83 FR 15837 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 71 (April 12, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 15837-15838] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07537] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics (OGE). ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, OGE seeks comment on the development of a Generic Information Collection Request for the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice announces OGE's intent to submit this collection to the Office of Management and Budget for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by June 11, 2018. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to OGE by any of the following methods: Email: usoge@oge.gov (Include reference to ``Fast Track Generic Clearance comment'' in the subject line of the message.) FAX: 202-482-9237, Attn: Grant Anderson. Mail, Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of Government Ethics, 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 500, Attention: Grant Anderson, Assistant Counsel, Washington, DC 20005-3917. Instructions: Comments may be posted on OGE's website, www.oge.gov. Sensitive personal information, such as account numbers or Social Security numbers, should not be included. Comments generally will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Anderson at the U.S. Office of Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9318; TTY: 800-877-8339; FAX: 202-482-9237; Email: ganderso@oge.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 15838]] Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. OMB Number: To be determined. Needs and Uses: The proposed information collection provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the agency's commitment to improving service delivery. Qualitative feedback means information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but is not a statistical survey that yields 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. OGE expects to use various methods (e.g., focus groups, customer satisfaction surveys, comment cards), to solicit feedback. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public and other agency stakeholders. 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; The collections are focused on the awareness, understanding, attitudes, preferences, or experiences of the public or other stakeholders in order to improve existing or future services, products, or communication materials; Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary; Information gathered will be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release to the public; 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 submitted under this generic clearance 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. Current Action: New information collection request (generic). Type of Review: New. Affected Public: Individuals; Business or Other For-Profit Institutions; Not-For-Profit Institutions; State or Local Government. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 45,000. Projected average burden estimates for the next three years: Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 40. Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 1,125. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 45,000. Average Minutes per Response: 3 minutes. Annual Burden Hours: 2,250 hours. Frequency: On occasion. Request for Comments: Agency and public comment is invited specifically on the need for and practical utility of this information collection, the accuracy of OGE's burden estimate, the enhancement of quality, utility and clarity of the information collected, and the minimization of burden (including the use of information technology). Comments received in response to this notice will be summarized for, and may be included with, the OGE generic information collection request. The comments will also become a matter of public record. Approved: April 6, 2018. David J. Apol, General Counsel and Acting Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics. [FR Doc. 2018-07537 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6345-03-P
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SUMMARY: An Environmental Modeling B. How can I get copies of this document Dated: March 29, 2018.
Public Meeting (EMPM) will be held on and other related information? Marietta Echeverria,
Wednesday, May 23, 2018. This Notice Director, Environmental Fate and Effects
announces the location and time for the The docket for this action, identified Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
meeting and provides tentative agenda by docket identification (ID) number [FR Doc. 2018–07642 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
topics. The EMPM provides a public EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0879, is available
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forum for EPA and its stakeholders to at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
discuss current issues related to Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
modeling pesticide fate, transport, and Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
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exposure for pesticide risk assessments Environmental Protection Agency
in a regulatory context. Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Agency Information Collection
DATES: The meeting will be held on May Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Activities: Proposed Collection;
23, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC Comment Request; Fast Track Generic
Requests to participate in the meeting 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room Clearance for the Collection of
must be received on or before April 23, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Qualitative Feedback on Agency
2018. Monday through Friday, excluding legal Service Delivery
To request accommodation of a holidays. The telephone number for the
disability, please contact the person Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON and the telephone number for the OPP (OGE).
CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review Notice and request for
ACTION:
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as the visitor instructions and additional comments.
much time as possible to process your information about the docket available
SUMMARY: As part of a Federal
request. at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Government-wide effort to streamline
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
II. Background the process to seek feedback from the
the Environmental Protection Agency, public on service delivery, OGE seeks
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), One On a biannual interval, an EMPM is comment on the development of a
Potomac Yard (South Building), First held for presentation and discussion of Generic Information Collection Request
Floor Conference Center (S–1200), 2777 current issues related to modeling for the collection of qualitative feedback
S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. pesticide fate, transport, and exposure on agency service delivery for approval
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for risk assessment in a regulatory under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Rebecca Lazarus or Andrew Shelby, context. Meeting dates and abstract This notice announces OGE’s intent to
Environmental Fate and Effects Division requests are announced through the submit this collection to the Office of
(7507P), Office of Pesticide Programs, ‘‘empmlist’’ forum on the LYRIS list Management and Budget for approval
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 server at https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_ and solicits comments on specific
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC forums/. aspects for the proposed information
20460–0001; telephone number: (703) collection.
