83_FR_1101 83 FR 1095 - Notice and Request for Comments

83 FR 1095 - Notice and Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 6 (January 9, 2018)

Page Range1095-1096
FR Document2018-00164

The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-00164]


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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0106]


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval to renew an information collection. Before a Federal 
agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under 
procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before 
seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on 
proposed collections of information, including extensions and 
reinstatement of previously approved collections.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by March 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments using any of the following methods:
     Electronic submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
     Comments may also be faxed to (202) 293-2251.
     Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name 
and Docket number for the proposed collection of information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Culbreath, NIO-0300, (202) 366-
1566, Office of the Chief Information Officer, W51-316, U.S Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0682.
    Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: 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.
    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 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 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 and Households, Businesses and 
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 113,582.
    Frequency: Once per request.
    Number of Responses: 113,582.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20,204.

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    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

Kevin Mahoney,
Director, Office of Information Technology Services.
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In addition, any Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. service improvement and program person may, upon appointment and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: management purposes and is not request, inspect the application, notice Title: Generic Clearance for the intended for release outside of the and other documents determined by the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on agency (if released, the agency must FAA to be related to the application in Agency Service Delivery. indicate the qualitative nature of the person at The Eastern Iowa Airport. OMB Control Number: 2127–0682. information); Issued in Kansas City, MO on January 3, Type of Review: Renewal of a • Information gathered will not be 2018. currently approved information used for the purpose of substantially Jim A. 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[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0106] This feedback will provide insights Feedback collected under this generic into customer or stakeholder clearance provides useful information, Notice and Request for Comments perceptions, experiences and but it does not yield data that can be expectations, provide an early warning generalized to the overall population. AGENCY: National Highway Traffic of issues with service, or focus attention This type of generic clearance for Safety Administration (NHTSA), on areas where communication, training qualitative information will not be used Department of Transportation (DOT). or changes in operations might improve for quantitative information collections ACTION: Notice and request for delivery of products or services. These comments. that are designed to yield reliably collections will allow for ongoing, actionable results, such as monitoring SUMMARY: The Department of collaborative and actionable trends over time or documenting Transportation (DOT) invites public communications between the Agency program performance. Such data uses comments about our intention to request and its customers and stakeholders. It require more rigorous designs that the Office of Management and Budget will also allow feedback to contribute address: The target population to which (OMB) approval to renew an directly to the improvement of program generalizations will be made, the information collection. Before a Federal management. sampling frame, the sample design agency can collect certain information The solicitation of feedback will target (including stratification and clustering), from the public, it must receive areas such as: Timeliness, the precision requirements or power approval from the Office of Management appropriateness, accuracy of calculations that justify the proposed and Budget (OMB). Under procedures information, courtesy, efficiency of sample size, the expected response rate, established by the Paperwork Reduction service delivery, and resolution of methods for assessing potential non- Act of 1995, before seeking OMB issues with service delivery. Responses response bias, the protocols for data approval, Federal agencies must solicit will be assessed to plan and inform collection, and any testing procedures public comment on proposed efforts to improve or maintain the that were or will be undertaken prior to collections of information, including quality of service offered to the public. fielding the study. Depending on the extensions and reinstatement of If this information is not collected, vital degree of influence the results are likely previously approved collections. feedback from customers and to have, such collections may still be stakeholders on the Agency’s services DATES: Written comments should be eligible for submission for other generic will be unavailable. submitted by March 12, 2018. The Agency will only submit a mechanisms that are designed to yield ADDRESSES: You may submit comments collection for approval under this quantitative results. using any of the following methods: generic clearance if it meets the As a general matter, information • Electronic submissions: Go to following conditions: collections will not result in any new http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the • The collections are voluntary; system of records containing privacy online instructions for submitting • The collections are low-burden for information and will not ask questions comments. respondents (based on considerations of of a sensitive nature, such as sexual • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket total burden hours, total number of behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, Management Facility, U.S. Department respondents, or burden-hours per and other matters that are commonly of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey respondent) and are low-cost for both considered private. 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1096 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 9, 2018 / Notices Public Comments Invited: You are DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 5135, asked to comment on any aspect of this the CCAC: information collection, including (a) United States Mint D Advises the Secretary of the Whether the proposed collection of Treasury on any theme or design Notification of Citizens Coinage proposals relating to circulating coinage, information is necessary for the Advisory Committee January 16, 2018, bullion coinage, Congressional Gold Department’s performance; (b) the public meeting Medals, and national and other medals. accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the Department to enhance the D Advises the Secretary of the ACTION: Notification of Citizens Coinage quality, utility and clarity of the Treasury with regard to the events, Advisory Committee January 16, 2018, information collection; and (d) ways persons, or places to be commemorated public meeting that the burden could be minimized by the issuance of commemorative coins without reducing the quality of the SUMMARY: The United States Mint in each of the five calendar years announces the Citizens Coinage succeeding the year in which a collected information. The agency will Advisory Committee (CCAC) public commemorative coin designation is summarize and/or include your meeting scheduled for January 16, 2018. made. comments in the request for OMB’s Date: January 16, 2018. D Makes recommendations with clearance of this information collection. respect to the mintage level for any Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act Location: This meeting will occur via commemorative coin recommended. of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; teleconference. Interested members of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and 49 CFR 1:48. the public may dial in to listen to the Betty Birdsong, Acting United States Kevin Mahoney, meeting at (866) 564–9287/Access Code: Mint Liaison to the CCAC; 801 9th 62956028. Street NW, Washington, DC 20220; or Director, Office of Information Technology Services. Subject: Review and discussion of call 202–354–7200. candidate designs for the 2019 America Any member of the public interested [FR Doc. 2018–00164 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am] the Beautiful Quarters® Coin honoring in submitting matters for the CCAC’s BILLING CODE 4910–59–P American Memorial Park consideration is invited to submit them (Commonwealth of the Northern by fax to the following number: 202– Mariana Islands), consideration of 756–6525. themes for future medals program, and Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5135(b)(8)(C). discussion of the 2017 Annual Report. Interested persons should call the David Motl, CCAC HOTLINE at (202) 354–7502 for Acting Deputy Director, United States Mint. the latest update on meeting time and [FR Doc. 2018–00180 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am] room location. BILLING CODE P sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:58 Jan 08, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted by March 12, 2018.
ContactWalter Culbreath, NIO-0300, (202) 366- 1566, Office of the Chief Information Officer, W51-316, U.S Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
FR Citation83 FR 1095 
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