OMBGenericClearanceAttachment3-FINAL

Attachment 3. Comment received in response to 60-day Notice

From: INFO PEWTRUSTS.ORG [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 3:36 PM
To: OEPMailbox (NIH/OD); [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: PUBLIC COMMENT ON FEDERAL REGISTER FW: the public wants more information on this on what you are collecting on their tax dollars - this is amorphous and a blank check

I OPPOSE GRANTING THIS GENERIC CLEARANCE. THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SAYS THE ONLY "PARTNER" THIS AGENCY SHOULD  HAVE IS THE GENERAL AMERICAN PUBLIC. WE DONT WANT YOU TO "PARTNER" WITH BIG PHARMA, BIG MONEY OR BIG MEDICINE. WE WANT YOUR PARTNER TO BE ONLYU THE GENERAL AMERICAN PUBLIC AND ITS WELFARE. UNFORTUANTELY TO DATE, YOU ARE  IN FACT "PARTNERING" WITH THESE BIG MONEY PROFITEERS AND PRODUCING A LOWER STANDARD OF HEALTH FOR ALL AMERICA.
 
YOU LET BIG PHARMA SELL ANY OLD CRAP TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. YOU LET THE AMERICAN PUBLIC DIE FROM THE CRAPPY MEDICINE AND THEN PERHAPS PUT A WARNING LABEL ON IT AFTER THE FACT OF AMERICANSDYING. THAT IS YOUR "PARTNERSHIP" AT WORK.
 
IT IS DEPRAVED AND DISGUSTING. HASNT ANYBODY TOLD YOU YOU ALL ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS? WHY AR EYOU FORGETTING THAT> WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY TO HELP THE AMERICANPUBLIC.
 
ACTUALLY NOTHING. I THINK THIS WHOLE NIH CDC AND AHRQ HAS BECOME A GIANT MONEY PIT FOR BIG PHARMA AND BIG MEDICINE AND THE HELL WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THAT IS WHAT IS FACTUAL THESE DAYS. I THINK WE NEED A CLEANUP OF THSE AGENCIES. WE NEED TO COMBINE NIH CDC AND AHRQ AND CUT COSTS. THE SPENDING IS IN THE GAZILLIOINS OF DOLLARS. THAT NEEDS TO STOP. WE NEED MORE ACCOUNTABILITY FROM THIS AGENCY. RIGHT  NOW IT IS OUT OF CONTROL.
JEAN PBULIC 15 ELM ST FLORHAM PARK NJ07932
 

[Federal Register: September 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 176)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for

Surveys of Customers and Partners of the Office of Extramural Research

of the National Institutes of Health

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 Office of Extramural Research

(OER), the 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: Generic Clearance for Surveys of

Customers and Partners of the Office of Extramural Research of the

National Institutes of Health. Type of Information Collection Request:

NEW. Need and Use of Information Collection: OER develops, coordinates

the implementation of, and evaluates NIH-wide policies and procedures

for the award of extramural funds . To move forward with our

initiatives to ensure success in accomplishing the NIH mission, input

from partners and customers is essential. Quality management principles

have been integrated into OER's culture and these surveys will provide

customer satisfaction input on various elements of OER's business

processes. The approximately 14 (10 quantitative and 4 qualitative)

customer satisfaction surveys that will be conducted under this generic

clearance will gather and measure customer and partner satisfaction

with OER processes and operations. The data collected from these

surveys will provide the feedback to track and gauge satisfaction with

NIH's statutorily mandated operations and processes. OER/OD/NIH will

present data and outcomes from these surveys to inform the NIH staff,

officers, leadership, advisory committees, and other decision-making

bodies as appropriate. Based on feedback from these stakeholders, OER/

OD/NIH will formulate improvement plans and take action when necessary.

Frequency of Response: 1 Response. Affected Public: Individuals. Type

of Respondents: Science professionals (applicants, reviewers,

Institutional Officials), adult science trainees, and the general

public. The annual reporting burden is as follows:

Quantitative surveys:

Estimated Number of Respondents per Survey: 9,820; Estimated Number

of Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response:

0.25; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested per Quantitative

Survey: 2,455; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested for 10

Quantitative Surveys: 24,550.

Qualitative surveys:

Estimated Number of Respondents per Survey: 30; Estimated Number of

Responses per Respondent: 1; Average Burden Hours per Response: 1.0;

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested per Qualitative Survey:

30; Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours Requested for 4 Qualitative

Surveys: 120.

Based on an estimated 10 quantitative and 4 qualitative surveys per

year:

Estimated Total Combined Annual Hours of Burden Requested in Each

of 3 years: 24,670.

Estimated Total Combined Cost to Respondents: $728,326.

Based on an estimated 10 quantitative and 4 qualitative surveys per

year over 3 years:

Estimated Total Hours of Burden to Respondents for 2011, 2012, and

2013 Combined: 74,010.

Estimated Total Cost to Respondents for 2011, 2012, and 2013

Combined: $2,184,978.

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 CONTACT: To request more information on the

proposed generic clearance or to obtain a copy of example data

collection instruments, contact Dr. Gwynne Jenkins, Special Assistant

to the Director, Office of Extramural Programs, OER, NIH, 6705

Rockledge Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free

number (301) 496-9232 or E-mail your request, including your address

to: [email protected].

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: August 30, 2010.

Sherry Mills,

Director, Office of Extramural Programs.

[FR Doc. 2010-22712 Filed 9-10-10; 8:45 am]

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