80 FR 61551 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)

Page Range		61551-61552
FR Document		2015-25867

As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.).

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-789, OMB Control No. 3235-XXXX]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE., 
Washington, DC 20549-2736.

New Generic ICR:
    Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 
Agency Service Delivery.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the 
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the 
Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a Generic Information 
Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the 
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to OMB 
for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et. seq.).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery
    Abstract: The information collection activity will garner 
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely 
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving 
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that 
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not 
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be 
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide 
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and 
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus 
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in 
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These 
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable 
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. 
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement 
of program management.
    Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful 
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the 
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative 
information will not be used for quantitative information collections 
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as 
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such 
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target 
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, 
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the 
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed 
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing 
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any 
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the 
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to 
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other 
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    Below is the projected average estimates for the next three years:
    Current Actions: New collection of information.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Expected Annual Number of activities: [10].
    Respondents: [20,000].
    Annual responses: [20,000].
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: [10].
    Burden hours: [3500].
    Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
estimates of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology. An 
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    The public may view the background documentation for this 
information collection at the following Web site, www.reginfo.gov. 
Comments should be directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503, or by sending an email to: 
Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 
Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi 
Pavlik-Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 or send an email 
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 
days of this notice.

    Dated: October 6, 2015.
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
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in the process, would make the demonstrates its commitment to communications relating to the
organization and its departments more providing a dispute resolution forum proposed rule change between the
efficient. The efficient use of resources that remains accessible to investors, Commission and any person, other than
enables FINRA to focus on its mission because the benefits and services those that may be withheld from the
of investor protection. provided by the dispute resolution public in accordance with the
FINRA emphasizes that the proposed forum would continue unabated. provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
rule change would not affect the available for Web site viewing and
benefits and services provided to public C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s printing in the Commission’s Public
investors by the dispute resolution Statement on Comments on the Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
forum or the costs of any party to use Proposed Rule Change Received From Washington, DC 20549 on official
the dispute resolution forum. FINRA Members, Participants, or Others business days between the hours of
believes that the proposed rule change Written comments were neither 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such
reflects its continued commitment to solicited nor received. filing also will be available for
providing an effective forum for the inspection and copying at the principal
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
resolution of disputes, claims, and office of FINRA. All comments received
controversies arising out of or in Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
will be posted without change; the
connection with the business of FINRA Commission Action
Commission does not edit personal
members, or arising out of the Within 45 days of the date of identifying information from
employment or termination of publication of this notice in the Federal submissions. You should submit only
employment of associated persons with Register or within such longer period information that you wish to make
any member. In addition, FINRA up to 90 days (i) as the Commission may available publicly. All submissions
believes that increasing the maximum designate if it finds such longer period should refer to File Number SR–FINRA–
number of FINRA Regulation board to be appropriate and publishes its 2015–034, and should be submitted on
seats from 15 to 17 would provide it reasons for so finding or (ii) as to which or before November 3, 2015.
with additional flexibility to manage its the self-regulatory organization For the Commission, by the Division of
board committee assignments and meet consents, the Commission will: Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
the compositional requirements under (A) by order approve or disapprove authority.40
the FINRA Regulation By-Laws, such proposed rule change, or Robert W. Errett,
continuing to assure fair representation (B) institute proceedings to determine Deputy Secretary.
of FINRA’s members and maintaining whether the proposed rule change
[FR Doc. 2015–25861 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]
the numerical dominance of public should be disapproved.
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directors. Thus, FINRA believes that the IV. Solicitation of Comments
reorganization and its continued
commitment to dispute resolution Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
would ensure that FINRA continues to COMMISSION
protect investors and the public interest arguments concerning the foregoing,
in an efficient manner. including whether the proposed rule [SEC File No. 270–789, OMB Control No.
change is consistent with the Act. 3235–XXXX]
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Comments may be submitted by any of
Statement on Burden on Competition the following methods: Submission for OMB Review;
FINRA does not believe that the Comment Request
Electronic Comments
proposed rule change will result in any Upon Written Request Copies Available
burden on competition that is not • Use the Commission’s Internet From: U.S. Securities and Exchange
necessary or appropriate in furtherance comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
of the purposes of the Act. FINRA rules/sro.shtml); or 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
believes that the proposed merger of its • Send an email to rule-comments@ 20549–2736.
two subsidiaries would align FINRA’s sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
FINRA–2015–034 on the subject line. New Generic ICR:
corporate organizational structure with
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
its current organizational practice. The Paper Comments Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
proposed rule change would allow Delivery.
FINRA to eliminate duplicative tax and • Send paper comments in triplicate
to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of
regulatory filings, which, in turn, would information collection approval from
