in the future; The NIDCD: To assist in developing funding opportunity announcements and to identify projects for high program priority nomination; and The Public: To understand the state of communication sciences and to discover the scientific breakthroughs that are possible with sustained investments in biomedical research. Responses to this request for comments are voluntary. Any personal identifiers (e.g., names, addresses, email addresses, etc.) will be removed when responses are compiled. Only the de-identified comments will be made publicly available. Proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should not be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). This request for comment is for information and planning purposes only and should not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Federal Government, or the NIH. The NIH does not intend to award a grant or contract to pay for the preparation of any information submitted or for the NIH's use of such information. No basis for claims against [[Page 60371]] the NIH shall arise as a result of a response to this request for information or the NIH's use of such information as part of the NIDCD Strategic Plan. The NIDCD anticipates that the finalized plan will be published on the NIDCD Web site in January 2017. Dated: August 24, 2016. James F. Battey, Jr., Director, NIDCD, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2016-20905 Filed 8-31-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
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facsimile to (301) 443–6622, send via but will not receive individualized • Priority Area 2—Understanding
facsimile to (301) 443–6048, or send feedback from NIDCD on any comments. Diseases and Disorders: Increase our
your email requests, and return address FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: knowledge of the mechanisms of
to: Robert.Pittman@ihs.gov. Specific questions regarding the NIDCD diseases, disorders, and dysfunctions
Direct Your Comments to OMB: Send draft Strategic Plan should be directed that impair human communication and
your comments and suggestions to: NIDCDStrategicPlan@mail.nih.gov. health. Understanding mechanisms that
regarding the proposed information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
underlie diseases and disorders is an
collection contained in this notice, NIDCD mission is to conduct and important step in developing better
especially regarding the estimated support biomedical research, behavioral prevention and treatment strategies.
public burden and associated response • Priority Area 3—Improving
research, and research training in the
time to: Office of Management and Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention:
normal and disordered processes of
Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Develop, test, and improve diagnosis,
hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice,
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speech, and language. The institute also
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conducts and supports research and
Attention: Desk Officer for IHS. communication and health. Diagnosis
research training related to disease
Comment Due Date: Comments considers normal function and provides
prevention and health promotion; targets for prevention and treatment.
regarding this information collection are
addresses special biomedical and Improvements in prevention and
best assured of having full effect if
behavioral problems associated with treatment lead to better outcomes with
received within 30 days of the date of
people who have communication fewer side effects.
this publication.
impairments or disorders; and supports • Priority Area 4—Improving
Dated: August 24, 2016. efforts to create devices that substitute Outcomes for Human Communication:
Elizabeth A. Fowler, for lost and impaired sensory and Accelerate the translation of research
Deputy Director for Management Operations, communication function. To discoveries into practice; increase
Indian Health Service. accomplish these goals, the NIDCD access to health care; and enhance the
[FR Doc. 2016–21048 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am] manages a broad portfolio of both basic delivery, quality, and effectiveness of
BILLING CODE 4165–16–P and clinical research. The portfolio is care to improve personal and public
organized into three program areas: health. Scientifically-validated
Hearing and balance; taste and smell; prevention and treatment models will
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND and voice, speech, and language. The lead to better personal and public health
HUMAN SERVICES three program areas seek to answer only if they are translated effectively
fundamental scientific questions about into routine practice.
National Institutes of Health normal function and disorders and to The goals presented in the Plan are a
National Institute on Deafness and identify patient-oriented scientific guide for:
Other Communication Disorders Draft discoveries for preventing, screening, • Scientists: To better understand the
2017–2021 Strategic Plan diagnosing, and treating disorders of directions that NIDCD research may take
human communication. in the future;
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health. The draft 2017–2021 NIDCD Strategic • The NIDCD: To assist in developing
ACTION: Request for comment. Plan has been developed over the past funding opportunity announcements
12 months by NIDCD staff in and to identify projects for high program
SUMMARY: The National Institute on consultation with scientific experts and priority nomination; and
Deafness and Other Communication the National Deafness and Other • The Public: To understand the state
Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes Communication Disorders Advisory of communication sciences and to
of Health (NIH) is requesting public Council. (Details of the development discover the scientific breakthroughs
comment on the draft 2017–2021 NIDCD process are included in Appendix B of that are possible with sustained
Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan serves the draft Plan.) The goals listed in the investments in biomedical research.
