NLM Fast Track ICR Variation REsources Survey

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB#: 0925-0648 Exp. Date: 03/31/2018)

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TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: Variation Resources Survey

PURPOSE:

To gain knowledge that can be used to improve the web experience of National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) variation resources users.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Respondents will be individuals who go to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website pages to view or download variation resources data.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

[ ] Customer Comment Card/Complaint Form [X] Customer Satisfaction Survey

[ ] Usability Testing (e.g., Website or Software [ ] Small Discussion Group

[ ] Focus Group [ ] Other: ______________________

CERTIFICATION:

I certify the following to be true:

1. The collection is voluntary.

2. The collection is low-burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.

3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies.

4. The results are not intended to be disseminated to the public.

5. Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions.

6. The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the future.

Name: Benjamin R. Busby_______________________________________________

To assist review, please provide answers to the following question:

Personally Identifiable Information:

1. Is personally identifiable information (PII) collected? [ ] Yes [ X ] No

2. If Yes, is the information that will be collected included in records that are subject to the Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [ ] No

3. If Applicable, has a System or Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [ ] No [ X ] N/A

Gifts or Payments:

Is an incentive (e.g., money or reimbursement of expenses, token of appreciation) provided to participants? [ ] Yes [X] No

ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS and COSTS

Category of Respondent	No. of Respondents	No. of Responses per Respondent	Time per Response (in hours)	Total Burden Hours
Individuals or households	50	1	2/60	2
Totals				2

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individuals or households	2	$22.71	$37.93
Totals

*Cite source per bls.gov if applicable

BLS National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is: $103.50

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Staff Scientist (Genomics Outreach Coordinator)	T42	$96,000	.05%		$48.00
IRTA Postbaccalaureate	Postbac	$27,750	.20%		$55.50
Contractor Cost					N/A
Travel
Other Cost
Total					$103.50

If you are conducting a focus group, survey, or plan to employ statistical methods, please provide answers to the following questions:

The selection of your targeted respondents

1. Do you have a customer list or something similar that defines the universe of potential respondents and do you have a sampling plan for selecting from this universe? [ X] Yes [ ] No

If the answer is yes, please provide a description of both below (or attach the sampling plan)? If the answer is no, please provide a description of how you plan to identify your potential group of respondents and how you will select them?

Through in-person interactions with users, we have established a rough estimate of how many “GUI” versus “Command-line” users interact with this particular site. We expect that the number or respondents in each category will be consistent with this observation, and if not, we will weight to compensate for perceived bias.

Administration of the Instrument

1. How will you collect the information? (Check all that apply)

[X] Web-based or other forms of Social Media

[ ] Telephone

[ ] In-person

[ ] Mail

[ ] Other, Explain

2. Will interviewers or facilitators be used? [ ] Yes [ X ] No

Please make sure that all instruments, instructions, and scripts are submitted with the request.

Attachments:

NLM Variation Resources User Survey Instrument

NLM Variation Resources User Survey Invitation

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