[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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