2020 Codeathon Applications

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Conference, Meeting, Workshop, and Poster Session Registration Generic Clearance (OD)

2020 Codeathon Applications

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TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: 2020 NLM Codeathon Applications


PURPOSE: The purpose of this National Library of Medicine (NLM) information collection is to collect general applicant information (e.g., name, institution, and contact information), area of expertise, and interest areas from 2020 NLM Codeathon applicants. Working groups of five to six individuals, with various backgrounds and expertise, will be formed into five to eight teams with an experienced leader. These teams will build pipelines and tools to analyze large datasets within a cloud infrastructure.


DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS: Applicants are individuals interested in participating in the 2020 NLM Codeathons which will be held in various locations within the continental United States. Throughout three-day workshops, teams will come together to discuss progress on research topics, bioinformatics best practices, coding styles, etc.


TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)


[ ] Abstract [X] Application

[ ] Registration Form [ ] 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.

Name: Barton W. Trawick, Ph.D., Director, Customer Services Division, NIH/NLM/NCBI


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


Gifts or Payments:

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

Amount: ___________

Explanation for incentive: (include number of visits, etc.)





ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS and COSTS


Category of Respondent

No. of Respondents

No. of Responses per Respondent

Time per

Response

(in hours)

Total Burden

Hours

Individual

1000

1

10/60

167

Totals

1000


167



Category of Respondent


Total Burden

Hours

Wage Rate*

Total Burden Cost

Individual

167

$40.19

$6,711.73

Totals



$6,711.73

*BLS wage rate for 19-1029 Biological Scientists http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes191029.htm).


FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $2,704.49


Staff


Grade/Step

Salary

% of Effort

Fringe (if applicable)

Total Cost to Gov’t

Federal Oversight






Staff Scientist

T42

$138,329

1%


$1,383.29













Contractor Cost


$13,212.00

10%


$1,321.20

Travel






Other Cost












Total





$2,704.49


*The Salary in table above is cited from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/19Tables/html/DCB.aspx


The selection of 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?


There is not a pre-existing customer list. Participants will be selected based on the experience and motivation they describe in their application. Extra consideration will be given to applicants with previous Codeathon experience.


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

[X] Survey form

[ ] Chart Abstraction

[ ] Other, Explain


  1. Will interviewers, facilitators, or research coordinators be used? [ ] Yes [X] No

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

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