sub-study for NIDDK SRB

“Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for NIH Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing Projects”

(OMB#: 0925-0766 Exp., date: 04/2023)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: The Become an NIDDK Reviewer online survey for gathering information on individuals interested in becoming an NIDDK grant reviewer.

PURPOSE: The Become An NIDDK Reviewer online survey results will help NIDDK Scientific Review Officers identify early, mid, and late career stage scientists interested in serving as reviewers on NIDDK peer review panels. The survey will be placed on NIDDK’s website for anyone interested in becoming a reviewer.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Early, mid, and late career stage scientists interested in serving as reviewers on NIDDK peer review panels.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

[ ] Data Catalogue [ ] Repository of Tools and Best Practices

[ ] Recommendations of scientific reviewers [ ] Resources

[ ] Call for Nominations [X] Other: Call for Scientific Reviewers

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

5. 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.

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

Name: John Connaughton, Ph.D.

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

Personally Identifiable Information:

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

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

3. If Applicable, has a System or Records Notice been published? [ X] Yes [ ] 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 or Households	200	1	5/60	17
Totals		200		17

COST TO RESPONDENT

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individuals or Households	17	45.82	$778.94
Totals	17		$778.94

*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, United States: Medical Scientists https://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/medical-scientists.htm

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $3,677.56

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary*	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Scientific Review Officer	GS 14/9	159,894	2.3%		$3,677.56
Contractor Cost					N/A
Travel					$0.00
Other Cost					$0.00
Total Cost
Total					$3,677.56

*the Salary in table above is cited from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2022/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? [ ] Yes [X] 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 respondent pool includes individuals who locate the application via the NIDDK website, and individuals attending staff presentations at scientific meetings that are provided the website URL.

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.