80 FR 13563 - Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Outcome Evaluation of the Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) Program (OD)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 13563-13564] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-05932] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request: Outcome Evaluation of the Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) Program (OD) SUMMARY: Under the provisions of section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Strategic Coordination, an office of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, within the Office of the Director at 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. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2014, (79 FR 50921) and allowed 60-days for public comment. During the 60-day comment period, two requests for information were received. Both individuals requested the data collection plans and the data collection instruments and one also asked for background information. In response to these two requests, electronic copies of the following surveys were emailed: Entrance, Interim, Exit, and Post-Exit. Additionally, both individuals were provided with a brief overview of the program and a link to the NIH Web site that contains detailed information about the BEST program and the awardees. No additional comments were received from the two individuals who requested this information. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC), an office of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), within the Office of the Director (OD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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. Direct Comments to OMB: 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: NIH Desk Officer. DATES: Comment due date: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30-days of the date of this publication. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, contact Dr. Patricia Labosky, Office of Strategic Coordination, Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH, 1 Center Drive, MSC 0189, Building 1, Room 214A, Bethesda, MD 20892-0189. Telephone: 301-594- 4863. Fax: 301-435-7268. or email your request, including your address to: [email protected]. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing. Proposed Collection: Outcome Evaluation of the Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) Program (OD), 0925-NEW, the Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC), an office of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), within the Office of [[Page 13564]] the Director (OD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Need and Use of Information Collection: This cross-site evaluation study will assess three desired outcomes: (1) Changes in understanding of career opportunities, confidence to make career decisions, and attitudes towards career opportunities; (2) reduced time to desired, non-training, non-terminal career opportunities, and reduced time in postdoctoral positions; and (3) creation/further development of institutional infrastructure to continue BEST-like activities. The first two desired outcomes are for graduate students and postdoctoral scientists from the awardee institutions, the third desired outcome is for the awardee institutions. The findings will be used to: (1) Identify and document best practices in the field of biomedical research training, (2) inform the NIH Director, DPCPSI Director, and OSC Director on the outcomes of the BEST program, and (3) disseminate best practices and outcomes of the BEST program to biomedical training programs and the research community. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 8,106. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average time Type of respondents Number of Frequency of per response Total annual respondents response (in hours) hour burden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Graduate Student--Entrance Survey (online 4,519 1 20/60 1,506 survey)........................................ Graduate Student--Interim Survey (online survey) 11,296 1 15/60 2,824 Graduate Student--Exit Survey (online survey)... 3,012 1 15/60 753 Graduate Student--Post-Exit 2-year Survey 3,012 1 15/60 753 (online survey)................................ Postdoctoral Scientist--Entrance Survey (online 3,137 1 20/60 1,046 survey)........................................ Postdoctoral Scientist--Exit Survey (online 2,091 1 15/60 523 survey)........................................ Postdoctoral Scientist--Post-Exit 2-year Survey 2,091 1 15/60 523 (online survey)................................ Program Staff--Annual Phone Interview........... 83 1 1 83 PIs--Data Form Section 1 (reported annually).... 17 1 180/60 51 PIs--Data Form Section 2 (reported annually).... 17 1 90/60 26 PIs--Data Form Section 3 (reported once)........ 17 1 30/60 9 PIs--Data Form Section 4 (reported once)........ 17 1 30/60 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: March 10, 2015. Lawrence A. Tabak, Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2015-05932 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of time per Total annual
Type of respondent responses per
respondents response burden hour
respondent (in hours)
NICHD Grantee ............................................................................................... 200 1 30/60 100
NIDCD Grantee ............................................................................................... 200 1 30/60 100
NIMH Grantee .................................................................................................. 200 1 30/60 100
NINDS Grantee ................................................................................................ 200 1 30/60 100
NCI Grantee ..................................................................................................... 400 1 30/60 200
NIEHS Grantee ................................................................................................ 200 1 30/60 100
Dated: March 5, 2015. Dated: March 10, 2015. of the Division of Program Coordination,
Joellen M. Austin, David Clary, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
Associate Director for Management, NIEHS, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory (DPCPSI), within the Office of the
NIH. Committee Policy. Director (OD) at the National Institutes
[FR Doc. 2015–05927 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2015–05826 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] of Health (NIH) may not conduct or
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P BILLING CODE 4140–01–P sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
collection that has been extended,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND revised, or implemented on or after
HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES October 1, 1995, unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health Direct Comments to OMB: Written
Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day comments and/or suggestions regarding
National Institute of Allergy and the item(s) contained in this notice,
Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Comment Request: Outcome
Evaluation of the Broadening especially regarding the estimated
Meeting public burden and associated response
Experiences in Scientific Training
(BEST) Program (OD) time, should be directed to the: Office
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the of Management and Budget, Office of
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Regulatory Affairs,
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by
section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
hereby given of the following meeting. fax to 202–395–6974, Attention: NIH
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of
The meeting will be closed to the Strategic Coordination, an office of the Desk Officer.
