82 FR 59204 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 239 (December 14, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 239 (December 14, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-26981 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 59204-59205] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26981] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery AGENCY: Small Business Administration. ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is submitting a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This information collection is part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on the agency's service delivery. SBA previously published a 60-day notice soliciting public comment on the proposed information collection. This 30-day notice, as required by the PRA, provides an additional opportunity for public comment on the Generic ICR. DATES: Comments must be submitted January 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Curtis B. Rich, Agency Clearance Officer, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. (202) 205-7030 [email protected]; and SBA Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Chaudhry, Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, [email protected], 202-205-0085. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Abstract: The information collection activity will 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. Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful information, but it will 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 [[Page 59205]] 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 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. The Agency did not receive any comments in response to the 60-day public comment notice published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2017, at 82 FR 44865. Below we provide the SBA's projected average annual estimates for the next three years: Current Actions: New collection of information. Type of Review: New Collection. Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government. Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 20 Estimated Annual Respondents: 7,500. Estimated Annual responses: 7,500. Frequency of Response: Once per request; on occasion. Average Minutes per Response: 38 minutes. Burden Hours: 2690. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst. [FR Doc. 2017-26981 Filed 12-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025-01-P
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tiers compared to the cost per unit in rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 60-day notice soliciting public comment
more active tiers creates regulatory submission, all subsequent on the proposed information collection.
economies of scale that favor larger amendments, all written statements This 30-day notice, as required by the
competitors and, if so: with respect to the proposed rule PRA, provides an additional
(a) How those economies of scale change that are filed with the opportunity for public comment on the
compare to operational economies of Commission, and all written Generic ICR.
scale; and communications relating to the DATES: Comments must be submitted
(b) Whether those economies of scale proposed rule change between the January 16, 2018.
reduce or increase the current Commission and any person, other than ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Curtis
advantages enjoyed by larger those that may be withheld from the B. Rich, Agency Clearance Officer,
competitors or otherwise alter the public in accordance with the Small Business Administration, 409 3rd
competitive landscape. provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be Street, 5th Floor, Washington, DC
(20) Commenters’ views on whether available for website viewing and 20416. (202) 205–7030 curtis.rich@
the fees could affect competition printing in the Commission’s Public sba.gov; and SBA Desk Officer, Office of
between and among national securities Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Information and Regulatory Affairs,
exchanges and FINRA, in light of the Washington, DC 20549, on official Office of Management and Budget, New
fact that implementation of the fees does business days between the hours of Executive Office Building, Washington,
not require the unanimous consent of all 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the DC 20503.
such entities, and, specifically: filing also will be available for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(a) Whether any of the national inspection and copying at the principal Amber Chaudhry, Presidential
securities exchanges or FINRA are office of the Exchange. All comments Management Fellow, Office of
disadvantaged by the fees; and received will be posted without change. Communications and Public Liaison,
(b) If so, whether any such Persons submitting comments are amber.chaudhry@sba.gov, 202–205–
disadvantages would be of a magnitude cautioned that we do not redact or edit 0085.
that would alter the competitive personal identifying information from
landscape. comment submissions. You should SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(21) Commenters’ views on any submit only information that you wish Title: Generic Clearance for the
potential burden imposed by the fees on to make available publicly. All Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
competitive quoting and other liquidity submissions should refer to File Agency Service Delivery.
provision in the market, including, Number SR–BatsBYX–2017–11, and Abstract: The information collection
specifically: activity will garner qualitative customer
should be submitted on or before
(a) Commenters’ views on the kinds of and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
January 4, 2018.
disincentives that discourage liquidity timely manner, in accordance with the
For the Commission, by the Division of Administration’s commitment to
provision and/or disincentives that the Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
Commission should consider in its improving service delivery. By
authority.99
analysis; qualitative feedback we mean
Robert W. Errett,
(b) Commenters’ views as to whether information that provides useful
Deputy Secretary. insights on perceptions and opinions,
the fees could disincentivize the
[FR Doc. 2017–26996 Filed 12–13–17; 8:45 am] but are not statistical surveys that yield
provision of liquidity; and
(c) Commenters’ views as to whether BILLING CODE 8011–01–P quantitative results that can be
the fees limit any disincentives to generalized to the population of study.
