[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23974-23975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09486]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance To 
Collect Stakeholder Feedback on the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) 
Initiative, (NIMH)

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 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured 
of having their full effect if received 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: Andrew 
Hooper, Ph.D., NIMH Project Clearance Liaison, Science Policy and 
Evaluation Branch, Office of Science Policy, Planning and 
Communications, NIMH, Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, 
MSC 9667, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, call (301) 480-8433, or email your 
request, including your mailing 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,

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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: Generic Clearance to Collect Stakeholder 
Feedback on the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Initiative, 0925-0756, 
EXTENSION, exp., date 07/31/2021, National Institute of Mental Health 
(NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
    Need and Use of Information Collection: This request serves as 
notice that the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) plans to 
collect stakeholder feedback to assess the strengths and weaknesses of 
the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative. NIMH launched RDoC in 
2009 to implement Strategy 1.4 of the 2008 NIMH Strategic Plan: 
``Develop new ways of classifying disorders based on dimensions of 
observable behaviors and brain functions.'' Rather than beginning with 
a syndrome and then working ``down'' to clarify mechanisms, the aim of 
RDoC is to guide research that begins with disruptions in 
neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms, and then works across 
systems to clarify connections among such disruptions and clinical 
symptoms. NIMH has developed social media platforms and tools for the 
RDoC initiative, including a dedicated RDoC twitter account (https://twitter.com/nimh_rdoc), the RDoC website, which also houses the RDoC 
matrix (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-priorities/rdoc/index.shtml), 
and several educational and training resources (including webinars) to 
educate the field and interface with scientists who may have questions 
about RDoC (https://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-priorities/rdoc/rdoc-educational-and-training-resources.shtml). The evaluation approach will 
be conducted using surveys centered around current content (i.e., 
website, twitter, and webinars), as well as open ended surveys that 
will cover the scientific content of RDoC. The information collected 
will be used by NIMH staff to determine success of the RDoC initiative, 
develop future directions and endeavors, and to help guide programmatic 
priorities for RDoC and the Institute.
    OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 490.

                                        Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                 Instrument type                     Number of     responses per   per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)     burden hours
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Workshops.......................................              50               1               8             400
Interviews......................................              10               1           30/60               5
Surveys.........................................             100               1           30/60              50
Focus Groups....................................              10               1               1              10
Evaluation Forms................................             100               1           15/60              25
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    Total.......................................             270             270  ..............             490
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    Dated: April 14, 2021.
Andrew A. Hooper,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of Mental Health, 
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-09486 Filed 5-4-21; 8:45 am]
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