[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30779-30780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10198]


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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 the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce Program 
(National Institute of General Medical Sciences); Revision

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 within 30-days of the date of 
this publication.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

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) 496-7301 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, 06/30/2024, REVISION, National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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    Need and Use of Information Collection: This request is for a 
Revision of a currently approved 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 an extension of 13 months beyond the 
currently approved collection, until June 2024, to complete the final 
portions of the approved data collection. There are no costs to 
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized 
burden hours are 22,980.

                                        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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Student Annual Follow-up        BUILD and Non-            15,000               1           45/60          11,250
 survey (Attachment 11).         BUILD Student.
2019 College Senior Survey      BUILD and Non-            15,000               1           45/60          11,250
 (Attachment 12).                BUILD Student.
BUILD Institutional Research &  Personnel and                 10               3              16             480
 Program Data Requests           Administrators
 (Attachment 13).                at BUILD
                                 Institutions.
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    Total.....................  ................          30,010          30,030  ..............          22,980
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    Dated: May 9, 2023.
David N. Bochner,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of General Medical 
Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2023-10198 Filed 5-11-23; 8:45 am]
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