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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-day
Comment Request; Genomics and
Society Public Surveys in Conjunction
With Smithsonian Museum of Natural
History Genome Exhibit
Under the provisions of
Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review and
approval of the information collection
listed below. This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register on April 25, 2013,
pages 24427–24428 and allowed 60days for public comment. No public
comments were received. The purpose
of this notice is to allow an additional
30 days for public comment. The
National Human Genome Research
Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of
Health, may not conduct or sponsor,
and the respondent is not required to
respond to, an information collection
that has been extended, revised, or
implemented on or after October 1,
1995, unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the items contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated
public burden and associated response
time, should be directed to the: Office
of Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, OIRA_submission@
omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202–395–6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of the date of
this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments or request more
information on the proposed project,
contact: Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D., Senior
Investigator, Social and Behavioral
Research Branch, NHGRI, NIH, 31
Center Drive MSC 2073, Building 31,
Room B1B54, Bethesda, MD 20892, or
SUMMARY:
Smithsonian Institute’s National
Museum of Natural History.
Adults (18+ years) will be recruited
through the exhibit using two different
approaches. First, displays within the
exhibit will offer visitors the
opportunity to text responses to
questions related to genomics and
genomic information. Respondents will
be sent an automatic invitation to
complete online surveys and a link to
the Web site containing these surveys.
Text message content will be collected
by a third party short code texting
service that will remove personal
identifying information from the text
message responses. Second, participants
will also be recruited via a link to the
surveys on the National Museum of
Natural History’s Web site. The URL for
this survey site will also be advertised
separately through media and social
media channels.
The surveys will be available on a
designated survey Web site hosted by
the NHGRI. Visitors to the survey Web
site can fill out the surveys if they
choose. After completing an online
consent confirming eligibility and a
short demographic module, participants
will be offered the option to complete
one or more of the seven available
surveys. In 2012, 7.6 million people
visited the National Museum of Natural
History. We estimate that our
recruitment efforts will reach 3% of
these visitors, 75% of whom will choose
to complete one or more of the surveys.
If these anticipated recruitment
numbers are not met, a market research
survey company may be used to recruit
participants.
The data to be collected are primarily
for research purposes; responses will be
summarized and published in scientific
journals as well as made available to the
public through PubMed Central.
Responses may also be used to inform
community education programs
sponsored by the NHGRI.
OMB approval is requested for 3
years. Three years will allow sufficient
time to reach the anticipated sample
size for this project, analyze the data,
and disseminate the results. There are
no costs to respondents other than their
time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 91,000.
call non-toll-free number (301) 451–
3999, or Email your request, including
your address to: koehlyl@mail.nih.gov.
Formal requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
Proposed Collection: Genomics and
Society Public Surveys in Conjunction
with National Museum of Natural
History Genome Exhibit, 0925—NEW,
National Human Genome Research
Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The National Human
Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI)
strategic plan puts a strong focus on
understanding more fully the societal
implications of recent genomic
advances. Currently, there is limited
knowledge about the public’s view
regarding genomics and society. The
newly opened exhibit at the
Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History, ‘‘Genome: Unlocking
Life’s Code’’, provides a unique
opportunity to obtain the perspectives
of the public about the role of genomics
in society. Surveys included in this
project consider a broad range of topics
related to Genomics and Society,
including the following content areas:
• Beliefs about the role of genomics
in health conditions and associated risk
factors;
• The role of friends, family, media,
and health professionals in gathering
and communicating health risk
information;
• Implications of genetics knowledge
in understanding self-concept, race and
ancestry;
• Opinions regarding genetics
knowledge necessary for making legal,
health, and lifestyle decisions.
The exhibit opened in June, 2013, and
will reside at the National Museum of
Natural History for fourteen months
after which it will travel across the
country. Data collection for this project
is anticipated to begin fall, 2013 and
continue through the course of the
exhibit, including the time in which it
will travel to other cities across the
country. Data collection will occur
under the direction of the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) National
Human Genome Research Institute
(NHGRI) in partnership with the
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Survey name
Text Responses ...............................................................................................
Survey: Map Your Social Network ...................................................................
Survey: Health and Genetics from YOUR Point of View ................................
