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)

Page Range		49794-49795
FR Document		2017-23432

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.

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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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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 12, 2016, regarding recapitalization of for release and export to the
Transmittal No. 17–16 218 Kuwait M1A2 tanks. Subsequent to Government of Kuwait.
the notification, Kuwait requested 218 [FR Doc. 2017–23411 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am]
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of M1A1 tank hulls from U.S. inventory be BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the provided and upgraded vice using
Arms Export Control Act, as amended Kuwait’s current fleet of tanks due to its
(i) Prospective Purchaser: Government interest in maintaining operational DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
of Kuwait readiness. Kuwait will have no
(ii) Total Estimated Value: difficulty absorbing this equipment into Office of the Secretary
its armed forces. [Docket ID: DOD–2017–OS–0041]
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic Submission for OMB Review;
military balance in the region. Comment Request
The M1A1 tank hulls will come from
Major Defense Equipment * .. $27 million AGENCY: Washington Headquarters
Other ...................................... $ 2 million U.S. inventory. There are no known
offset agreements proposed in Service (WHS), Facilities Services
Total ................................... $29 million connection with this potential sale. Directorate (FSD), Enterprise
Implementation of this proposed sale Performance and IT Management
(iii) Description and Quantity or Directorate (EPITMD), DoD.
will not require the assignment of any
Quantities of Articles or Services under ACTION: 30-Day information collection
additional U.S. Government or
Consideration for Purchase: notice.
Major Defense Equipment (MDE): contractor representatives to Kuwait.
There will be no adverse impact on
Two hundred eighteen (218) M1A1 U.S. defense readiness as a result of this SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
Abrams Tank Hulls with 120mm proposed sale. has submitted to OMB for clearance, the
cannons following proposal for collection of
Two hundred eighteen (218) AGT–1500 Transmittal No. 17–16 information under the provisions of the
(M1 Tank Series) Engines Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of Paperwork Reduction Act.
Non-MDE: Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the DATES: Consideration will be given to all
Also includes transportation and Arms Export Control Act comments received by November 27,
other logistics support. 2017.
(iv) Military Department: Army (UXA) Annex
ADDRESSES: Comments and
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any: KU–B– Item No. vii recommendations on the proposed
JAT, KU–B–UKO, KU–B–UKN, KU–B– (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: information collection should be
ULB, KU–B–ULX, KU–B–UMK 1. 120mm Gun. The gun is composed emailed to Ms. Jasmeet Seehra, DoD
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, of a 120mm smoothbore gun (cannon) Desk Officer, at Oira_submission@
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None manufactured at Watervliet Arsenal; omb.eop.gov. Please identify the
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology ‘‘long rod’’ Armor-piercing fin-stabilized proposed information collection by DoD
Contained in the Defense Article or discarding-sabot (APFSDS) warheads; Desk Officer and the Docket ID number
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold: and combustible cartridge case and title of the information collection.
See Attached Annex ammunition. There may be a need to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
(viii) Date Report Delivered to procure/produce new gun cannon tubes
Congress: October 16, 2017 Licari, 571–372–0493, or whs.mc-
from Watervliet Arsenal. New cannons alex.esd.mbx.dd-dod-information-
*As defined in Section 47(6) of the inducted at Anniston Army Depot collections@mail.mil.
Arms Export Control Act. would be inspected according to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
POLICY JUSTIFICATION established criteria and shipped to Lima Title, Associated Form and OMB
Army Tank Plant for the tank upgrade Number: Fast Track Generic Clearance
Kuwait—M1A1 Abrams Tanks process. The highest level of for the Collection of Qualitative
The Government of Kuwait has information that could be disclosed Feedback on Agency Service Delivery—
requested a possible sale of two through the sale of this end-item is the Interactive Customer Evaluation
hundred eighteen (218) M1A1 Abrams UNCLASSIFIED. (ICE) System; 0704–0420.
tank hulls with 120mm cannons and 2. AGT–1500 Gas Turbine Propulsion Current Actions: Processing Revision
two hundred eighteen (218) AGT–1500 System. The use of a gas turbine as Generic.
(M1 Tank Series) engines in support of propulsion system in the M1A2 is a Type of Request: Revision.
its M1A2 tank recapitalization. Also unique application of armored vehicle Number of Respondents: 152,622.
included are transportation and other power pack technology. The hardware is Average Expected Annual Number of
logistics support. The estimated cost is composed of the AGT–1500 engine and Activities: 16,970.
$29 million. transmission and is not classified. Below we provide projected average
This proposed sale will contribute to Manufacturing processes associated estimates for the next three years:
the foreign policy and national security with the production of turbine blades, Average Number of Respondents per
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of the United States by helping to recuperator, bearings and shafts, and Activitiy: 9.
improve the security of a friendly hydrostatic pump and motor are Responses per Respondent: 1.
country. Kuwait plays a large role in proprietary and therefore commercially Annual Responses: 152,622.
U.S. efforts to advance stability in the competition sensitive. The highest level Average Burden per Response: 3
Middle East, providing basing, access, of information that could be disclosed minutes.
and transit for U.S. forces in the region. through the sale of this end-item is Annual Burden Hours: 7,631.
This potential sale is associated with UNCLASSIFIED. Needs and Uses: The proposed
Congressional Notification 16–66 which 3. All defense articles and services information collection activity provides
was notified to Congress on December listed on this transmittal are authorized a means to garner qualitative customer

