82 FR 61804 - Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review

PEACE CORPS

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 249 (December 29, 2017)

Page Range		61804-61805
FR Document		2017-28117

The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 249 (Friday, December 29, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2017)]
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PEACE CORPS


Information Collection Request; Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Peace Corps.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be submitting the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for 
public comment in the Federal Register preceding submission to OMB. We 
are conducting this process in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/Privacy 
Act Officer. Denora Miller can be contacted by telephone at 202-692-
1236 or email at [email protected]. Email comments must be made in 
text and not in attachments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denora Miller at Peace Corps address 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB Control Number: 0420-0545.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Respondents Obligation to Reply: Voluntary.
    Burden to the Public:
    Estimated burden (hours) of the collection of information:
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 13.
    Annual Number of Respondents: 85,917.
    Annual Responses: 85,917.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 26.
    Annual Burden Hours: 28,197.
    General Description of Collection: 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.
    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 Peace Corps' services will be unavailable.
    Peace Corps 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.

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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.
    Request for comment: Peace Corps invites comments on whether the 
proposed collections of information are necessary for proper 
performance of the functions of the Peace Corps, including whether the 
information will have practical use; the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the information to be collected; and, ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques, when appropriate, and other forms of information 
technology.

    This notice is issued in Washington, DC, on December 21, 2017.
Denora Miller,
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
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review and approval. The purpose of PEACE CORPS This feedback will provide insights into
this notice is to allow 30 days for public customer or stakeholder perceptions,
comment in the Federal Register Information Collection Request; experiences and expectations, provide
preceding submission to OMB. We are Submission for OMB Review an early warning of issues with service,
conducting this process in accordance or focus attention on areas where
AGENCY:Peace Corps.
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of communication, training or changes in
1995. 30-Day notice and request for
ACTION: operations might improve delivery of
comments. products or services. These collections
DATES: Submit comments on or before will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
January 29, 2018. SUMMARY: The Peace Corps will be
submitting the following information actionable communications between the
ADDRESSES: Comments should be Agency and its customers and
collection request to the Office of
addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/ stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can to contribute directly to the
review and approval. The purpose of
be contacted by telephone at 202–692– improvement of program management.
this notice is to allow 30 days for public
1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov. The solicitation of feedback will target
comment in the Federal Register
Email comments must be made in text areas such as: Timeliness,
preceding submission to OMB. We are
and not in attachments. appropriateness, accuracy of
conducting this process in accordance
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: with the Paperwork Reduction Act of information, courtesy, efficiency of
Denora Miller at Peace Corps address 1995. service delivery, and resolution of
above. issues with service delivery. Responses
DATES: Submit comments on or before will be assessed to plan and inform
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: January 29, 2018. efforts to improve or maintain the
Title: 2018–19 Campus Ambassadors ADDRESSES: Comments should be quality of service offered to the public.
Onboarding form. addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/ If this information is not collected, vital
OMB Control Number: 0420-xxxx. Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can feedback from customers and
Type of Request: New. be contacted by telephone at 202–692– stakeholders on Peace Corps’ services
Affected Public: Individuals. 1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov. will be unavailable.
Email comments must be made in text Peace Corps will only submit a
Respondents Obligation to Reply: and not in attachments. collection for approval under this
Voluntary. generic clearance if it meets the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Burden to the Public: following conditions:
Denora Miller at Peace Corps address
Estimated burden (hours) of the above. • The collections are voluntary;
collection of information: • The collections are low-burden for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: respondents (based on considerations of
a. Number of respondents: 1000.
Title: Generic Clearance for the total burden hours, total number of
b. Frequency of response: One time. Collection of Qualitative Feedback on respondents, or burden-hours per
c. Completion time: 10 minutes. Agency Service Delivery. respondent) and are low-cost for both
d. Annual burden hours: 167 hours. OMB Control Number: 0420–0545. the respondents and the Federal
General description of collection: The Type of Request: Extension without Government;
information will be used by the Office change of a currently approved • The collections are non-
of University Programs to collect name, collection. controversial and do not raise issues of
mailing address, school and t-shirt sizes Affected Public: Individuals. concern to other Federal agencies;
to send out a promotional kit to students Respondents Obligation to Reply: • Any collection is targeted to the
that have accepted our offer to become Voluntary. solicitation of opinions from
a campus ambassador. Burden to the Public: respondents who have experience with
Request for comment: Peace Corps Estimated burden (hours) of the the program or may have experience
invites comments on whether the collection of information: with the program in the near future;
proposed collections of information are Average Expected Annual Number of • Personally identifiable information
necessary for proper performance of the Activities: 13. (PII) is collected only to the extent
functions of the Peace Corps, including Annual Number of Respondents: necessary and is not retained;
whether the information will have 85,917. • Information gathered will be used
practical use; the accuracy of the Annual Responses: 85,917. only internally for general service
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Frequency of Response: Once per improvement and program management
proposed collection of information, request. purposes and is not intended for release
including the validity of the information Average Minutes per Response: 26. outside of the agency;
to be collected; and, ways to minimize Annual Burden Hours: 28,197. • Information gathered will not be
the burden of the collection of General Description of Collection: The used for the purpose of substantially
information on those who are to proposed information collection activity informing influential policy decisions;
respond, including through the use of provides a means to garner qualitative and
automated collection techniques, when customer and stakeholder feedback in • Information gathered will yield
