82_FR_47387 82 FR 47192 - Extension of Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

82 FR 47192 - Extension of Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)

Page Range47192-47192
FR Document2017-21920

The Department of Energy (DOE), 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 DOE's intent to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 47192]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21920]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension of Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), 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 DOE's intent to submit this collection to OMB for 
approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed 
information collection.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before December 11, 2017. If you anticipate difficulty 
in submitting comments within that period, please contact the PRA 
Officer listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Christina Rouleau, PRA 
Officer, Enterprise Policy Development and Implementation Office (IM-
22), Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy 
1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection supporting statement should be 
directed to the person listed in ADDRESSES of this document.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains 
(1) OMB No. 1910-5160; (2) Information Collection Request Title; 
``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 
Agency Service Delivery''; (3) Type of Review: Extension; (4) Purpose: 
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 
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; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 
10,000; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 10,000; (7) 
Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 200,000; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There are no costs for 
Reporting and Recordkeeping.

    Statutory Authority:  Executive Order (EO) 13571, Streamlining 
Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 28, 2017.
Denise Hill,
Director, Enterprise Policy Development & Implementation Office, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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                                                    47192                     Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 11, 2017 / Notices

                                                      Dated: October 5, 2017.                                     Notice and request for
                                                                                                            ACTION:                                               communication, training or changes in
                                                    Aaron Siegel,                                           comments.                                             operations might improve delivery of
                                                    Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                                                                        products or services. These collections
                                                    Officer, Department of Defense.                         SUMMARY:   The Department of Energy                   will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
                                                                                                            (DOE), as part of its continuing effort to            actionable communications between the
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–21932 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            reduce paperwork and respondent                       Agency and its customers and
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                                                                                                            burden, invites the general public to                 stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
                                                                                                            take this opportunity to comment on the               to contribute directly to the
                                                                                                            ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of             improvement of program management;
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service                (5) Annual Estimated Number of
                                                                                                            Delivery’’ for approval under the                     Respondents: 10,000; (6) Annual
                                                    Fusion Energy Advisory Committee
                                                                                                            Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This                   Estimated Number of Total Responses:
                                                    AGENCY: Office of Science, Department                   collection was developed as part of a                 10,000; (7) Annual Estimated Number of
                                                    of Energy.                                              Federal Government-wide effort to                     Burden Hours: 200,000; (8) Annual
                                                    ACTION: Notice of renewal.                              streamline the process for seeking                    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping
                                                                                                            feedback from the public on service                   Cost Burden: There are no costs for
                                                       Pursuant to the Federal Advisory                     delivery. This notice announces DOE’s                 Reporting and Recordkeeping.
                                                    Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 2., and                   intent to submit this collection to OMB
                                                    in accordance with Title 41 of the Code                 for approval and solicits comments on                   Statutory Authority: Executive Order (EO)
                                                    of Federal Regulations, Section 102–                                                                          13571, Streamlining Service Delivery and
                                                                                                            specific aspects for the proposed                     Improving Customer Service.
                                                    3.65, and following consultation with                   information collection.
                                                    the Committee Management Secretariat,                                                                           Issued in Washington, DC, on June 28,
                                                                                                            DATES: Comments regarding this
                                                    General Services Administration, notice                                                                       2017.
                                                                                                            proposed information collection must
                                                    is hereby given that the Fusion Energy                                                                        Denise Hill,
                                                                                                            be received on or before December 11,
                                                    Sciences Advisory Committee has been                                                                          Director, Enterprise Policy Development &
                                                                                                            2017. If you anticipate difficulty in                 Implementation Office, Office of the Chief
                                                    renewed for a two-year period.                          submitting comments within that
                                                       The Committee will provide advice to                                                                       Information Officer, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                            period, please contact the PRA Officer                Energy.
                                                    the Office of Science (DOE), on long-                   listed below as soon as possible.
                                                    range plans, priorities, and strategies for                                                                   [FR Doc. 2017–21920 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Written comments may be                    BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                    advancing plasma science, fusion