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and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, • Information gathered will yield DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick
timely manner, in accordance with the qualitative information; the collections Licari.
Administration’s commitment to will not be designed or expected to Written requests for copies of the
improving service delivery. By yield statistically reliable results or used information collection proposal should
qualitative feedback we mean as though the results are generalizable to be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD
information that provides useful the population of study. Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
insights on perceptions and opinions, Feedback collected under this generic Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09,
but are not statistical surveys that yield clearance provides useful information, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
quantitative results that can be but it does not yield data that can be Dated: October 24, 2017.
generalized to the population of study. generalized to the overall population. Aaron Siegel,
This feedback will provide insights into This type of generic clearance for
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
customer or stakeholder perceptions, qualitative information will not be used Officer, Department of Defense.
experiences and expectations, provide for quantitative information collections
[FR Doc. 2017–23432 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am]
an early warning of issues with service, that are designed to yield reliably
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
or focus attention on areas where actionable results, such as monitoring
communication, training or changes in trends over time or documenting
operations might improve delivery of program performance. Such data uses
products or services. These collections require more rigorous designs that DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and address: The target population to which [Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0132]
actionable communications between the generalizations will be made, the
Agency and its customers and sampling frame, the sample design Agency Information Collection
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback (including stratification and clustering), Activities; Comment Request; DC
to contribute directly to the the precision requirements or power School Choice Incentive Program
improvement of program management. calculations that justify the proposed
The solicitation of feedback will target AGENCY: Department of Education (ED),
sample size, the expected response rate,
areas such as: Timeliness, Office of Innovation and Improvement
methods for assessing potential non-
appropriateness, accuracy of (OII).
response bias, the protocols for data
information, courtesy, efficiency of collection, and any testing procedures ACTION: Notice.
service delivery, and resolution of that were or will be undertaken prior to
issues with service delivery. Responses SUMMARY: In accordance with the
fielding the study. Depending on the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
will be assessed to plan and inform degree of influence the results are likely
efforts to improve or maintain the proposing an extension of an existing
to have, such collections may still be information collection.
quality of service offered to the public. eligible for submission for other generic
If this information is not collected, vital DATES: Interested persons are invited to
mechanisms that are designed to yield
feedback from customers and quantitative results. submit comments on or before
stakeholders on the Agency’s services As a general matter, information December 26, 2017.
will be unavailable. collections will not result in any new ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
The Agency will only submit a system of records containing privacy documents related to the information
collection for approval under this information and will not ask questions collection listed in this notice, please
generic clearance if it meets the of a sensitive nature, such as sexual use http://www.regulations.gov by
following conditions: behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, searching the Docket ID number ED–
• The collections are voluntary; and other matters that are commonly 2017–ICCD–0132. Comments submitted
• The collections are low-burden for in response to this notice should be
considered private.
respondents (based on considerations of submitted electronically through the
Affected Public: Individuals or
total burden hours, total number of Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
households.
respondents, or burden-hours per www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Frequency: On occasion.
respondent) and are low-cost for both Docket ID number or via postal mail,
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
the respondents and the Federal commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Government; Please note that comments submitted by
• The collections are non- Seehra.
You may also submit comments and fax or email and those submitted after
controversial and do not raise issues of the comment period will not be
concern to other Federal agencies; recommendations, identified by Docket
ID number and title, by the following accepted. Written requests for
• Any collection is targeted to the information or comments submitted by
solicitation of opinions from method:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// postal mail or delivery should be
respondents who have experience with addressed to the Director of the
the program or may have experience www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. Information Collection Clearance
with the program in the near future; Division, U.S. Department of Education,
• Personally identifiable information Instructions: All submissions received
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
(PII) is collected only to the extent must include the agency name, Docket
ID number and title for this Federal 216–44, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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Register document. The general policy
only internally for general service for comments and other submissions specific questions related to collection
improvement and program management from members of the public is to make activities, please contact Justis Tuia,
purposes and is not intended for release these submissions available for public 202–453–6654.
outside of the agency; viewing on the Internet at http:// SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
• Information gathered will not be www.regulations.gov as they are Department of Education (ED), in
used for the purpose of substantially received without change, including any accordance with the Paperwork
informing influential policy decisions; personal identifiers or contact Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
and information. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general

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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 information collection notice.
Dates		Consideration will be given to all comments received by November 27, 2017.
Contact		Fred Licari, 571-372-0493, or whs.mc- [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 49794

82 FR 49794 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEOffice of the Secretary

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

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary