[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 187 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58270-58271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24594]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Evaluation of the
Enhancing Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce Program (NIGMS)
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 National Institute of General
Medical Sciences, 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.
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.
To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Dr.
Michael Sesma, Chief, Postdoctoral Training Branch, Division of
Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity, NIGMS, 45 Center Drive,
Room 2AS43H, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number (301)
594-3900, or Email your request, including your address to:
[email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in writing.
Comment 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.
Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the Enhancing the Diversity of
the NIH-funded Workforce Program Consortium (DPC), National Institute
of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The goal of the DPC is to
address a unique and compelling need identified by NIH, namely to
enhance the diversity of well-trained biomedical research scientists
who can successfully compete for NIH research funding and/or otherwise
contribute to the NIH-funded scientific workforce. The DPC is a
national collaborative through which awardee institutions, in
partnership with NIH, aim to enhance diversity in the biomedical
research workforce through the development, implementation, assessment
and dissemination of innovative and effective approaches to: (a)
Student outreach, engagement, training, and mentoring, (b) faculty
development, and (c) institutional research training infrastructure.
The Coordination and Evaluation Center (CEC) will evaluate the efficacy
of the training and mentoring approaches implemented across a variety
of contexts and populations and will disseminate information to the
broader research community. The planned consortium-wide data collection
and evaluation will provide comprehensive information about the multi-
dimensional factors (individual, institutional, and faculty/mentor)
that influence student and faculty success, professional development,
and persistence within biomedical research career paths across a
variety of contexts. The planned data collection, and the resulting
findings, is projected to have a sustained, transformative effect on
biomedical research training and mentoring nationwide.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 70,260.
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Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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A.12.1: Annualized estimate of hour burden
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Average time
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of per response Annual hour
respondents response (in hours) burden
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BUILD Student--Entrance Survey (Version A:HERI 15,000 1 45/60 11,250
Freshman Survey, Version B: HERI Freshman
Survey for Non-Freshman Transfers).............
BUILD Student--Follow-up survey at the end of 15,000 1 45/60 11,250
the first attendance year (HERI Your First
College Year)..................................
BUILD Student--Follow-up survey at graduation 15,000 1 45/60 11,250
(HERI College Senior Survey)...................
BUILD Student Annual Tracking Survey............ 45,000 1 25/60 18,750
BUILD Faculty survey (HERI Faculty Survey)...... 500 1 45/60 375
BUILD Faculty Annual Tracking survey............ 500 2 25/60 417
BUILD Institutions--Institutional Research & 10 3 16 480
Program Data Requests..........................
BUILD Institutions--Implementation Reports...... 10 3 16 480
BUILD Institutions--Site Visits................. 120 3 24 8,640
BUILD Institutions--Case Studies................ 26 1 40 1,040
BUILD Students, Faculty & Administrators--Case 780 1 1 780
Study Interviews...............................
NRMN Participants--Annual tracking surveys (NRMN 2270 6 15/60 3405
Mentee Tracking Survey OR NRMN Mentor Tracking
Survey)........................................
NRMN Participants--Program specific modules for 5780 2 10/60 1927
tracking survey (Mentor Skills, Research &
Grant Writing, Mentee Assessment of Mentor,
Coaching Training, Institutional Context)......
NRMN site visits................................ 1 6 16 96
NRMN case studies............................... 60 2 1 120
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Total....................................... .............. .............. .............. 70,260
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Dated: September 22, 2015.
Tammy Dean-Maxwell,
Project Clearance Liaison, NIGMS, NIH.
[FR Doc. 2015-24594 Filed 9-25-15; 8:45 am]
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