[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13865-13866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06086]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request Surveys To Support an 
Evaluation of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 
Summer Workshop in Genomics (Short Course)

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 Human Genome 
Research Institute (NHGRI), 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: 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.
    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: Surveys to Support an Evaluation of the NHGRI 
Summer Workshop in Genomics (Short Course), 0925-NEW, National Human 
Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    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.

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    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 systematically collected feedback annually after the 
program from participants 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       Total
                                                               Number of    responses    burden per     annual
              Form name                Type of  respondents   respondents      per        response      burden
                                                                            respondent   (in hours)     hours
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Short Course Survey--Students.......  Students..............          110            1        30/60           55
Short Course Survey--Faculty........  Faculty...............          200            1        30/60          100
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    Totals..........................  ......................          310  ...........  ...........          155
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    Dated: March 11, 2015.
Gloria Butler,
NHGRI Project Clearance Liaison, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-06086 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4140-01-P