82 FR 50372 - Information Collection; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 209 (October 31, 2017)
| Page Range | 50372-50373 | |
| FR Document | 2017-23700 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 50372-50373] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-23700] [[Page 50372]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Information Collection; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension with no revision of a currently approved information collection, Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before January 2, 2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to the Assistant Director--Directives and Regulations, Office of Regulatory and Management Services, Mail Stop 1150, USDA Forest Service, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to (703) 605-1575, or by email to [email protected]. Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available to the public through relevant Web sites and upon request. For this reason, please do not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as public comments that may be made available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice. The public may inspect the draft supporting statement and/or comments received at Forest Service, USDA, 201 14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20250, 1st floor CE, during normal business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (202) 205-1082 to facilitate entry to the building. The public may request an electronic copy of the draft supporting statement and/or any comments received be sent via return email. Requests should be emailed to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas DiProfio, Directives and Regulations Staff, Office of Regulatory and Management Services, by phone (202) 205-1082 or by email at [email protected]. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. OMB Number: 0596-0226. Expiration Date of Approval: 4/30/2018. Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: This information collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Agency's commitment to improve 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 noncontroversial 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 is intended to be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency (if released, the agency must indicate the qualitative nature of the information); 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 nonresponse 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, [[Page 50373]] and other matters that are commonly considered private. Type of Respondents: Individuals and Households, Business and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimate of Burden per Response: 1 to 60 Minutes. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 3,500,000. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 875,000 hours. Comment is Invited: Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 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 respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments received in response to this notice, including names and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record. Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request for Office of Management and Budget approval. Dated: October 25, 2017. Robert Velasco, Acting Deputy Chief, Business Operations. [FR Doc. 2017-23700 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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considered private. discussion and vote for approval on the the Commission’s Web site, http://
Type of Respondents: Individuals and draft report of Broken Windows www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Households, Business and Policing. Midwestern Regional Office at the above
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal DATES: The meeting will be held on email or street address.
Government. Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 12:00 Agenda
Estimate of Burden per Response: 1 to p.m. EST.
60 Minutes. Public Call Information: Dial: 877– Welcome and Roll Call
Estimated Annual Number of 852–6576, Conference ID: 9818903. Discussion on Draft Report
Respondents: 3,500,000. Future Plans and Actions
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Estimated Annual Number of Public Comment
David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@ Adjournment
Responses per Respondent: 1. usccr.gov or 312–353–8311.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members David Mussatt,
Respondents: 875,000 hours. of the public can listen to the Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
Comment is Invited: discussion. This meeting is available to [FR Doc. 2017–23575 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am]
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether the public through the following toll- BILLING CODE 6335–01–P
this collection of information is free call-in number: 877–852–6576,
necessary for the stated purposes and conference ID: 9818903. Any interested
the proper performance of the functions member of the public may call this COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
of the agency, including whether the number and listen to the meeting. An
information will have practical or open comment period will be provided Notice of Public Meeting of the Ohio
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the to allow members of the public to make Advisory Committee To Discuss the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the a statement as time allows. The Committee’s Next Topic of Civil Rights
collection of information, including the conference call operator will ask callers Study: Educational Funding in Ohio
validity of the methodology and to identify themselves, the organization
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil
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information to be collected; and (4) ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
into the conference room. Callers can
ways to minimize the burden of the expect to incur regular charges for calls SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
collection of information on they initiate over wireless lines, pursuant to the provisions of the rules
respondents, including the use of according to their wireless plan. The and regulations of the U.S. Commission
automated, electronic, mechanical, or Commission will not refund any on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
other technological collection incurred charges. Callers will incur no Federal Advisory Committee Act that
techniques or other forms of information charge for calls they initiate over land- the Ohio Advisory Committee
technology. line connections to the toll-free (Committee) will hold a meeting on
All comments received in response to telephone number. Persons with hearing Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 12:00
this notice, including names and impairments may also follow the p.m. EST for the purpose of discussing
addresses when provided, will be a proceedings by first calling the Federal preparations for a study of Civil Rights
matter of public record. Comments will Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and and Educational Funding in Ohio.
be summarized and included in the providing the Service with the
submission request for Office of DATES: The meeting will be held on
conference call number and conference Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 12:00
Management and Budget approval. ID number. p.m. EST.
Dated: October 25, 2017. Members of the public are also Public Call Information: Dial: 877–
Robert Velasco, entitled to submit written comments; 604–9665, Conference ID: 8623758.
Acting Deputy Chief, Business Operations. the comments must be received in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2017–23700 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
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mailed to the Midwestern Regional mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353–
Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 8311.
55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the of the public can listen to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or discussion. This meeting is available to
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usccr.gov. Persons who desire free call-in number: 877–604–9665,
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| Contact | Nicholas DiProfio, Directives and Regulations Staff, Office of Regulatory and Management Services, by phone (202) 205-1082 or by email at [email protected] Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. | |
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