82 FR 28301 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 118 (June 21, 2017)

Page Range		28301-28301
FR Document		2017-12970

As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA) 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).

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

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 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Farm Service Agency (FSA) 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).

DATES: Comments must be submitted by July 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the Desk Officer for 
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to 
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, 
DC 20250-7602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Ruth Brown (202) 720-8958 or Charlene Parker (202) 720-
8681.

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.
    The Agency received one comments in response to the 60-day notice 
published in the Federal Register of April 4, 2017 (82 FR 16338). The 
comment was not related to this information collection.

Farm Service Agency 0560-0286

    Current Actions: Revision and Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Type of Review: Revision and Extension.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Businesses; 
Organizations; and State and Local Government.
    Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 8.
    Respondents: 600,000.
    Annual responses: 600,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: 30.
    Burden hours: 300,000.
    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 Office of Management and Budget control number.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Signed this 16th day of June 2017. experiences and expectations, provide unless it displays a currently valid
Carolyn C. Parker, an early warning of issues with service, Office of Management and Budget
Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach. or focus attention on areas where control number.
[FR Doc. 2017–12972 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am] communication, training or changes in
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operations might improve delivery of
Departmental Information Collection
products or services. These collections Clearance Officer.
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
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Agency and its customers and
Agency Information Collection stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
Activities: Proposed Collection; to contribute directly to the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Comment Request; Generic Clearance improvement of program management.
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback collected under this generic Forest Service
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data Ochoco National Forest, Lookout
AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. that can be generalized to the overall Mountain Ranger District; Oregon;
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of population. This type of generic Ochoco Wild and Free Roaming Herd
information collection approval from clearance for qualitative information Management Plan Revision Project EIS
the Office of Management and Budget will not be used for quantitative
and request for comments. AGENCY:Forest Service, USDA.
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an
SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Environmental Impact Statement.
results, such as monitoring trends over
Government-wide effort to streamline
time or documenting program SUMMARY: The Ochoco National Forest is
the process to seek feedback from the
performance. Such data uses require preparing an Environmental Impact
public on service delivery, the
more rigorous designs that address: The Statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of
Department of Agriculture (USDA),
target population to which revising the 1975 Ochoco Wild and Free
Farm Service Agency (FSA) has
generalizations will be made, the Roaming Herd Management Plan (Herd
submitted a Generic Information
sampling frame, the sample design Management Plan). The Herd
Collection Request (Generic ICR):
(including stratification and clustering), Management Plan provides guidance for
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
the precision requirements or power managing wild, free roaming horses
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
calculations that justify the proposed within the Big Summit Territory on the
Delivery ’’ to OMB for approval under
sample size, the expected response rate, Lookout Mountain Ranger District. The
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
methods for assessing potential non- 27,300-acre Big Summit Territory is
DATES: Comments must be submitted by response bias, the protocols for data located approximately 30 miles east of
July 21, 2017. collection, and any testing procedures Prineville and includes Round
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be that were or will be undertaken prior Mountain and Duncan Butte. The 1975
submitted to the Desk Officer for fielding the study. Depending on the Herd Management Plan set an
Agriculture, Office of Information and degree of influence the results are likely Appropriate Management Level (AML)
Regulatory Affairs, Office of to have, such collections may still be of 55–65 horses; the Ochoco National
Management and Budget, New eligible for submission for other generic Forest Land and Resource Management
Executive Office Building, Washington, mechanisms that are designed to yield Plan (LRMP) states horses will be
DC 20503; OIRA_Submission@ quantitative results. managed at a maximum of 60 head. This
OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 The Agency received one comments project will revise the original Herd
and to Departmental Clearance Office, in response to the 60-day notice Management Plan to comply with the
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, published in the Federal Register of Wild Free Roaming Horse and Burro Act
Washington, DC 20250–7602. April 4, 2017 (82 FR 16338). The (WFRHBA) of 1971, as amended, and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To comment was not related to this the federal regulation for management of
request additional information, please information collection. wild and free-roaming horses and
contact Ruth Brown (202) 720–8958 or Farm Service Agency 0560–0286 burros. The proposed action is
Charlene Parker (202) 720–8681. consistent with the Ochoco National
Current Actions: Revision and Forest Land and Resource Management
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Extension of Currently Approved Plan, as amended.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection. DATES: Comments concerning the scope
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Type of Review: Revision and of the analysis must be received by July
Agency Service Delivery.
Extension. 21, 2017. The Draft Environmental
Abstract: The information collection Affected Public: Individuals and
activity will garner qualitative customer Impact Statement is expected to be
Households; Businesses; Organizations;
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, completed and available for public
and State and Local Government.
timely manner, in accordance with the comment in June 2018. The Final
Average Expected Annual Number of
Administration’s commitment to Environmental Impact Statement is
activities: 8.
expected to be completed in September
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improving service delivery. By Respondents: 600,000.
qualitative feedback we mean Annual responses: 600,000. 2018.
information that provides useful Frequency of Response: Once per ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
insights on perceptions and opinions, request. Ochoco Wild and Free Roaming Herd
but are not statistical surveys that yield Average minutes per response: 30. Management Plan Revision Project, c/o
quantitative results that can be Burden hours: 300,000. Marcy Anderson, Lookout Mountain
generalized to the population of study. An agency may not conduct or District, Ochoco National Forest, 3160
This feedback will provide insights into sponsor, and a person is not required to NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon
customer or stakeholder perceptions, respond to, a collection of information 97754. Alternately, electronic comments

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted by July 21, 2017.
Contact		To request additional information, please contact Ruth Brown (202) 720-8958 or Charlene Parker (202) 720- 8681.
FR Citation		82 FR 28301