[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66207-66209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26087]


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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 (National 
Institute of General Medical Sciences)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data 
collection projects, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences 
(NIGMS) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects to be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received

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within 60 days of the date of this publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. Alison 
Gammie, Director, Division of Training, Workforce Development, and 
Diversity, NIGMS, 45 Center Drive, Room 2AS43J, Bethesda, MD 20892, or 
call non-toll-free number (301) 594-2662, or Email your request, 
including your address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for 
additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written comments and/or suggestions 
from the public and affected agencies are invited to address 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 minimizes 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.
    Proposed Collection Title: Evaluation of the Enhancing the 
Diversity of the NIH-funded Workforce Program Consortium (DPC), 0925-
0747, 11/30/2022 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 55,132.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of     Average  time
           Form name                 Type of         Number of    responses  per   per  response   Total  annual
                                   respondents      respondents      respondent     (in hours)     burden  hours
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2019 CIRP HERI Freshman Survey- BUILD and Non-            15,000               1           45/60          11,250
  (Attachment 12).               BUILD Student.
Student Annual Follow-up        Non- BUILD                15,000               1           45/60          11,250
 survey (Attachment 13).         Student.
2019 College Senior Survey      BUILD and Non-            15,000               1           45/60          11,250
 (Attachment 14).                BUILD Student.
Student Annual Follow-up        2020 BUILD                 5,000               3           25/60           6,250
 Survey (Attachment 13).         Student Cohort.
Student Annual Follow-up        2021 BUILD                 5,000               2           25/60           4,167
 Survey (Attachment 13).         Student Cohort.
Student Annual Follow-up        2022 BUILD                 5,000               1           25/60           2,083
 Survey (Attachment 13).         Student Cohort.
2019-20 HERI Faculty Survey     BUILD and Non-               500               1           25/60             208
 Core National Instrument        BUILD Faculty
 (Attachment 15).                Survey.
Faculty Annual Follow-up        BUILD Faculty                500               2           25/60             417
 survey (Attachment 16).         Annual Follow-
                                 up survey.
BUILD Institutional Research &  Personnel and                 10               3              16             480
 Program Data Requests           Administrators
 (Attachment 19).                at BUILD
                                 Institutions.
BUILD Site Visits (Attachment   BUILD Students,              120               1              24           2,880
 18).                            Faculty, and
                                 Institution.
BUILD Case Studies Preparation  BUILD Students,               24               1              40             960
 (Attachment 18).                Faculty, and
                                 Institutions.
BUILD Case Study Interviews     Undergraduate                170               1           90/60             255
 (Attachment 18).                BUILD Students.
BUILD Case Study Interviews     Graduate/post-                70               1           90/60             105
 (Attachment 18).                doctoral BUILD
                                 students.
BUILD Case Study Interviews     BUILD PI's,                  162               1           90/60             243
 (Attachment 18).                Program
                                 Managers/
                                 Directors, &
                                 Faculty.

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NRMN Annual Follow-up Surveys   NRMN 2020 mentee             500               3           25/60             625
 (Attachment 17).                cohort.
NRMN Annual Follow-up Surveys   NRMN 2021 mentee             500               3           25/60             625
 (Attachment 17).                cohort.
NRMN Annual Follow-up Surveys   NRMN 2022 mentee             500               2           25/60             417
 (Attachment 17).                cohort.
NRMN Annual Follow-up Surveys   NRMN 2020 mentor             500               3           25/60             625
 (Attachment 17).                cohort.
NRMN Annual Follow-up Surveys   NRMN 2021 mentor             500               3           25/60             625
 (Attachment 17).                cohort.
NRMN Annual Follow-up Surveys   NRMN 2022 mentor             500               2           25/60             417
 (Attachment 17).                cohort.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............          85,076  ..............          55,132
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    Dated: November 21, 2019.
Richard A. Aragon,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-26087 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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