82 FR 40778 - Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NICHD)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)
National Institutes of Health
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 165 (August 28, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-18195 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 40778-40779] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-18195] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NICHD) AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on the ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery '' for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This collection was developed as part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback from the public on service delivery. This notice announces our intent to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. 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 obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Dr. Jennifer Guimond, Project Clearance Liaison, Office of Science Policy, Reporting, and Program Analysis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, Room 2A18, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 496-1877 or Email your request, including your address to: [email protected]. 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: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NICHD), 0925-0643, Expiration Date 10/31/2014, EXTENSION, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Need and Use of Information Collection: There are no changes being requested for this submission. The proposed information collection activity provides a means to 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 information about the NICHD's 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 [[Page 40779]] NICHD and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on the NICHD's services will be unavailable. The NICHD will only submit a collection for approval under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:The collections are voluntary; The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government; The collections are non-controversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future; Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained; Information gathered will be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency; Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study. Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful information, but it does 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 to 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. As a general matter, information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized burden hours are 4,950. Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Number of Number of burden per Total annual Type of collection respondents responses per response (in burden hours respondent hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference/Training--Pre and Post Surveys....... 100 1 15/60 25 Usability Testing............................... 100 1 30/60 50 Focus Groups.................................... 750 1 1 750 Customer Satisfaction Survey.................... 13,500 1 15/60 3,375 In-depth Interviews or Small Discussion Group... 750 1 1 750 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total....................................... 15,200 15,200 .............. 4,950 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: August 23, 2017. Jennifer Guimond, Project Clearance Liaison, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health. [FR Doc. 2017-18195 Filed 8-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
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Date: September 21–22, 2017. Contact Person: Xiang-Ning Li, MD, Ph.D., Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive,
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Scientific Review Officer, Center for Room 2A18, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Scientific Review, National Institutes of or call non-toll-free number (301) 496–
applications. Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5112,
MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–
1877 or Email your request, including
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 1744, lixiang@csr.nih.gov. your address to: Jennifer.guimond@
(Virtual Meeting). (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance nih.gov. Formal requests for additional
Contact Person: Paek-Gyu Lee, Ph.D., Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine; plans and instruments must be
Scientific Review Officer, Center for 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.306, 93.333, requested in writing.
Scientific Review, National Institutes of 93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4201, 93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 613– Institutes of Health, HHS).
2064, leepg@csr.nih.gov. Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written
Dated: August 21, 2017. comments and/or suggestions from the
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Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel:
Sylvia L. Neal, public and affected agencies are invited
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Date: September 22, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–18118 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am] collection of information is necessary
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. BILLING CODE 4140–01–P for the proper performance of the
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant function of the agency, including
applications. whether the information will have
Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 HUMAN SERVICES agency’s estimate of the burden of the
(Telephone Conference Call).
Contact Person: Suzanne Ryan, Ph.D., proposed collection of information,
National Institutes of Health including the validity of the
Scientific Review Officer, Center for
Scientific Review, National Institutes of methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3139, Request: Generic Clearance for the Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on clarity of the information to be
1712, ryansj@csr.nih.gov. collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the
Agency Service Delivery (NICHD)
Name of Committee: Risk, Prevention and burden of the collection of information
Health Behavior Integrated Review Group; AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, on those who are to respond, including
Psychosocial Risk and Disease Prevention Department of Health and Human the use of appropriate automated,
Study Section. Services. electronic, mechanical, or other
Date: September 25–26, 2017.
ACTION: Notice. technological collection techniques or
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant other forms of information technology.
SUMMARY: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Proposed Collection Title: Generic
applications. National Institute of Child Health and
Place: Embassy Suites at the Chevy Chase Clearance for the Collection of
Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW.,
Human Development, as part of its Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Washington, DC 20015. continuing effort to reduce paperwork Delivery (NICHD), 0925–0643,
Contact Person: Stacey FitzSimmons, and respondent burden, invites the Expiration Date 10/31/2014,
Ph.D., MPH., Scientific Review Officer, general public to take this opportunity EXTENSION, Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Center for Scientific Review, National to comment on the ‘‘Generic Clearance National Institute of Child Health and
Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, for the Collection of Qualitative Human Development (NICHD), National
Room 3114, MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, Feedback on Agency Service Delivery ’’
(301) 451–9956, fitzsimmonss@csr.nih.gov. Institutes of Health (NIH).
