Fast track 2020 NIH Virtual Regional Seminar

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB#: 0925-0648 Exp., date: 05/2021)

T ITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration Overall Feedback Form

PURPOSE:

We are seeking feedback on attendee experience at the NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration, to be held on Oct 27-Oct 30, 2020. The feedback is used to tailor the seminar program and approach to delivery for future seminars.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Respondents will be researchers, research administrators, grant writers, students, and others who attend the virtual seminar.

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:_Megan Columbus, Director, Division of Communications and Outreach , NIH Office of Extramural Research

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 [X ] No

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

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/households	1500	1	5/60	125
Totals		1500		125

COST TO RESPONDENT

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Researcher	750	$61	45,750
Research administrator	750	$25	18,750
Totals			64,500

*Cite source per bls.gov if applicable https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes151221.htm and https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes194061.htm

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is: $523.00

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary*	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Outreach specialist	14/4	$126,049	.25%		315
Web team support	12/1	$83,398	.25%		208
Contractor Cost
Travel
Other Cost
Total					$523

*the Salary in table above is cited from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2018/DCB.pdf

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?

The feedback opportunity will be available to all attendees (~10,000). Based on historical numbers, only a small subset of attendees are expected to respond.

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.

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