82 FR 49794 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 207 (October 27, 2017)

The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49794-49795]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23432]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket ID: DOD-2017-OS-0041]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Washington Headquarters Service (WHS), Facilities Services 
Directorate (FSD), Enterprise Performance and IT Management Directorate 
(EPITMD), DoD.

ACTION: 30-Day information collection notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, 
the following proposal for collection of information under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 
27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, 
at [email protected]. Please identify the proposed 
information collection by DoD Desk Officer and the Docket ID number and 
title of the information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title, Associated Form and OMB Number: Fast Track Generic Clearance 
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery--
the Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) System; 0704-0420.
    Current Actions: Processing Revision as Generic.
    Type of Request: Revision.
    Number of Respondents: 152,622.
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 16,970.
    Below we provide projected average estimates for the next three 
years:
    Average Number of Respondents per Activitiy: 9.
    Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 152,622.
    Average Burden per Response: 3 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 7,631.
    Needs and Uses: The proposed information collection activity 
provides a means to garner qualitative customer

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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.
    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 Agency's services will be unavailable.
    The Agency 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet Seehra.
    You may also submit comments and recommendations, identified by 
Docket ID number and title, by the following method:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency 
name, Docket ID number and title for this Federal Register document. 
The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of 
the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on 
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without 
change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Licari.
    Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD Directives Division, 4800 Mark 
Center Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100.

    Dated: October 24, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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