347–0520 and (703) 347–0119; fax III. How can I request to participate in
number: (703) 305–0204; email address: this meeting? DATES: Consideration will be given to all
lazarus.rebecca@epa.gov and comments received by June 11, 2018.
You may submit a request to ADDRESSES: Comments may be
shelby.andrew@epa.gov.
participate in this meeting to the person submitted to OGE by any of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION following methods:
I. General Information CONTACT. Do not submit any information Email: usoge@oge.gov (Include
in your request that is considered CBI. reference to ‘‘Fast Track Generic
A. Does this action apply to me? Requests to participate in the meeting, Clearance comment’’ in the subject line
You may be potentially affected by identified by docket ID number EPA– of the message.)
this action if you are required to HQ–OPP–2009–0879, must be received FAX: 202–482–9237, Attn: Grant
conduct testing of chemical substances on or before April 23, 2018. Anderson.
under the Toxic Substances Control Act Mail, Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of
(TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and IV. Tentative Theme for the Meeting
Government Ethics, 1201 New York
Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Quantitative Use of Surface Water Avenue NW, Suite 500, Attention: Grant
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Monitoring Data: The 2018 Spring Anderson, Assistant Counsel,
Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may EMPM will provide a forum for Washington, DC 20005–3917.
also be interested, the Agency has not presentations on methods for assessing Instructions: Comments may be
attempted to describe all the specific pesticide monitoring data in surface posted on OGE’s website, www.oge.gov.
entities that may be affected by this waters. Potential topics include Sensitive personal information, such as
action. The following list of North quantitative use of chemical surface account numbers or Social Security
American Industrial Classification water monitoring data in exposure/risk numbers, should not be included.
System (NAICS) codes is not intended assessment, calibration of water quality Comments generally will not be edited
to be exhaustive, but rather provides a models using surface water data, to remove any identifying or contact
guide to help readers determine whether comparisons of chemical monitoring information.
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this document applies to them. and modeling data, chemical removal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Potentially affected entities may efficacy of drinking water and sewage Grant Anderson at the U.S. Office of
include: treatment and monitoring data for Government Ethics; telephone: 202–
• Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and
agricultural, urban, forestry and aquatic 482–9318; TTY: 800–877–8339; FAX:
Hunting NAICS code 11.
pesticide applications. Updates on 202–482–9237; Email: ganderso@
• Utilities NAICS code 22.
• Professional, Scientific and ongoing topics will also be provided. oge.gov.
Technical NAICS code 54. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for • Information gathered will not be Request for Comments: Agency and
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback used for the purpose of substantially public comment is invited specifically
on Agency Service Delivery. informing influential policy decisions; on the need for and practical utility of
OMB Number: To be determined. and this information collection, the accuracy
Needs and Uses: The proposed • Information gathered will yield of OGE’s burden estimate, the
information collection provides a means qualitative information; the collections enhancement of quality, utility and
to garner qualitative customer and will not be designed or expected to clarity of the information collected, and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient, yield statistically reliable results or used the minimization of burden (including
timely manner, in accordance with the as though the results are generalizable to the use of information technology).
agency’s commitment to improving the population of study. Comments received in response to this
service delivery. Qualitative feedback Feedback collected under this generic notice will be summarized for, and may
means information that provides useful clearance provides useful information, be included with, the OGE generic
insights on perceptions and opinions, but it does not yield data that can be information collection request. The
but is not a statistical survey that yields generalized to the overall population. comments will also become a matter of
quantitative results that can be This type of generic clearance for public record.
generalized to the population of study. qualitative information will not be used Approved: April 6, 2018.
