fast track for Scholarly Publishing symposium survey

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: NIH Library Scholarly Publishing Symposium 2022 (OD/ORS)

PURPOSE:

This survey will be used to assess the attendee experience and satisfaction for the Scholarly Publishing Symposium to be hosted by the NIH Library on October 19, 2022. The survey will be used to plan virtual access options, timing, topics to cover, and any needed improvements for future symposiums hosted by the NIH Library.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

All NIH staff (employees and contractors)

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: Bradley Otterson

Biomedical Librarian
DLS, ORS, OD (301) 827-3887

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 [ ] No

3. If Applicable, has a System or Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [X] No

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
Individual (Federal Government Employee, Contractors)	700	1	5/60	58
Totals		700		58

COST TO RESPONDENT

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individual (Federal Government Employee, Contractor)	58	$30	$1700
Totals			$1700

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_622300.htm#00-0000

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $121

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Biomedical Librarian	13/05	$121,065	.001		$121
Contractor Cost
Travel
Other Cost
Total					$121

OPM Salary Table 2022-DCB

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/#url=2022

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? [ ] 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?

The survey link will be sent to all attendees of the symposium, using attendance list from Zoom.

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