[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7318-7319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02457]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Submission for OMB Review; 30-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 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: 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: Desk 
Officer for NIH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data 
collection plans and instruments 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: This proposed information collection was 
previously published in the Federal Register on December 3, 2019, pages 
66207-66209 (84 FR 66207-66209) and allowed 60 days for public comment. 
One public comment was received. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
an additional 30 days for public comment. The National Institute of 
General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), 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, 1995, unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    In compliance with Section 3507(a)(1)(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.
    Proposed Collection: Evaluation of the Enhancing the Diversity of 
the NIH-funded Workforce Program Consortium (DPC), 0925-0747-
Reinstatement with Change, exp., date 11/30/2019, 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 Freshman Survey       BUILD and Non-            15,000               1           45/60          11,250
 (Attachment 12).                BUILD Student.
Student Annual Follow-up        BUILD and Non-            15,000               1           45/60          11,250
 survey (Attachment 13).         BUILD Student.
2019 College Senior Survey      BUILD and Non-            15,000               1           45/60          11,250
 (Attachment 14).                BUILD Student.
Student Annual Follow-up        2020 Student               5,000               3           25/60           6,250
 Survey (Attachment 13).         Cohort.
Student Annual Follow-up        2021 Student               5,000               2           25/60           4,167
 Survey (Attachment 13).         Cohort.
Student Annual Follow-up        2022 Student               5,000               1           25/60           2,083
 Survey (Attachment 13).         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.

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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.
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.....................  ................          64,556          85,076  ..............          55,132
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    Dated: January 28, 2020.
Richard A. Aragon,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-02457 Filed 2-6-20; 8:45 am]
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