This feedback will provide insights into for quantitative information collections
David J. Apol,
customer or stakeholder perceptions, that are designed to yield reliably
experiences, and expectations, provide actionable results, such as monitoring General Counsel and Acting Director, U.S.
Office of Government Ethics.
an early warning of issues with service, trends over time or documenting
or focus attention on areas where [FR Doc. 2018–07537 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
program performance. Such data uses
communication, training, or changes in require more rigorous designs that BILLING CODE 6345–03–P
operations might improve delivery of address: The target population to which
products or services. These collections generalizations will be made, the
will allow for ongoing, collaborative, sampling frame, the sample design DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
and actionable communications (including stratification and clustering), HUMAN SERVICES
between the agency and its customers the precision requirements or power
and stakeholders. It will also allow calculations that justify the proposed Centers for Disease Control and
feedback to contribute directly to the sample size, the expected response rate, Prevention
improvement of program management. methods for assessing potential non- [Docket Number CDC–2018–0033, NIOSH–
OGE expects to use various methods response bias, the protocols for data 311]
(e.g., focus groups, customer satisfaction collection, and any testing procedures
surveys, comment cards), to solicit that were or will be undertaken prior to Draft—National Occupational Research
feedback. Responses will be assessed to fielding the study. Depending on the Agenda for Public Safety
plan and inform efforts to improve or degree of influence the results are likely AGENCY: National Institute for
maintain the quality of service offered to to have, such collections may still be Occupational Safety and Health
the public and other agency eligible for submission for other generic (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
stakeholders. If this information is not mechanisms that are designed to yield Control and Prevention (CDC),
collected, vital feedback from customers quantitative results. Department of Health and Human
and stakeholders on the agency’s As a general matter, information Services (HHS).
services will be unavailable. collections submitted under this generic
The agency will only submit a ACTION: Request for comment.
clearance will not result in any new
collection for approval under this system of records containing privacy SUMMARY: The National Institute for
generic clearance if it meets the information and will not ask questions Occupational Safety and Health of the
following conditions: of a sensitive nature, such as sexual Centers for Disease Control and
• The collections are voluntary; behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, Prevention announces the availability of
• The collections are low-burden for and other matters that are commonly a draft NORA Agenda entitled National
respondents (based on considerations of considered private. Occupational Research Agenda for
total burden hours, total number of Current Action: New information Public Safety for public comment. To
respondents, or burden-hours per collection request (generic). view the notice and related materials,
respondent) and are low-cost for both Type of Review: New. visit https://www.regulations.gov and
the respondents and the Federal Affected Public: Individuals; Business enter CDC–2018–0033 in the search
Government; or Other For-Profit Institutions; Not-For-
• The collections are non- field and click ‘‘Search.’’
Profit Institutions; State or Local
controversial; DATES: Electronic or written comments
Government.
• The collections are focused on the Estimated Annual Number of must be received by June 11, 2018.
awareness, understanding, attitudes, Respondents: 45,000. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
preferences, or experiences of the public Projected average burden estimates identified by CDC–2018–0033 and
or other stakeholders in order to for the next three years: docket number NIOSH–311, by any of
improve existing or future services, Average Expected Annual Number of the following methods:
products, or communication materials; Activities: 40. • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
• Personally identifiable information
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Average Number of Respondents per https://www.regulations.gov Follow the
(PII) is collected only to the extent Activity: 1,125. instructions for submitting comments.
necessary; Responses per Respondent: 1. • Mail: National Institute for
• Information gathered will be used Annual Responses: 45,000. Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH
only internally for general service Average Minutes per Response: 3 Docket Office, 1090 Tusculum Avenue,
improvement and program management minutes. MS C–34, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226–1998.
purposes and is not intended for release Annual Burden Hours: 2,250 hours. Instructions: All submissions received
to the public; Frequency: On occasion. in response to this notice must include
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| Contact | Grant Anderson at the U.S. Office of Government Ethics; telephone: 202-482-9318; TTY: 800-877-8339; FAX: 202-482-9237; Email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 15837 |
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