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Number of
responses per
respondent
228,000
30,000
30,000
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Average
burden hours
per response
1/60
35/60
25/60
Total annual
burden hours
requested
19,000
17,500
12,500
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Number of
responses per
respondent
Number of
respondents
Survey name
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
requested
Survey: Could Your Genes Predict Your Weight? ..........................................
Survey: Kids, Genes, and Health ....................................................................
Survey: Celebrities, Prescription Drugs & Salmon ..........................................
Survey: Will Genome Sequence Information Change How You View Yourself? ..............................................................................................................
Survey: Exploring Our Identity: Genetics, Ancestry, and Race ......................
30,000
30,000
30,000
1
1
1
17/60
17/60
20/60
8,500
8,500
10,000
30,000
30,000
1
1
10/60
20/60
5,000
10,000
Totals ........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
91,000
Dated: July 15, 2013.
Gloria Butler,
Project Clearance Liaison, NHGRI, National
Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013–21808 Filed 9–6–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-day Comment
Request; Data Collection To
Understand How NIH Programs Apply
Methodologies To Improve Their
Research Programs (MIRP)
In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects,
National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases, National Institutes
of Health (NIH), will publish periodic
summaries of proposed projects to be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the function of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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To Submit Comments and for Further
Information: To obtain a copy of the
data collection plans and instruments,
submit comments in writing, or request
more information on the proposed
project, contact: Ms. Dione Washington,
Strategic Planning and Evaluation
Branch, OSPIDA, NIAID, NIH, 6610
Rockledge Dr, Rm 2501 Bethesda, MD
20892–6620, or Email your request,
including your address to
washingtondi@niaid.nih.gov. Formal
requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
Proposed Collection: Data Collection
to Understand How NIH Programs
Apply Methodologies to Improve Their
Research Programs (MIRP), 0925New,
National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: In this submission, NIAID is
requesting an OMB generic clearance for
formative research activities relating to
the collection of data to assist the
Institute in understanding the
usefulness of a range of methodologies
that are employed to increase
organizational effectiveness. The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) and
Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP) have instructed agencies to
apply rigorous strategy management
principles to ensure resources are
directed at high-priority programs and
avoid duplication of effort. A key aspect
to ensuring resources dedicated to these
programs are applied efficiently and
effectively is to understand how NIH
research programs apply methodologies
to improve their organizational
effectiveness. The degree of an
organization’s effectiveness is
commonly recognized to be influenced
by many factors. These can include the
clarity of its purpose and strategy, how
it allocates and structures its work, the
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processes used to carry out operations,
the way technologies are used to
support work, the people involved and
their skills and abilities, the way
relationships are managed with partners
and stakeholders, and how leadership
functions, particularly in terms of its
ability to ensure that all the other
components are aligned in supporting
work towards the mission. Many
methodologies are commonly employed
in all sectors, including government,
with the goal of increasing
organizational effectiveness. Some
examples of those used widely are
strategic planning and strategy
management, total quality management,
change management, organizational
assessment and intervention,
organizational design, process
improvement, leadership development,
performance management, and
workforce training and professional
development, among others. There are
many models and approaches to each of
these methodologies. Each one can be
implemented in a wide range of ways.
Reflection on and learning from
methodologies that have been used and
the ways in which they have been
employed is critical to continually
ensuring that government functions
effectively.
The primary use for information
gathered through voluntary survey pilot
testing, surveys, focus groups,
interviews, and collaborative data
interpretation meetings to understand
the use of strategy management in
research programs supported by the
NIH. The information will improve
approaches to implementing strategic
management, which will lead to more
efficient use of resources. Results
gathered in these data will be used to
enhance implementation of
methodologies to improve
organizational effectiveness. The main
goal of this information is to improve
program outcomes and increase the
efficiency of resource utilization. The
knowledge gained from these
collections will be used to strengthen
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Submission for OMB Review; 30-day Comment Request; Genomics and
Society Public Surveys in Conjunction With Smithsonian Museum of
Natural History Genome Exhibit
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for
review and approval of the information collection listed below. This
proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal
Register on April 25, 2013, pages 24427-24428 and allowed 60-days for
public comment. No public comments were received. The purpose of this
notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comment. The
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes
of Health, may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information collection that has been
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written comments and/or suggestions
regarding the items contained in this notice, especially regarding the
estimated public burden and associated response time, should be
directed to the: Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory
Affairs, OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov or by fax to 202-395-6974,
Attention: NIH Desk Officer.
