sub-study for 2021 NLM/NCBI Codeathon Workshop Applications

Request for Approval under the “Conference, Meeting, Workshop, and Poster Session Registration Generic Clearance (OD)”

(OMB#: 0925-0740 Exp Date: 07/2022)

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TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: 2021 NLM/NCBI Codeathon Workshop Applications

PURPOSE: The purpose of this National Library of Medicine (NLM) information collection is to gather general applicant information (e.g., name, institution, and contact information), area of expertise, and interest areas from 2021 NLM National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Codeathon Workshop applicants. Codeathons participants will have various backgrounds and expertise to build pipelines and tools to analyze large datasets on various platforms including cloud infrastructure. Workshop participants will attend lectures and participate in instructor-led hands-on practical sessions using NLM/NCBI tools and databases on various platforms.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS: Applicants are individuals interested in participating in the 2021 NCBI/NLM Codeathons Workshops, which will be open to participants in United States.

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	1000		167

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individual	167	$42.11	$7032.37
Totals	167		$7032.37

* 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	10%		$1,321.20
Travel
Other Cost
Total					$2,704.49

*The salary in table above is cited from: https://ohr.od.nih.gov/intrahr/Documents/title42/NIH_TITLE_42_PAY_MODEL_RANGES.pdf

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. Both Codeathons and Technical Workshops may be offered as virtual (online only) or in-person formats.

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

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

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