75606 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 212 / Friday, November 3, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

National Center for Advancing 

Translational Sciences; Notice of 

Closed Meeting 

Pursuant to section 1009 of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, notice is hereby given of the 

following meeting. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), title 5 U.S.C., 

as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: National Center for 

Advancing Translational Sciences Special 

Emphasis Panel; CTSA Training Application 

Review. 

Date: February 8, 2024. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Center for Advancing 

Translational Sciences, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Democracy Boulevard Bethesda, 

MD 20892 (Virtual Meeting). 

Contact Person: Alumit Ishai, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Office of Grants 

Management and Scientific Review, National 

Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, 

National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Democracy Boulevard, Room 1016, Bethesda, 

MD 20892, (301) 496–9539, alumit.ishai@

nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.859, Pharmacology, 

Physiology, and Biological Chemistry 

Research; 93.350, B—Cooperative 

Agreements; 93.859, Biomedical Research 

and Research Training, National Institutes of 

Health, HHS) 

Dated: October 30, 2023. 

Melanie J. Pantoja, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24278 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment 

Request; Office of Programs To 

Enhance Neuroscience (OPEN) 

Workforce Tracker (National Institute 

of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) 

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, to provide 

opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

National Institute of Neurological 

Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), will 

publish periodic summaries of proposed 

projects to be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

information collection are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 60 days of the date of this 

publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on the 

proposed project or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact: Dr. Cara Long, 

Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of 

Science Policy and Planning, NINDS, 

NIH, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, 

Room 8A52, Bethesda, MD 20892, or 

call non-toll-free number (301) 496– 

9271, or Email your request, including 

your address to: cara.long@nih.gov. 

Formal requests for additional plans and 

instruments must be requested in 

writing. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 requires: written 

comments and/or suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies are invited 

to address 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. 

Proposed Collection Title: The Office 

of Programs to Enhance Neuroscience 

(OPEN) Workforce Tracker, 0925–New, 

National Institute of Neurological 

Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National 

Institutes of Health (NIH). 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: The OPEN Workforce 

Tracker database will gather and store 

information on neuroscience research 

trainees who have received NINDS 

support. The NINDS OPEN will use this 

information to analyze diversitytargeted career development program 

outcomes, to make improvements to 

these programs, and to build and foster 

a user-friendly community that will 

allow NINDS to communicate 

information and opportunities to 

current and former awardees, including 

those from groups that may be 

underrepresented and underserved 

within federal programs and awards. 

The OPEN Workforce Tracker will help 

NINDS collect structured information 

that is specific to the requirements of 

NINDS programs and that reflects 

outcome metrics used to assess program 

effectiveness. This information includes 

career stage, position, publications, 

degrees, and information related to NIH 

funding and external funding received, 

as well as protected class identifiers 

(race and ethnicity, sexual 

identification, gender, and disability) 

important for understanding program 

participation and outcomes across 

diverse groups. 

The tracker follows minimization 

principles: it only collects relevant and 

necessary information to accomplish the 

purposes of program evaluation and 

communication, and it will interface 

with and pull in relevant information 

from existing NIH database systems 

database systems to minimize reporting 

burden. The database grants NINDS 

awardees the right to access their data 

held by NINDS and the ability to copy 

and correct any information errors. The 

information collection is consistent with 

NINDS’s mission and mandate to 

conduct and support training in 

neuroscience (Public Health Service 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 285(j)). Also, this 

database aligns with the NIH-wide 

strategic plan to advance diversity, 

equity, inclusion, and accessibility 

(DEIA) through research and support 

analyses to identify and remove 

potential barriers to the implementation 

and expansion of promising and 

effective DEIA practices, policies, and 

procedures (Objective 3). 

OMB approval is requested for 3 

years. There are no costs to respondents 


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