public in accordance with the Division of Program Coordination, DATES: Comment due date: Comments
provisions set forth in sections Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, regarding this information collection are
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., within the Office of the Director at the best assured of having their full effect if
as amended. The grant applications and National Institutes of Health (NIH) has received within 30-days of the date of
the discussions could disclose submitted to the Office of Management this publication.
confidential trade secrets or commercial and Budget (OMB) a request for review
property such as patentable material, and approval of the information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
and personal information concerning collection listed below. This proposed request more information on the
individuals associated with the grant information collection was previously proposed project or to obtain a copy of
applications, the disclosure of which published in the Federal Register on the data collection plans and
would constitute a clearly unwarranted August 26, 2014, (79 FR 50921) and instruments, contact Dr. Patricia
invasion of personal privacy. allowed 60-days for public comment. Labosky, Office of Strategic
Name of Committee: National Institute of During the 60-day comment period, two Coordination, Division of Program
Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special requests for information were received. Coordination, Planning, and Strategic
Emphasis Panel; NIAID SBIR—Technology Both individuals requested the data Initiatives, Office of the Director, NIH, 1
Transfer Direct Phase II (SBIR–TT) (R44). collection plans and the data collection Center Drive, MSC 0189, Building 1,
Date: April 7, 2015. instruments and one also asked for Room 214A, Bethesda, MD 20892–0189.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. background information. In response to Telephone: 301–594–4863. Fax: 301–
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant these two requests, electronic copies of 435–7268. or email your request,
applications. the following surveys were emailed: including your address to:
Place: National Institutes of Health, 5601 Entrance, Interim, Exit, and Post-Exit. Workforce_Award@mail.nih.gov. Formal
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20892, requests for additional plans and
Additionally, both individuals were
(Telephone Conference Call). instruments must be requested in
Contact Person: Thomas F. Conway,
provided with a brief overview of the
program and a link to the NIH Web site writing.
Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review
that contains detailed information about Proposed Collection: Outcome
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Program, DEA/NIAID/NIH/DHHS, 5601
Fishers, Rockville, MD 20892, 240–669–5069, the BEST program and the awardees. No Evaluation of the Broadening
thomas.conway@nih.gov. additional comments were received Experiences in Scientific Training
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance from the two individuals who requested (BEST) Program (OD), 0925–NEW, the
Program Nos. 93.855, Allergy, Immunology, this information. The purpose of this Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC),
and Transplantation Research; 93.856, notice is to allow an additional 30 days an office of the Division of Program
Microbiology and Infectious Diseases for public comment. The Office of Coordination, Planning, and Strategic
Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Strategic Coordination (OSC), an office Initiatives (DPCPSI), within the Office of
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the Director (OD) at the National and (3) creation/further development of Director on the outcomes of the BEST
Institutes of Health (NIH). institutional infrastructure to continue program, and (3) disseminate best
Need and Use of Information BEST-like activities. The first two practices and outcomes of the BEST
Collection: This cross-site evaluation desired outcomes are for graduate program to biomedical training
study will assess three desired students and postdoctoral scientists programs and the research community.
