fast track for Computer-Assisted Qualitative 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: Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software 2022 (OD/ORS)

PURPOSE:

The National Institutes of Health Library is considering the acquisition of Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software tools. We would like to gather feedback from the NIH Community as part of our assessment.

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	100	1	5/60	8
Totals		100		8

COST TO RESPONDENT

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individual (Federal Government Employee, Contractor)	8	$30	$240
Totals		$30	$240

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?

Post a link to the survey via the MS Teams group "NIH Data Science Team" in the General Channel. Also, send an email to two listservs: NIH-DATASCIENCE-L@LIST.NIH.GOV and bioinformatics-sig-l@list.nih.gov

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