82 FR 12957 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 44 (March 8, 2017)

Page Range		12957-12957
FR Document		2017-04554

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1149]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested 
concerning: 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; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No 
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a 
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a 
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 8, 
2017. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collections. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the 
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection 
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1149.
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local, or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 259,600 respondents and 
259,600 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .166 hours (10 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    Total Annual Burden: 43,267 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Responses to feedback 
instruments will be confidential.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: There is no Privacy Act impact as 
personally identifiable information (PII) will not be collected.
    Needs and Uses: 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 change 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 
of assessing potential nonresponse 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.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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must file in accordance with Rules 211 a collection of information subject to the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
and 214 of the Commission’s PRA that does not display a valid Office Responses to feedback instruments will
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and of Management and Budget (OMB) be confidential.
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern control number. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: There
time on the specified comment date. DATES: Written PRA comments should is no Privacy Act impact as personally
Protests may be considered, but be submitted on or before May 8, 2017. identifiable information (PII) will not be
intervention is necessary to become a If you anticipate that you will be collected.
party to the proceeding. submitting comments, but find it Needs and Uses: The information
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed difficult to do so within the period of collection activity will garner
information relating to filing time allowed by this notice, you should qualitative customer and stakeholder
requirements, interventions, protests, advise the contact listed below as soon feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
service, and qualifying facilities filings as possible. in accordance with the Administration’s
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ commitment to improving service
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For delivery. By qualitative feedback we
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ mean information that provides useful
other information, call (866) 208–3676 fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. insights on perceptions and opinions,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For but are not statistical surveys that yield
Dated: March 2, 2017. additional information about the quantitative results that can be
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., information collection, contact Nicole generalized to the population of study.
Deputy Secretary. Ongele at (202) 418–2991. This feedback will provide insights into
[FR Doc. 2017–04534 Filed 3–7–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of customer or stakeholder perceptions,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P its continuing effort to reduce experiences and expectations, provide
paperwork burdens, and as required by an early warning of issues with service,
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of or focus attention on areas where
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal communication, training or change in
COMMISSION Communications Commission (FCC or operations might improve delivery of
Commission) invites the general public products or services. These collections
[OMB 3060–1149]
and other Federal agencies to take this will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
Information Collection Being Reviewed opportunity to comment on the actionable communications between the
by the Federal Communications following information collections. Agency and its customers and
Commission Comments are requested concerning: stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
Whether the proposed collection of to contribute directly to the
AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper improvement of program management.
Commission. performance of the functions of the Feedback collected under this generic
ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the clearance will provide useful
comments. information shall have practical utility; information, but it will not yield data
the accuracy of the Commission’s that can be generalized to the overall
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort burden estimate; ways to enhance the population. This type of generic
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as quality, utility, and clarity of the clearance for qualitative information
required by the Paperwork Reduction information collected; ways to minimize will not be used for quantitative
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal the burden of the collection of information collections that are
Communications Commission (FCC or information on the respondents, designed to yield reliably actionable
the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated results, such as monitoring trends over
public and other Federal agencies to collection techniques or other forms of time or documenting program
take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to performance. Such data uses require
following information collection. further reduce the information more rigorous designs that address: The
Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business target population to which
Whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees. generalizations will be made, the
information is necessary for the proper OMB Control Number: 3060–1149. sampling frame, the sample design
performance of the functions of the Title: Generic Clearance for the (including stratification and clustering),
Commission, including whether the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on the precision requirements or power
information shall have practical utility; Agency Service Delivery. calculations that justify the proposed
the accuracy of the Commission’s Form Number: N/A. sample size, the expected response rate,
burden estimate; ways to enhance the Type of Review: Extension of a methods of assessing potential
quality, utility, and clarity of the currently approved collection. nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
information collected; ways to minimize Respondents: Individuals or collection, and any testing procedures
the burden of the collection of households, business or other for-profit, that were or will be undertaken prior
information on the respondents, not-for-profit institutions, and state, fielding the study. Depending on the
including the use of automated local, or tribal government. degree of influence the results are likely
collection techniques or other forms of Number of Respondents and to have, such collections may still be
information technology; and ways to Responses: 259,600 respondents and eligible for submission for other generic
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259,600 responses. mechanisms that are designed to yield
collection burden on small business Estimated Time per Response: .166 quantitative results.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. hours (10 minutes). Federal Communications Commission.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Frequency of Response: One-time
collection of information unless it reporting requirement. Marlene H. Dortch,
displays a currently valid control Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
number. No person shall be subject to Total Annual Burden: 43,267 hours. [FR Doc. 2017–04554 Filed 3–7–17; 8:45 am]
any penalty for failing to comply with Total Annual Costs: No Cost. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 8, 2017. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
Contact		For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation		82 FR 12957