outcomes: (1) Changes in understanding from the awardee institutions, the third
of career opportunities, confidence to OMB approval is requested for 3
desired outcome is for the awardee
make career decisions, and attitudes institutions. The findings will be used years. There are no costs to respondents
towards career opportunities; (2) to: (1) Identify and document best other than their time. The total
reduced time to desired, non-training, practices in the field of biomedical estimated annualized burden hours are
non-terminal career opportunities, and research training, (2) inform the NIH 8,106.
reduced time in postdoctoral positions; Director, DPCPSI Director, and OSC
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average time
Number of Frequency of Total annual
Type of respondents per response
respondents response hour burden
(in hours)
Graduate Student—Entrance Survey (online survey) ..................................... 4,519 1 20/60 1,506
Graduate Student—Interim Survey (online survey) ......................................... 11,296 1 15/60 2,824
Graduate Student—Exit Survey (online survey) .............................................. 3,012 1 15/60 753
Graduate Student—Post-Exit 2-year Survey (online survey) .......................... 3,012 1 15/60 753
Postdoctoral Scientist—Entrance Survey (online survey) ............................... 3,137 1 20/60 1,046
Postdoctoral Scientist—Exit Survey (online survey) ....................................... 2,091 1 15/60 523
Postdoctoral Scientist—Post-Exit 2-year Survey (online survey) .................... 2,091 1 15/60 523
Program Staff—Annual Phone Interview ......................................................... 83 1 1 83
PIs—Data Form Section 1 (reported annually) ............................................... 17 1 180/60 51
PIs—Data Form Section 2 (reported annually) ............................................... 17 1 90/60 26
PIs—Data Form Section 3 (reported once) ..................................................... 17 1 30/60 9
PIs—Data Form Section 4 (reported once) ..................................................... 17 1 30/60 9
Dated: March 10, 2015. practical utility; (b) Evaluate the Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID),
Lawrence A. Tabak, accuracy of the agencies estimate of the Centers for Disease Control and
Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health. burden of the proposed collection of Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 2015–05932 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used; Background and Brief Description
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(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and The Centers for Disease Control and
clarity of the information to be Prevention (CDC) Division of Global
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND collected; (d) Minimize the burden of Migration and Quarantine (DGMQ) is
HUMAN SERVICES the collection of information on those requesting a revision of a currently
who are to respond, including through approved generic clearance to conduct
Centers for Disease Control and the use of appropriate automated, evaluation research. This will help CDC
Prevention electronic, mechanical, or other
plan and implement health
technological collection techniques or
[30Day–15–0932] communication, education, and training
other forms of information technology,
activities to improve health and prevent
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork the spread of disease. These activities
responses; and (e) Assess information
Reduction Act Review include communicating with
collection costs.
international travelers and other mobile
The Centers for Disease Control and To request additional information on
populations, training healthcare
Prevention (CDC) has submitted the the proposed project or to obtain a copy
providers, and educating public health
following information collection request of the information collection plan and
departments and other federal partners.
to the Office of Management and Budget instruments, call (404) 639–7570 or
(OMB) for review and approval in send an email to omb@cdc.gov. Written The information collection for which
accordance with the Paperwork comments and/or suggestions regarding the revision is sought is in accordance
Reduction Act of 1995. The notice for the items contained in this notice with DGMQ’s mission to reduce
the proposed information collection is should be directed to the Attention: morbidity and mortality among
published to obtain comments from the CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management immigrants, refugees, travelers,
public and affected agencies. and Budget, Washington, DC 20503 or expatriates, and other globally mobile
Written comments and suggestions by fax to (202) 395–5806. Written populations, and to prevent the
from the public and affected agencies comments should be received within 30 introduction, transmission, or spread of
concerning the proposed collection of days of this notice. communicable diseases from foreign
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information are encouraged. Your countries into the United States. This
Proposed Project mission is supported by delegated legal
comments should address any of the
following: (a) Evaluate whether the Data Collection for Evaluation of authorities outlined in the Public Health
proposed collection of information is Education, Communication, and Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 264) and
necessary for the proper performance of Training Activities (OMB No. 0920– in regulations that are codified in 42
the functions of the agency, including 0932, expires 05/31/2015)—Revision— Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts
whether the information will have National Center for Emerging and 70 and 71, and 34.
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