for approval under the Paperwork Need and Use of Information
Name of Committee: Healthcare Delivery Reduction Act (PRA). This collection
and Methodologies Integrated Review Group; Collection: There are no changes being
was developed as part of a Federal requested for this submission. The
Health Services Organization and Delivery Government-wide effort to streamline
Study Section. proposed information collection activity
the process for seeking feedback from provides a means to garner qualitative
Date: September 25–26, 2017.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
the public on service delivery. This customer and stakeholder feedback in
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant notice announces our intent to submit an efficient, timely manner, in
applications. this collection to OMB for approval and accordance with the Administration’s
Place: Wyndham Grand Chicago solicits comments on specific aspects commitment to improving service
Riverfront, 71 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL for the proposed information collection. delivery. By qualitative feedback we
60601. DATES: Comments regarding this
Contact Person: Jacinta Bronte-Tinkew,
mean information that provides useful
information collection are best assured insights on perceptions and opinions,
Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Center for of having their full effect if received
Scientific Review, National Institutes of but are not statistical surveys that yield
Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3164,
within 60 days of the date of this quantitative results that can be
MSC 7770, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 806– publication. generalized to the population of study.
0009, brontetinkewjm@csr.nih.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To This feedback will provide information
Name of Committee: Center for Scientific obtain a copy of the data collection about the NICHD’s customer or
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Date: September 25, 2017. attention on areas where
contact: Dr. Jennifer Guimond, Project
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant Clearance Liaison, Office of Science communication, training or changes in
applications. Policy, Reporting, and Program operations might improve delivery of
Place: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Analysis, Eunice Kennedy Shriver products or services. These collections
Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, National Institute of Child Health and will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
Bethesda, MD 20852. Human Development, National actionable communications between the
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NICHD and its customers and • Any collection is targeted to the program performance. Such data uses
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback solicitation of opinions from require more rigorous designs that
to contribute directly to the respondents who have experience with address: The target population to which
improvement of program management. the program or may have experience generalizations will be made, the
The solicitation of feedback will target with the program in the near future; sampling frame, the sample design
areas such as: Timeliness, • Personally identifiable information (including stratification and clustering),
appropriateness, accuracy of (PII) is collected only to the extent the precision requirements or power
information, courtesy, efficiency of necessary and is not retained; calculations that justify the proposed
service delivery, and resolution of • Information gathered will be used sample size, the expected response rate,
issues with service delivery. Responses only internally for general service methods for assessing potential non-
will be assessed to plan and inform improvement and program management response bias, the protocols for data
efforts to improve or maintain the purposes and is not intended for release collection, and any testing procedures
quality of service offered to the public. outside of the agency; that were or will be undertaken prior to
If this information is not collected, vital • Information gathered will not be fielding the study. Depending on the
feedback from customers and used for the purpose of substantially degree of influence the results are likely
stakeholders on the NICHD’s services informing influential policy decisions; to have, such collections may still be
and eligible for submission for other generic
will be unavailable.
• Information gathered will yield mechanisms that are designed to yield
The NICHD will only submit a qualitative information; the collections
collection for approval under this quantitative results.
will not be designed or expected to
generic clearance if it meets the yield statistically reliable results or used As a general matter, information
following conditions: as though the results are generalizable to collections will not result in any new
• The collections are voluntary; the population of study. system of records containing privacy
• The collections are low-burden for Feedback collected under this generic information and will not ask questions
respondents (based on considerations of clearance provides useful information, of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
total burden hours, total number of but it does not yield data that can be behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
respondents, or burden-hours per generalized to the overall population. and other matters that are commonly
respondent) and are low-cost for both This type of generic clearance for considered private.
the respondents and the Federal qualitative information will not be used OMB approval is requested for 3
Government; for quantitative information collections years. There are no costs to respondents
• The collections are non- that are designed to yield reliably other than their time. The total
controversial and do not raise issues of actionable results, such as monitoring estimated annualized burden hours are
concern to other Federal agencies; trends over time or documenting 4,950.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total annual
Type of collection responses per
respondents response burden hours
respondent (in hours)
Conference/Training—Pre and Post Surveys .................................................. 100 1 15/60 25
Usability Testing .............................................................................................. 100 1 30/60 50
Focus Groups .................................................................................................. 750 1 1 750
Customer Satisfaction Survey ......................................................................... 13,500 1 15/60 3,375
In-depth Interviews or Small Discussion Group .............................................. 750 1 1 750
Total .......................................................................................................... 15,200 15,200 ........................ 4,950
Dated: August 23, 2017. October 4, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Dated: August 22, 2017.
Jennifer Guimond, National Institutes of Health, Sylvia L. Neal,
Project Clearance Liaison, Eunice Kennedy Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Boulevard, Conference Room C/D, Committee Policy.
Human Development, National Institutes of Bethesda, MD 20852 which was [FR Doc. 2017–18123 Filed 8–25–17; 8:45 am]
Health. published in the Federal Register on BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
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