DATES: Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 30 days
of the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments or request more information on the
proposed project, contact: Laura M. Koehly, Ph.D., Senior Investigator,
Social and Behavioral Research Branch, NHGRI, NIH, 31 Center Drive MSC
2073, Building 31, Room B1B54, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call non-toll-
free number (301) 451-3999, or Email your request, including your
address to: koehlyl@mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans
and instruments must be requested in writing.
Proposed Collection: Genomics and Society Public Surveys in
Conjunction with National Museum of Natural History Genome Exhibit,
0925--NEW, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: The National Human Genome
Research Institute's (NHGRI) strategic plan puts a strong focus on
understanding more fully the societal implications of recent genomic
advances. Currently, there is limited knowledge about the public's view
regarding genomics and society. The newly opened exhibit at the
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, ``Genome: Unlocking
Life's Code'', provides a unique opportunity to obtain the perspectives
of the public about the role of genomics in society. Surveys included
in this project consider a broad range of topics related to Genomics
and Society, including the following content areas:
Beliefs about the role of genomics in health conditions
and associated risk factors;
The role of friends, family, media, and health
professionals in gathering and communicating health risk information;
Implications of genetics knowledge in understanding self-
concept, race and ancestry;
Opinions regarding genetics knowledge necessary for making
legal, health, and lifestyle decisions.
The exhibit opened in June, 2013, and will reside at the National
Museum of Natural History for fourteen months after which it will
travel across the country. Data collection for this project is
anticipated to begin fall, 2013 and continue through the course of the
exhibit, including the time in which it will travel to other cities
across the country. Data collection will occur under the direction of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Human Genome Research
Institute (NHGRI) in partnership with the Smithsonian Institute's
National Museum of Natural History.
Adults (18+ years) will be recruited through the exhibit using two
different approaches. First, displays within the exhibit will offer
visitors the opportunity to text responses to questions related to
genomics and genomic information. Respondents will be sent an automatic
invitation to complete online surveys and a link to the Web site
containing these surveys. Text message content will be collected by a
third party short code texting service that will remove personal
identifying information from the text message responses. Second,
participants will also be recruited via a link to the surveys on the
National Museum of Natural History's Web site. The URL for this survey
site will also be advertised separately through media and social media
channels.
The surveys will be available on a designated survey Web site
hosted by the NHGRI. Visitors to the survey Web site can fill out the
surveys if they choose. After completing an online consent confirming
eligibility and a short demographic module, participants will be
offered the option to complete one or more of the seven available
surveys. In 2012, 7.6 million people visited the National Museum of
Natural History. We estimate that our recruitment efforts will reach 3%
of these visitors, 75% of whom will choose to complete one or more of
the surveys. If these anticipated recruitment numbers are not met, a
market research survey company may be used to recruit participants.
The data to be collected are primarily for research purposes;
responses will be summarized and published in scientific journals as
well as made available to the public through PubMed Central. Responses
may also be used to inform community education programs sponsored by
the NHGRI.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. Three years will allow
sufficient time to reach the anticipated sample size for this project,
analyze the data, and disseminate the results. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 91,000.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of Average burden Total annual
Survey name Number of responses per hours per burden hours
respondents respondent response requested
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Text Responses.................................. 228,000 5 1/60 19,000
Survey: Map Your Social Network................. 30,000 1 35/60 17,500
Survey: Health and Genetics from YOUR Point of 30,000 1 25/60 12,500
View...........................................
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Survey: Could Your Genes Predict Your Weight?... 30,000 1 17/60 8,500
Survey: Kids, Genes, and Health................. 30,000 1 17/60 8,500
Survey: Celebrities, Prescription Drugs & Salmon 30,000 1 20/60 10,000
Survey: Will Genome Sequence Information Change 30,000 1 10/60 5,000
How You View Yourself?.........................
Survey: Exploring Our Identity: Genetics, 30,000 1 20/60 10,000
Ancestry, and Race.............................
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... .............. .............. .............. 91,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: July 15, 2013.
Gloria Butler,
Project Clearance Liaison, NHGRI, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2013-21808 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