                                                                                                            sent to Christina Rouleau, PRA Officer,
                                                    science and fusion technology—the
                                                                                                            Enterprise Policy Development and
                                                    knowledge base needed for an
                                                                                                            Implementation Office (IM–22), Office                 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                    economically and environmentally
                                                                                                            of the Chief Information Officer, U.S.
                                                    attractive fusion energy source. The                                                                          Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                                                                            Department of Energy 1000
                                                    Secretary of Energy has determined that                                                                       Commission
                                                                                                            Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
                                                    the renewal of the Fusion Energy
                                                                                                            DC 20585, or by email at DOEPRA@                      [Docket Nos. EL18–3–000, QF87–560–012]
                                                    Sciences Advisory Committee is
                                                                                                            hq.doe.gov.
                                                    essential to the conduct of the
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Applied Energy LLC; Notice of Waiver
                                                    Department’s business and in the public
                                                                                                            Requests for additional information or                Request
                                                    interest in connection with the
                                                    performance of duties imposed upon the                  copies of the information collection                     Take notice that on October 2, 2017,
                                                    Department of Energy by law. The                        supporting statement should be directed               pursuant to section 292.205(c) of the
                                                    Committee will continue to operate in                   to the person listed in ADDRESSES of this             Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                    accordance with the provisions of the                   document.                                             Commission’s (Commission) Rules of
                                                    Federal Advisory Committee Act, the                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                       Practices and Procedures implementing
                                                    Department of Energy Organization Act                   information collection request contains               the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
                                                    (Pub. L. 95–91), the General Services                   (1) OMB No. 1910–5160; (2) Information                Act of 1978, as amended, 18 CFR
                                                    Administration Final Rule on Federal                    Collection Request Title; ‘‘Generic                   292.205(c)(2017), Applied Energy LLC
                                                    Advisory Committee Management, and                      Clearance for the Collection of                       (Applied Energy) requested a limited
                                                    other directives and instruction issued                 Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service                waiver of the operating standard set
                                                    in the implementation of those Acts.                    Delivery’’; (3) Type of Review:                       forth in section 292.205(a)(1) of the
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Extension; (4) Purpose: The proposed                  Commission’s regulations and the
                                                    Edmund J. Synakowski at (301) 903–                      information collection activity provides              efficiency standard set forth in section
                                                    4941.                                                   a means to garner qualitative customer                292.205(a)(2) for the topping-cycle
                                                                                                            and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,             cogeneration facility owned and
                                                      Issued in Washington, DC, on August 4,
                                                    2017.
                                                                                                            timely manner, in accordance with the                 operated by Applied Energy located at
                                                                                                            Administration’s commitment to                        the United States Naval Station in San
                                                    Shena Kennerly,
                                                                                                            improving service delivery. By                        Diego, California. Specifically, Applied
                                                    Acting Committee Management Officer.                    qualitative feedback we mean                          Energy request waiver of the operating
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–21919 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]            information that provides useful                      and efficiency standards for calendar
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                                                    BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                  insights on perceptions and opinions,                 years 2017 and 2018, as more fully
                                                                                                            but are not statistical surveys that yield            explained in its waiver request.
                                                                                                            quantitative results that can be                         Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    generalized to the population of study.               protest this filing must file in
                                                                                                            This feedback will provide insights into              accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
                                                    Extension of Generic Clearance for the
                                                                                                            customer or stakeholder perceptions,                  the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                    Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
                                                                                                            experiences and expectations, provide                 Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214).
                                                    Agency Service Delivery
                                                                                                            an early warning of issues with service,              Protests will be considered by the
                                                    AGENCY:    U.S. Department of Energy.                   or focus attention on areas where                     Commission in determining the


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before December 11, 2017. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, please contact the PRA Officer listed below as soon as possible.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection supporting statement should be
FR Citation82 FR 47192 

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