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

(OMB#: 0925-0740 Exp Date: 09/2025)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION:

Scientific abstract collection for the inaugural 2023 High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program Seminar

PURPOSE:

The High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program is piloting a seminar series featuring HRHR awardees. The purpose of the seminar is to bring together recipients of the NIH Director's Pioneer, New Innovator, Transformative Research, and Early Independence awards to share their groundbreaking research and discoveries with short monthly talks.

HRHR awardees who are interested in presenting at the seminar will submit a scientific abstract through an online survey. Abstracts will be reviewed by NIH staff, and the most scientifically relevant or exciting abstracts will be selected to present at the seminar. The abstracts will be used to construct the seminar agenda.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Scientists, researchers, PIs

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

[X] Abstract [ ] Application

[ ] Challenges and Competition

[ ] 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:_____Becky Miller_________________________________________

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 (Abstract)	100	1	2	200
Totals		100		200

COST TO RESPONDENT

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individuals	200	$50.02	$10,004
Totals	200		$10,004

*Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021 (19-1042 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists) – Mean hourly wage

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is __$6,303.12______

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Health Scientist Administrator	GS-14/Step 4	$138,856	2		$2,777.12
Health Scientist Administrator	GS-15/Step 8	$176,300	2		$3,526.00
Contractor Cost					$0
Travel					$0
Other Cost					$0
Total					$6,303.12

*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

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? [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 active grant awardees from FY2018-2022 in the HRHR program will be invited to submit an abstract for the seminar. HRHR grantees will be invited individually via email.

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

[ ] Survey form

[ ] Chart Abstraction

[ ] Other, Explain

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

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