2010-28883. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; NIH NCI Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) Initiative (NCI)

SUMMARY:

Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve the information collection listed below. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 16, 2010 (75 FR 49938) and allowed 60-days for public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment. The National Institutes of Health may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection that has been extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Proposed Collection: Title: NIH NCI Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB). Type of Information Collection Request: Existing Collection in Use Without an OMB Number. Need and Use of Information Collection: The CIRB was created to reduce the administrative burden on local IRBs and investigators while protecting human research participants. To accomplish this, the CIRB uses several information collection tools to ensure that CIRB operations occur with high level of reviewer and board member satisfaction and is absent of conflicts of interest with the protocols under review. Tools utilized to accomplish this include the new member packets which are completed once a new member joins the CIRB to provide background information on workflow and processes of CIRB operations as well as a non-disclosure agreement. A conflict of interest form is completed occasionally or each time the reviewer is requested to serve as a reviewer for a study. CIRB helpdesk surveys measure satisfaction of helpdesk users and is conducted occasionally or each time the person contacts the helpdesk. Frequency of Response: Once, except for the SAE Reviewer Worksheet. Affected Public: Includes the Federal Government, business or other for-profits and not-for-profit institutions. Type of Respondents: Respondents include any customer who contacts the CIRB Helpdesk, institutional review board members and CIRB review participants. The annual reporting burden is estimated at 2209 hours (see Table 1 below for the estimated time burden). The total burden has decreased slightly as a result of corrected calculations from what was published in the 60-Day Federal Register Notice. The average annual cost to the government over a 12-month period is approximately $153,574 per year for a six year contract. This includes total annualized capital/start up costs of $25,108 and operating costs of $150,637.

Table 1—Estimates of Annual Burden Hours

Type of respondents	Survey instrument	Number of respondents	Frequency of response	Average time per response (min/hr)	Annual burden hours
Participants/Board Members	CIRB Helpdesk Survey (Attachment 1)	1,500	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	250
Participants	NCI CIRB Institution Enrollment Worksheet (Attachment 2A)	30	1	3.5 hours	105
Participants	IRB Staff at Signatory Institution's IRB (Attachment 2B)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	Investigator at Signatory Institution (Attachment 2C)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	Research Staff at Signatory Institution (Attachment 2D)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	Investigator at Affiliate Institution (Attachment 2E)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	Research Staff at Affiliate Institution (Attachment 2F)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	IRB at Signatory Institution (Attachment 2G)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	Component Institution at Signatory Institution (Attachment 2H)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	IRB at Affiliate Institution (Attachment 2I)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	Institution Affiliate Institution without an IRB (Attachment 2J)	65	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	11
Participants	Request for 30-Day Access Form (Attachment 2K)	50	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	8
Participants	Facilitated Review (FR) Acceptance Form (Attachment 2L)	1,450	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	242
Participants	Study Review Responsibility Transfer Form (Attachment 2M)	120	1	10/60 (.17 hour)	20
Board Members	CIRB New Board Member Biographical Sketch Form (Attachment 3B)	16	1	30/60 (.5 hour)	8
Board Members	CIRB New Board Member Contact Information Form (Attachment 3C)	16	1	15/60 (.25 hour)	4
Board Members	CIRB New Board Member W-9 (Attachment 3D)	16	1	15/60 (.25 hour)	4
Board Members	CIRB New Board Member Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) (Attachment 3E)	16	1	15/60 (.25 hour)	4
Board Members	Direct Deposit Form (Attachment 4)	16	1	15/60 (.25 hour)	4
Participants	NCI Adult CIRB Application (Attachment 5A)	150	1	2 hours	300
Participants	NCI Pediatric CIRB Application (Attachment 5B)	62	1	2 hours	124
Participants	Adult/Pediatric CIRB Application—Ancillary Studies (Attachment 5C)	10	1	2 hours	20
Participants	Summary of CIRB Application Revisions (Attachment 5D)	20	1	30/60 (.5 hour)	10
Participants	Adult/Pediatric CIRB Application for Continuing Review (Attachment 5E)	230	1	1 hour	230
Board Members	Adult CIRB Reviewer Findings—Initial Review of Cooperative Group Protocol (Attachment 6A)	20	1	4 hours	80
Board Members	Pediatric CIRB Reviewer Findings—Initial Review of Cooperative Group Protocol (Attachment 6B)	12	1	4 hours	48
Board Members	Adult CIRB Reviewer Findings Cooperative Group Response to CIRB Review (Attachment 6C)	25	1	1 hour	25
Board Members	Pediatric CIRB Reviewer Findings Cooperative Group Response to CIRB Review (Attachment 6D)	70	1	1 hour	70
Board Members	Adult CIRB Reviewer Findings Amendment Cooperative Group Protocol (Attachment 6E)	130	1	1.5 hours	195
Board Members	Pediatric CIRB Reviewer Findings Amendment to Cooperative Group Protocol (Attachment 6F)	50	1	1.5 hours	75
Board Members	Adult CIRB Reviewer Findings Continuing Review of Cooperative Group Protocol (Attachment 6G)	150	1	.5 hour	75
Board Members	Pediatric CIRB Reviewer Findings Continuing Review of Cooperative Group Protocol (Attachment 6H)	110	1	.5 hour	55
Board Members	CIRB Reviewer Form (Attachment 6I)	20	1	2 hours	40
Board Members	CIRB Statistical Reviewer Form (Attachment 6J)	20	1	2 hours	40
Board Members	CIRB SAE Reviewer Worksheet (Attachment 6K)	10	15	30/60 (.5 hour)	75
Total		4,904			2,209

Request for Comments: Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following points: (1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate 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) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.

Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Attention: NIH Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, at [e-mail] or by fax to 202-395-6974. To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Jeanne Adler, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis or call non-toll-free number 301-594-0083 or e-mail your request, including your address to: [e-mail].

Comments Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days of the date of this publication.

Dated: November 10, 2010.

Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,

NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.