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Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB#: 0925-0648 Exp., date: 06/30/2024)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: Scientific Workforce Diversity Seminar Series (SWDSS) Pre-Event Survey

PURPOSE:

The Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD) Office is hosting a new seminar series called the Scientific Workforce Diversity Seminar Series (SWDSS). The purpose of the series is to keep scientific workforce diversity issues at the forefront, to share the latest research on these topics, and to engage with professionals and researchers within and outside of the NIH. The fourth event, Fostering Cohort Recruitment (FCR), will be held on February 23 and 24. The purpose of the Pre-Event Survey is to learn about registrants’ interest in and previous experiences with cohort recruitment, as well as expectations for the forum. The results of the survey will inform the forum’s sessions.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Respondents will be NIH staff and the general public from various organizations who register for the event and who voluntarily choose to participate in the survey. The survey will be accessible via a web-based survey link provided to registrants via email.

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: Nicole Lang, Health Program Specialist

Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (COSWD) Office

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 N/A

3. If Applicable, has a System or Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [ X] No 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	150	1	5/60	13
Totals		150		13

COST TO RESPONDENT

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individuals	13	$38.15	$495.95
Totals			$495.95

*Mean hourly wage for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

https://www.bls.gov/oes/2020/may/oes_nat.htm#19-0000

While the event is open to the public, we anticipate that most participants will work in life, physical, or social science occupations, given the seminar focus on scientific workforce diversity topics.

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $503.02

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary*	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Social Science Analyst	13-03	$110,603	0.5%		$503.02
Contractor Cost
Travel
Other Cost
Total					$503.02

*the Salary in table above is cited from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2020/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?

All event registrants will be invited to respond to the survey.

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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