reduce its administrative costs and the and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. the Office of Management and Budget
resources spent generating and and request for comments.
submitting these filings. Moreover, the All submissions should refer to File
proposed rule change would allow Number SR–FINRA–2015–034. This file SUMMARY: As part of a Federal
FINRA to streamline its procedures and number should be included on the Government-wide effort to streamline
re-allocate staff and financial resources subject line if email is used. To help the the process to seek feedback from the
to other areas, thereby enhancing the Commission process and review your public on service delivery, the
efficient operation of the corporation. comments more efficiently, please use Securities and Exchange Commission
While the proposed rule change only one method. The Commission will has submitted a Generic Information
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would alter FINRA Dispute Resolution’s post all comments on the Commission’s Collection Request (Generic ICR):
corporate status, it would not affect the Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
dispute resolution program in any rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
substantive way. As discussed above, it submission, all subsequent Delivery’’ to OMB for approval under
would not affect the services and amendments, all written statements the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
benefits provided by or the costs to use with respect to the proposed rule U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.).
the dispute resolution forum. FINRA change that are filed with the
believes that the proposed rule change Commission, and all written 40 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Frequency of Response: Once per amended, (8 U.S.C. 1151, 1153, and
Title: Generic Clearance for the request. 1154(a)(1)(I)).
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Average minutes per response: [10].
Agency Service Delivery Burden hours: [3500]. Program Overview
Abstract: The information collection Written comments are invited on: (a) The Congressionally-mandated
activity will garner qualitative customer Whether the proposed collection of Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, information is necessary for the proper administered annually by the
timely manner, in accordance with the performance of the functions of the Department of State. Section 203(c) of
Administration’s commitment to Commission, including whether the the Immigration and Nationality Act
improving service delivery. By information shall have practical utility; (INA) provides for a class of immigrants
qualitative feedback we mean (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s known as ‘‘diversity immigrants’’ from
information that provides useful estimates of the burden of the proposed countries with historically low rates of
insights on perceptions and opinions, collection of information; (c) ways to immigration to the United States. For
but are not statistical surveys that yield enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Fiscal Year 2017, 50,000 Diversity Visas
quantitative results that can be of the information to be collected; and (DVs) will be available. There is no cost
generalized to the population of study. (d) ways to minimize the burden of the to register for the DV program.
This feedback will provide insights into collection of information on Applicants who are selected in the
customer or stakeholder perceptions, respondents, including through the use program (‘‘selectees’’) must meet simple,
experiences and expectations, provide of automated collection techniques or but strict, eligibility requirements in
an early warning of issues with service, other forms of information technology. order to qualify for a Diversity Visa.
or focus attention on areas where An agency may not conduct or sponsor, Selectees are chosen through a
communication, training or changes in and a person is not required to respond randomized computer drawing.
operations might improve delivery of to, a collection of information unless it Diversity Visas are distributed among
products or services. These collections displays a currently valid OMB control six geographic regions and no single
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and number. country may receive more than seven
actionable communications between the The public may view the background percent of the available DVs in any one
Agency and its customers and documentation for this information year.
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback collection at the following Web site, For DV–2017, natives of the following
to contribute directly to the www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be countries are not eligible to apply,
improvement of program management. directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the because more than 50,000 natives of
Feedback collected under this generic Securities and Exchange Commission, these countries immigrated to the
clearance will provide useful Office of Information and Regulatory United States in the previous five years:
information, but it will not yield data Affairs, Office of Management and Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China
that can be generalized to the overall Budget, Room 10102, New Executive (mainland-born), Colombia, Dominican
population. This type of generic Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti,
clearance for qualitative information or by sending an email to: Shagufta_ India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria,
will not be used for quantitative Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South
information collections that are Dyson, Director/Chief Information Korea, United Kingdom (except
designed to yield reliably actionable Officer, Securities and Exchange Northern Ireland) and its dependent
results, such as monitoring trends over Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon, territories, and Vietnam.
time or documenting program 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 Persons born in Hong Kong SAR,
performance. Such data uses require or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@ Macau SAR, and Taiwan are eligible.
more rigorous designs that address: The sec.gov. Comments must be submitted to Changes in eligibility this year: None.
target population to which OMB within 30 days of this notice.
generalizations will be made, the Eligibility
Dated: October 6, 2015.
sampling frame, the sample design Requirement #1: Individuals born in
Robert W. Errett,
(including stratification and clustering), countries whose natives qualify may be
the precision requirements or power Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015–25867 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am] eligible to enter.
calculations that justify the proposed If you were not born in an eligible
sample size, the expected response rate, BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
country, there are two other ways you
methods for assessing potential non- might be able to qualify.
response bias, the protocols for data
DEPARTMENT OF STATE • Was your spouse born in a country
collection, and any testing procedures
whose natives are eligible? If yes, you
that were or will be undertaken prior [Public Notice: 9314] can claim your spouse’s country of
fielding the study. Depending on the
birth—provided that both you and your
degree of influence the results are likely Bureau of Consular Affairs; spouse are named on the selected entry,
to have, such collections may still be Registration for the Diversity are issued diversity visas, and enter the
eligible for submission for other generic Immigrant (DV–2017) Visa Program United States simultaneously.
mechanisms that are designed to yield
AGENCY: Department of State. • Were you born in a country whose
quantitative results.
Below is the projected average ACTION: Notice. natives are ineligible, but in which
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estimates for the next three years: neither of your parents was born or
Current Actions: New collection of SUMMARY: This public notice provides legally resident at the time of your
information. information on how to apply for the birth? If yes, you may claim the country
Type of Review: New Collection. DV–2017 Program and is issued of birth of one of your parents if it is a
Expected Annual Number of pursuant to 22 CFR 42.33(b)(3), country whose natives are eligible for
activities: [10]. implementing sections 201(a)(3), 201(e), the DV–2017 program. For more details
Respondents: [20,000]. 203(c), and 204(a)(1)(I) of the on what this means, see the Frequently
Annual responses: [20,000]. Immigration and Nationality Act, as Asked Questions.

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Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
FR Citation		80 FR 61551