provide liquidity. This feedback will provide insights into
(22) Commenters’ views as to whether SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION customer or stakeholder perceptions,
the amendment adequately responds to experiences and expectations, provide
and/or addresses comments received on Agency Information Collection an early warning of issues with service,
related filings. Activities: Proposed Collection; or focus attention on areas where
Generic Clearance for the Collection of communication, training or changes in
Electronic Comments Qualitative Feedback on Agency operations might improve delivery of
• Use the Commission’s internet Service Delivery products or services. These collections
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ AGENCY:Small Business Administration. will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
rules/sro.shtml); or 30-day notice and request for
ACTION: actionable communications between the
• Send an email to rule-comments@ comments. Agency and its customers and
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
BatsBYX–2017–11 on the subject line. SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business to contribute directly to the
Paper Comments Administration (SBA) is submitting a improvement of program management.
Generic Information Collection Request Feedback collected under this generic
• Send paper comments in triplicate (Generic ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for clearance will provide useful
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange the Collection of Qualitative Feedback information, but it will not yield data
Commission, 100 F Street NE, on Agency Service Delivery’’ to the that can be generalized to the overall
Washington, DC 20549–1090. Office of Management and Budget population. This type of generic
All submissions should refer to File (OMB) for approval under the clearance for qualitative information
Number SR–BatsBYX–2017–11. This will not be used for quantitative
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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This
file number should be included on the information collection is part of a information collections that are
subject line if email is used. To help the Federal Government-wide effort to designed to yield reliably actionable
Commission process and review your streamline the process to seek feedback results, such as monitoring trends over
comments more efficiently, please use from the public on the agency’s service time or documenting program
only one method. The Commission will delivery. SBA previously published a performance. Such data uses require
post all comments on the Commission’s more rigorous designs that address: The
internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ 99 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). target population to which
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generalizations will be made, the Denver Stockyards in the City (the time have the right to interfere with
sampling frame, the sample design Lines). The Lines consist of two DRIR’s ability to fulfill its common
(including stratification and clustering), corridors of rail line: (1) The National carrier freight obligation.
the precision requirements or power Western Drive Corridor (NWD Corridor), The City explains that it is acquiring
calculations that justify the proposed which is adjacent to National Western the property to implement a
sample size, the expected response rate, Drive, from the south right-of-way line
comprehensive redevelopment plan of
methods for assessing potential non- of East 47th Avenue, extending
the Denver Stockyards to: (a) Provide
response bias, the protocols for data northeast and then north to the
improved facilities for Denver’s annual
collection, and any testing procedures northeastern right-of-way line of Race
Court; and (2) the River Corridor, which National Western Stock Show and
that were or will be undertaken prior
is adjacent to the east bank of the South Rodeo; (b) develop, in conjunction with
fielding the study. Depending on the
Platte River, from the intersection with Colorado State University (CSU), an
degree of influence the results are likely
the NWD Corridor at a point just north equine sport medicine facility and stock
to have, such collections may still be
of that corridor’s southern endpoint, animal research complex; (c) create
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield extending north and then northeast to additional mixed-use facilities, and (d)
quantitative results. an intersection with the NWD Corridor establish a public park. In connection
The Agency did not receive any just south of Race Court. with the real property acquisition and
comments in response to the 60-day The City states that it will acquire no development project, the City states that
public comment notice published in the right or obligation to provide freight rail the City, WSSA, and CSU entered into
Federal Register on September 26, 2017, service over the Lines.1 According to the a Framework Agreement. As part of the
at 82 FR 44865. City, although WSSA owns the real agreement, the parties entered into a
Below we provide the SBA’s projected property, the Lines are operated by the Real Property Conveyance Agreement
average annual estimates for the next Denver Rock Island Railroad (DRIR), a that will govern the transfers of real
three years: Class III rail carrier, which owns the property including the real property
Current Actions: New collection of rail, ties, and ballast over which it associated with the Lines.
information. conducts its service. The City states that The City certifies that, because it will
Type of Review: New Collection. DRIR will retain its common carrier not conduct any rail carrier operations
Affected Public: Individuals and rights to provide rail service over the
on the Line, its projected revenues from
Households, Businesses and Lines and ownership of the rails, ties,
freight operations will not result in the
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal and track bed, and it will continue its
creation of a Class I or Class II carrier.