as a guide to the NIDCD in prioritizing draft Plan are an assessment of research Responses to this request for
its research investment, illustrates the areas that present the greatest scientific comments are voluntary. Any personal
current state-of-the-science, and opportunities and public health needs identifiers (e.g., names, addresses, email
highlights recent advances in the over the next five years for the three addresses, etc.) will be removed when
communication sciences. The draft Plan program areas: Hearing and balance; responses are compiled. Only the de-
presents a series of goals and objectives taste and smell; and voice, speech and identified comments will be made
that represent the most promising language. publicly available. Proprietary,
research needs within the NIDCD’s The NIDCD has identified four classified, confidential, or sensitive
mission areas. Priority Areas that have the potential to information should not be included in
DATES: Comments will be accepted increase our understanding of the your response. The Government
through September 30, 2016. normal and disordered processes of reserves the right to use any non-
ADDRESSES: The draft Plan is available hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, proprietary technical information in any
for download at: https:// speech, and language and to further our resultant solicitation(s).
www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/strategic- knowledge in human communication This request for comment is for
plan/2017-2021/public-comment. sciences. They are: information and planning purposes only
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Comments must be submitted • Priority Area 1—Understanding and should not be construed as a
electronically via the web-based form at: Normal Function: Deepen our solicitation or as an obligation on the
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/about/ understanding of the mechanisms part of the Federal Government, or the
strategic-plan/2017-2021/public- underlying normal function of the NIH. The NIH does not intend to award
comment. The web-based form accepts systems of human communication. By a grant or contract to pay for the
text but cannot accept attachments. You defining what is normal in both animal preparation of any information
will receive an electronic confirmation models and humans, we can better submitted or for the NIH’s use of such
acknowledging receipt of your response, understand mechanisms of disease. information. No basis for claims against
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or the NIH’s use of such information as remains current. The information is also FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
part of the NIDCD Strategic Plan. used to separately determine whether general questions, please contact: Debra
The NIDCD anticipates that the any admissibility issues may need to be L. Danisek, (202) 344–1610, Acting CBP
finalized plan will be published on the addressed outside the EVUS enrollment Privacy Officer, Privacy and Diversity
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Dated: August 24, 2016. against selected security and law Washington, DC 20229. For privacy
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including the use of CBP’s TECS (not an Cantor, (202) 343–1717, Acting Chief
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enrollment data to identify EVUS 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, DHS/CBP proposes
enrollees who may pose a security risk to establish a new DHS/CBP system of
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Homeland Security/U.S. Customs and operational systems and to act as a electronic system that enables DHS to
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Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to inform DHS’s assessment of whether the passport issued by an identified country
establish a new DHS system of records enrollee’s travel poses a law containing a U.S. nonimmigrant visa of
titled, ‘‘Department of Homeland enforcement or security risk and a designated category to enroll in EVUS,
Security/U.S. Customs and Border whether the proposed travel should be CBP will be able to collect periodic
Protection—DHS/CBP–022 Electronic permitted. updates of biographical and other
Visa Update System (EVUS) System of This newly established system will be information over the length of the visa
Records.’’ At the same time, in included in the Department of period that would otherwise not be
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(j) and (k), Homeland Security’s inventory of obtained, which may assist in
DHS proposes to claim certain record systems. identifying persons who may pose a risk
exemptions for this system. At the same DATES: This system will be effective to the United States.
time, in accordance with Privacy Act of October 3, 2016. Comments must be The Electronic Visa Update System is
1974, DHS proposes to claim certain received on or before October 3, 2016. a web-based system developed to collect
exemptions for this system. This system ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, updated information from visa holders
of records will allow the Department of identified by docket number DHS– subject to the EVUS program. The EVUS
Homeland Security (DHS)/U.S. Customs 2016–0063 by one of the following does not change the process for
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Requiring aliens holding passports of without change to http:// enrollment is required for nonimmigrant
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nonimmigrant visas of a designated personal information provided. identified country containing a U.S.
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