appropriate, and other forms of an efficient, timely manner, in qualitative information; the collections
information technology. accordance with the Administration’s will not be designed or expected to
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commitment to improving service yield statistically reliable results or used
This notice is issued in Washington, DC, delivery. By qualitative feedback we as though the results are generalizable to
on December 21, 2017. mean information that provides useful the population of study.
Denora Miller, insights on perceptions and opinions, Feedback collected under this generic
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management. but are not statistical surveys that yield clearance provides useful information,
[FR Doc. 2017–28120 Filed 12–28–17; 8:45 am] quantitative results that can be but it does not yield data that can be
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This type of generic clearance for 30-Day notice and request for
ACTION: electronic application includes
qualitative information will not be used comments. branching questions and instructions
for quantitative information collections which provide for a tailored collection
that are designed to yield reliably SUMMARY: The National Background from the respondent based on varying
actionable results, such as monitoring Investigation Bureau (NBIB), U.S. Office factors in the respondent’s personal
trends over time or documenting of Personnel Management (OPM) is history. The burden on the respondent
program performance. Such data uses notifying the general public and other is reduced when the respondent’s
require more rigorous designs that Federal agencies that OPM is seeking personal history is not relevant to
address: The target population to which Office of Management and Budget particular question, since the question
generalizations will be made, the (OMB) approval of a revised information branches, or expands for additional
sampling frame, the sample design collection, Questionnaire for Non- details, only for those persons who have
(including stratification and clustering), Sensitive Positions (SF 85). pertinent information to provide
the precision requirements or power DATES: Comments are encouraged and regarding that line of questioning.
calculations that justify the proposed will be accepted until January 29, 2018. Accordingly, the burden on the
sample size, the expected response rate, This process is conducted in accordance respondent will vary depending on
methods for assessing potential non- with 5 CFR 1320.10. whether the information collection
response bias, the protocols for data ADDRESSES: Interested persons are relates to the respondent’s personal
collection, and any testing procedures invited to submit written comments on history.
that were or will be undertaken prior to the proposed information collection to The 60-day Federal Register Notice
fielding the study. Depending on the the Office of Information and Regulatory published on June 30, 2017 (82 FR
degree of influence the results are likely Affairs, Office of Management and 29948). Comments were received from
to have, such collections may still be Budget, 725 17th Street NW, the National Treasury Employees Union
eligible for submission for other generic Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk (NTEU), an individual at the Federal
mechanisms that are designed to yield Officer for the Office of Personnel Aviation Administration (FAA), and an
quantitative results. Management or sent via electronic mail individual from the U.S. Postal
As a general matter, information to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or Inspection Service (USPIS). Comments
collections will not result in any new faxed to (202) 395–6974. were also provided on behalf of the
system of records containing privacy Security, Suitability, and Credentialing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
Performance Accountability Council
information and will not ask questions copy of this information collection, with
Program Management Office (PAC
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual applicable supporting documentation,
PMO).
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, may be obtained by contacting U.S. From the PAC PMO a
and other matters that are commonly Office of Personnel Management, NBIB, recommendation was submitted to
considered private. 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC modify the explanation provided in the
Request for comment: Peace Corps 20415, Attention: Donna McLeod or by ‘Purpose of this Form’ section to explain
invites comments on whether the electronic mail at FISFormsComments@ that responses provided on the SF 85P
proposed collections of information are opm.gov. and the SF 86 may be compared with
necessary for proper performance of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As responses to previous SF 85
functions of the Peace Corps, including required by the Paperwork Reduction questionnaires. OPM accepted this
whether the information will have Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1), OPM comment and will update instructions
practical use; the accuracy of the is providing an additional 30 days for to inform individuals completing the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the public comments. OPM previously form that responses provided may be
proposed collection of information, solicited comments for this collection, compared with responses provided on
including the validity of the information with a 60-day public comment period, previous investigative questionnaires.
to be collected; and, ways to minimize at 82 FR 29948 (June 30, 2017). An individual from USPIS
the burden of the collection of This notice announces that OPM has commented that Section 6, Your
information on those who are to submitted to OMB a request for review Identifying Information should include
respond, including through the use of and clearance of a revised information marital status/history, and the Sex/
automated collection techniques, when collection, OMB number 3206–0261, Gender question should be expanded to
appropriate, and other forms of Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive include transgender options. OPM did
information technology. Positions (SF 85). The public has an not accept these comments. Marital/
This notice is issued in Washington, DC, additional 30-day opportunity to Relationship section will remain in a
on December 21, 2017. comment. separate section. Completion of the
Denora Miller, The SF 85 is completed by applicants gender information on the questionnaire
FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.
for, or incumbents of, Federal is based on the gender the applicant
Government civilian positions, or identifies with at the time when
[FR Doc. 2017–28117 Filed 12–28–17; 8:45 am]
positions in private entities performing completing the application, which
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work for the Federal Government under includes transgender individuals.
contract. For applicants, the SF 85 is to An individual from FAA commented
be used only after a conditional offer of to include in Section 9, Citizenship, a
employment has been made, unless field to request the CIS number (A#) in
U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
OPM has granted an exception to the the Naturalization Certificate. OPM did
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MANAGEMENT
agency to permit questioning for certain not accept this comment as a field
Notice of Submission for Approval: positions earlier. e-QIP (Electronic currently exists to provide the CIS
Questionnaire for Non-Sensitive Questionnaires for Investigations number.
Positions (SF 85) Processing) is a web-based system An individual from FAA suggested to
application that houses the SF 85. A clarify instructions in Section 11, Where
AGENCY:U.S. Office of Personnel variable in assessing burden hours is the You Have Lived, to require the
Management. nature of the electronic application. The applicant to enter a full address (House

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice and request for comments.
Dates		Submit comments on or before January 29, 2018.
FR Citation		82 FR 61804