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OMB Control No: 0925-0695	ICR Reference No: 202305-0925-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202003-0925-007
Agency/Subagency: HHS/NIH	Agency Tracking No: 21553
Title: Early Career Reviewer Program Application and Vetting System (EAVS) (CSR)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/06/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/03/2023
Terms of Clearance: OMB is approving this information collection request for a period of three years during which time the agency will request approval to extend or revise the collection if the agency seeks to continue the information collection activity beyond the period approved under this action.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2023
Responses	1,332	0	1,212
Time Burden (Hours)	555	0	505
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) is to revise the ECR Application and Vetting System (ECR EAVS) software by removing several questions from the online application to reduce participant burden and to increase the burden hours to account for the increase in the number of applications to the program over the last three years. This revision is seeking another three years of data collection via the ECR EAVS software.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 241 Name of Law: PHS- Research and the Investigations General

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 9528	02/14/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 27917	05/03/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Early Career Reviewer Program Online Application System	1

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,332	1,212	120
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	555	505	50
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Minor adjustments have been made in the ECR program requirements (e.g., required number of years as independent researcher) and to the EAVS application that correspond to these changes. Changes to EAVS also include the removal of sensitive questions that capture applicants’ socio-demographic characteristics. A requirement for participation in the ECR program is having submitted an NIH grant application. All NIH contact principal investigators must complete an eRA Commons profile (0925-0001 Expiration Date: January 2026), which now includes these optional sensitive socio-demographic questions. CSR has access to the socio-demographic data collected through the Commons profile, making it unnecessary to collect the same information through EAVS. Lastly, adjustments an increase to the burden hours from 505 hours to 555 hours is due to the slight increase in the number of ECR applications (1,212 to 1,332) received since the last approval period—the ECR now receives approximately 10% more applications per month (i.e., 111 vs. 101).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $29,193

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Tawanda Abdelmouti 240 276-5530 ta401@nih.gov

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