sub-study for NCI Alliance on Nanotechnology meeting

Request for Approval under the Generic Clearance for the “Conference, Meeting, Workshop, and Poster Session Registration Generic Clearance (OD)”(OMB#: 0925-0740, Expiration Date: 07/31/2022)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: 2021 NCI Alliance For Nanotechnology In Cancer-Principal Investigator Meeting

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the PI meeting is to share recent results of research performed under funded grants and discuss promising directions of research and translation in support of nanotechnology cancer interventions. This year, we also plan to hold a session on COVID-19 in context of nanotechnology and cancer.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

The PI meeting is opened to extramural PIs, intramural PIs and scientific staff. Students and postdoctoral fellows can participate as well, but only by invitation. This event is created to promote interest in Cancer Nanotechnology in general.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check all that apply)

[ ] Abstract [ ] Application

[ X ] 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: Carolina Salvador Morales

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: __$0_______

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
Individuals	120	1	5/60	10
Total		120		10

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individuals	10	$ 48.45	$ 484.50
Total			$ 484.50

*Source of the mean Hourly Wage Rate is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation title “Medical Scientists” 19-1040, https://www.bls.gov/oes/2020/May/oes_nat.htm#00-0000.

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $2654.90.

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary**	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Program Director	14/5	$138,866	1 %		$ 1388.66
Contractor Cost					$ 1266.24
Travel					$ 0
Other Cost					$ 0
Total					$2654.90

**The salary in the table above is cited from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/21Tables/html/DCB.aspx

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?

We will select the responders based on their degree, current position and interest in the cancer nanotechnology field. We will collect this information from the registration website.

Administration of the Instrument

How will you collect the information? (Check all that apply)

[X] Web-based or other forms of Social Media

[ ] Telephone

[ ] In-person

[ ] Mail

[ ] Survey Form

[ ] Chart Abstraction

[ ] Other, Explain

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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