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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health

Center for Scientific Review

Office of the Director

6701 Rockledge Dr., Rm. 3016

Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7776

December 18, 2013

SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION COLLECTION

UNDER GENERIC CLEARANCES

DATE OF REQUEST: ___12/18/2013__

SUB AGENCY (I/C): ____CSR________

TITLE: __ CSR New Chair Orientation Survey _____

GENERIC CLEARANCE UNDER OMB# ­__0925-0474__ EXP. DATE: __10/31/2014 ___________

ABSTRACT:

The mission of CSR is to ensure that NIH grant applications receive fair, independent, expert and timely scientific review. Study section Chairs play a crucial role in this peer review process since they guide the scientific discussions. To assist Study Section Chairs in being effective leaders of Scientific Review Groups (SRGs) at CSR, and to help them achieve peer review of the highest quality and fairness, CSR has expended considerable effort in providing an orientation session to Chairs. To better understand the effectiveness and quality of the study section Chair orientation session, CSR proposes to conduct an evaluation of chair orientation under the OMB control number 0925-0474, with expiration date 10/31/2014. The survey will assess study section Chairs’ satisfaction with the orientation they received. It will also allow the Chairs to indicate the areas for improvement, as well as to make candid comments and constructive suggestions on the orientation session. The information collected from the survey will help refine and improve the quality of future Chair sessions. Automated information technology will be used to collect and process data for this survey. Participation in the survey will be strictly voluntary and individual respondents will not be identified. CSR will not provide payment or other forms of remuneration to respondents in collecting feedback.

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN APPROVED: 1438 Hours

BURDEN USED TO DATE: 191 Hours

BURDEN THIS REQUEST: 15 Hours

IS RACE AND ETHNICITY DATA COLLECTED AS REQUIRED?

______YES __X___NO______N/A

OBLIGATION TO RESPOND:

__ X _VOLUNTARY

______ REQUIRED TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN BENEFITS

______ MANDATORY

HOW WILL THIS SURVEY BE OFFERED?

_ X ____ WEB SITE

_____ TELEPHONE INTERVIEW

_____ MAIL RESPONSE

_____ IN PERSON INTERVIEW

_____ OTHER: ___________________________________

CONTACT INFORMATION:

NAME: ____________ Mary Ann Noecker Guadagno _______________

TELEPHONE NUMBER: ___ 301-435-1251 _____________

EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]