Assessment of NHLBI's Global Health Initiative Collaborating Centers of Excellence

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 4 Trainees Form	New
Form 3 Developed Country Partners Form	New
Form 2 Training Directors Form	New
Form 1 Principal Investigators Form	New
Global Health SS.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-08-03
Appendix A IRB Letter.docx Supplementary Document	2015-08-03
NHLBI GHI Program Eval_Recruitment Emails_032515 (3).docx Supplementary Document	2015-07-30
Global Health PIA.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-07-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
217724	Trainees Form	New
217723	Developed Country Partners Form	New
217722	Training Directors Form	New
217721	Principal Investigators Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0925-0725	ICR Reference No: 201507-0925-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: HHS/NIH	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Assessment of NHLBI's Global Health Initiative Collaborating Centers of Excellence
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/06/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/04/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	36	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	36	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This collection proposes to conduct a one-time outcome evaluation of the NHLBI Global Health Initiative Centers of Excellence (GHI COE) Program to examine the extent to which the program achieved its intended objectives in developing sustainable research and research training capacity, and advancing information about the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases (CVPD) in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) populations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 285b Name of Law: Public Law
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 13396	03/13/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 45664	07/31/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Principal Investigators	1	NHLBI GHI COE Eval PI Interview Guide
Training Directors	2	NHLBI GHI COE Eval TD Interview Guide
Developed Country Partners	3	NHLBI GHI COE Eval DCP Interview Guide
Trainees	4	NHLBI GHI COE Eval Traninee Interview Guide

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	36	0	0	36	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	36	0	0	36	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This collection proposes to conduct a one-time outcome evaluation of the NHLBI Global Health Initiative Centers of Excellence (GHI COE) Program to examine the extent to which the program achieved its intended objectives in developing sustainable research and research training capacity, and advancing information about the prevention and treatment of chronic non-communicable chronic cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases (CVPD) in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) populations.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $110,470

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/04/2015

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