[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51572-51573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21004]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Surveys To
Support an Evaluation of the National Human Genome Research Institute
(NHGRI) Summer Workshop in Genomics (Short Course)
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(l)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on March 17, 2015, Vol. 80, Page 13845 and allowed 60-days for
public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), 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,
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1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, [email protected] or by fax to 202-395- 6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
Comment 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the
proposed project contact: Carla L. Easter, Ph.D., Chief, Education and
Community Involvement Branch, NHGRI, Building 31, Room B1B55, 31 Center
Drive, MSC 2070, Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301)
594-1364 or Email your request, including your address to:
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in writing.
Proposed Collection: Surveys to Support the National Human Genome
Research Institute (NHGRI) Summer Workshop in Genomics (Short Course).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The purpose of the proposed
data collection activity is to complete a full-scale outcome evaluation
of NHGRI's Summer Workshop in Genomics (a.k.a., the ``Short Course'')
focusing on program participants between 2004 and 2012. This training
program is an intensive multi-day course that updates instructors and
researchers of biology and nursing (and other related disciplines) on
the latest research trends and topics in genomic science. The course
focuses on the continuing effort to find the genetic basis of various
diseases and disorders, and current topics on the ethical, legal and
social implications of genomics.
The Education and Community Involvement Branch (ECIB) designed the
program to accomplish the following goals, which align with elements of
both the NIH and NHGRI missions:
Expand NIH and NHGRI's professional network to reach out
to diverse communities, and to create new partnership opportunities.
Prepare the next generation of genomics professionals for
an era of genomic medicine.
Train and diversify the pipeline of genome professionals
in alignment with the NIH and US Department of Health and Human
Services diversity efforts.
The ECIB has collected informal course evaluations from active
participants immediately upon course completion since inception of the
Short Course in 2003, and then used the data to tweak the program, but
it has not conducted a long-term, cumulative and substantive outcome
evaluation. NHGRI and the ECIB propose to conduct such an outcome
evaluation, focusing on three main objectives:
(1) To understand the degree of genetic and genomic curriculum
integration by faculty participants;
(2) To explore the barriers and supports faculty experience and
changes when integrating curriculum; and
(3) To investigate the influence of the program on the
participants' career path.
Survey findings will provide valuable information about the various
methods and pathways instructors use to disseminate new knowledge (and
the associated timelines), the barriers and supports experienced by
faculty as they integrate new knowledge into their teaching, and
insights about additional avenues of support that NHGRI could provide
teaching faculty from the types of institutions identified. Key
indicators will also provide evidence about the degree to which the
Short Course is meeting its goals. Collectively, the outcome evaluation
will inform future program design and budget allocations.
OMB approval is requested for 2 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 155.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Form name Type of respondents Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondents respondent (in hours) burden hours
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Short Course Survey............................. Students and Faculty.............. 310 1 30/60 155
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Totals...................................... .................................. 310 ............... ............... 155
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Dated: August 11, 2015.
Gloria Butler,
NHGRI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-21004 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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