Government. operations on the Lines following the
Average Expected Annual Number of City’s acquisition of the real property The City states that it expects to
Activities: 20 Estimated Annual from WSSA.2 According to the City, consummate the proposed transaction
Respondents: 7,500. DRIR’s nonexclusive freight operating in approximately the second quarter of
Estimated Annual responses: 7,500. easement over the Lines will remain in 2018. The earliest this transaction may
Frequency of Response: Once per effect, subject to any amendments be consummated is December 28, 2017,
request; on occasion. necessary to address the City’s the effective date of the exemption (30
Average Minutes per Response: 38 acquisition of the underlying real days after the verified notice of
minutes. property and future improvements to exemption was filed).
Burden Hours: 2690. and relocation of the Lines, on which If the notice contains false or
An agency may not conduct or the City states it will coordinate with misleading information, the exemption
sponsor, and a person is not required to DRIR.3 The City states that it will at no
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
respond to, a collection of information
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
unless it displays a currently valid OMB 1 A motion to dismiss the notice of exemption on
grounds that the transaction does not require may be filed at any time. The filing of
Control Number.
authorization from the Board was concurrently filed a petition to revoke will not
Curtis B. Rich, with this notice of exemption. The motion to automatically stay the effectiveness of
dismiss will be addressed in a subsequent Board
Management Analyst. decision. the exemption. Petitions for stay must
[FR Doc. 2017–26981 Filed 12–13–17; 8:45 am] 2 The City states that over time a number of be filed no later than December 21, 2017
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P railroads have operated on the Denver Stockyards. (at least seven days before the
Due to acquisitions and consolidations, the City has exemption becomes effective).
not been able to confirm that all prior operators
have either merged into DRIR or the two carriers for An original and 10 copies of all
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD which the agency has authorized discontinuance of pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
service. However, according to the City, for the past
[Docket No. FD 36157] two decades DRIR has been the only freight rail 36157, must be filed with the Surface
operator on the Lines. The City states that it will Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
City and County of Denver— pursue further proceedings as appropriate to resolve Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
the status of any lingering previously granted addition, a copy of each pleading must
Acquisition Exemption—Western common carrier interests.
Stock Show Association in the City 3 The notice states that following the acquisition, be served on Charles A. Spitulnik,
and County of Denver, CO the status quo would continue ‘‘with respect to Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, 1001
freight rail operations . . . and any future Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 800,
The City and County of Denver, Colo. alterations to the site [would] be designed to allow Washington, DC 20036.
(the City), a political subdivision of the current operations to continue. Further Board
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State of Colorado and a noncarrier, has approval would be required for DRIR to discontinue Board decisions and notices are
or abandon any freight service that DRIR currently available on our website at
filed a verified notice of exemption offers on the line.’’ (Notice 6–7.) The concurrently
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from filed motion to dismiss states that the WWW.STB.GOV.
the Western Stock Show Association ‘‘redevelopment includes the proposed Decided: December 11, 2017.
consolidation of rail operations on a single
(WSSA) the real property underlying corridor.’’ (Mot. 5.) This notice should not be
two lines of railroad for a total distance construed as approving, or indicating whether consolidation of track associated with the
of approximately 1.2 miles in the Board approval would be required for, any redevelopment.
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| Action | 30-day notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be submitted January 16, 2018. | |
| Contact | Amber Chaudhry, Presidential Management Fellow, Office of Communications and Public Liaison, [email protected], 202-205-0085. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 59204 |
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