83 FR 21998 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision and Extension of Approved Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 92 (May 11, 2018)

Page Range		21998-21998
FR Document		2018-09984

As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 21998]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09984]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision and Extension 
of Approved Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the 
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the 
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service (FSIS) has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request 
(Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' to OMB for approval under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).

DATES: Comments must be submitted by June 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the Desk Officer for 
Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503; [email protected] or fax (202) 395-5806 and to 
Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, 
DC 20250-7602.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, 
please contact Ruth Brown (202) 720-8958.

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 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 received no comments in response to the 60-day notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 22, 2017 (82 FR 60700). 
No comments were received.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service--0583-0151

    Current Actions: Revision and Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Type of Review: Revision and Extension.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 5.
    Respondents: 4,000.
    Annual responses: 4,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: 30.
    Burden hours: 2,000.
    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 Office of Management and Budget control number.

    Dated: May 7, 2018.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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OMB Control Number: 0583–0152. SUMMARY: As part of a Federal results, such as monitoring trends over
Summary of Collection: The Food Government-wide effort to streamline time or documenting program
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has the process to seek feedback from the performance. Such data uses require
been delegated the authority to exercise public on service delivery, the more rigorous designs that address: The
the functions of the Secretary as Department of Agriculture (USDA), the target population to which
provided in the Federal Meat Inspection Food Safety and Inspection Service generalizations will be made, the
Act (FMIA) (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and (FSIS) has submitted a Generic sampling frame, the sample design
the Poultry Products Inspection Act Information Collection Request (Generic (including stratification and clustering),
(PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.). These ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for the the precision requirements or power
statutes mandate that FSIS protect the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on calculations that justify the proposed
public by ensuring that meat and Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for sample size, the expected response rate,
poultry products are safe, wholesome, approval under the Paperwork
methods for assessing potential non-
unadulterated, and properly labeled and Reduction Act (PRA).
response bias, the protocols for data
packaged. FSIS regulations establish a DATES: Comments must be submitted by
common or usual name for raw meat collection, and any testing procedures
June 11, 2018.
and poultry products that do not meet that were or will be undertaken prior
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
standard or identity regulations and to fielding the study. Depending on the
submitted to the Desk Officer for degree of influence the results are likely
which solutions have been added. Agriculture, Office of Information and
Products with added solutions are to have, such collections may still be
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
sometimes called referred to as eligible for submission for other generic
Management and Budget, New
‘‘enhanced products.’’ Executive Office Building, Washington, mechanisms that are designed to yield
Need and Use of the Information: DC 20503; OIRA_Submission@ quantitative results.
FSIS requires that establishments that OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 The Agency received no comments in
manufacture products containing added and to Departmental Clearance Office, response to the 60-day notice published
solutions to identify the common or USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, in the Federal Register on December 22,
usual name for such products and Washington, DC 20250–7602. 2017 (82 FR 60700). No comments were
include an accurate description of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To received.
raw meat or poultry component, the request additional information, please
percentage of added solution The Food Safety and Inspection
contact Ruth Brown (202) 720–8958.
incorporated into the raw meat and Service—0583–0151
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
poultry product, and the individual
Title: Generic Clearance for the Current Actions: Revision and
ingredients or multi-ingredient
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Extension of Currently Approved
components in the solution listed in the
Agency Service Delivery. Collection.
descending order of predominance by Abstract: The information collection
weight. FSIS also requires that the print activity will garner qualitative customer Type of Review: Revision and
for all words in the common or usual and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, Extension.
name appear in a single font size, color, timely manner, in accordance with the Affected Public: Not-for-profit
and style of print and that the name Administration’s commitment to
appear on a single-color contrasting institutions.
improving service delivery. By
background. Average Expected Annual Number of
qualitative feedback we mean
Description of Respondents: Business activities: 5.
information that provides useful
or other for-profit. Respondents: 4,000.
insights on perceptions and opinions,
Number of Respondents: 6,100.
Frequency of Responses: but are not statistical surveys that yield Annual responses: 4,000.
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion. quantitative results that can be
Frequency of Response: Once per
Total Burden Hours: 61,000. generalized to the population of study.
request.
This feedback will provide insights into
Ruth Brown, customer or stakeholder perceptions, Average minutes per response: 30.
Departmental Information Collection experiences and expectations, provide Burden hours: 2,000.
Clearance Officer. an early warning of issues with service,
An agency may not conduct or
[FR Doc. 2018–10086 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am] or focus attention on areas where
sponsor, and a person is not required to
BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of respond to, a collection of information
products or services. These collections unless it displays a currently valid
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE will allow for ongoing, collaborative and Office of Management and Budget
actionable communications between the control number.
Agency Information Collection Agency and its customers and Dated: May 7, 2018.
Activities: Revision and Extension of stakeholders. It will also allow feedback Ruth Brown,
Approved Collection; Comment to contribute directly to the
Request; Generic Clearance for the Departmental Information Collection
improvement of program management. Clearance Officer.
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Feedback collected under this generic
Agency Service Delivery [FR Doc. 2018–09984 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]
clearance will provide useful
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information, but it will not yield data BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection
Service, Department of Agriculture. that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of
clearance for qualitative information
information collection approval from
will not be used for quantitative
the Office of Management and Budget
information collections that are
and request for comments.
designed to yield reliably actionable

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be submitted by June 11, 2018.
Contact		To request additional information, please contact Ruth Brown (202) 720-8958.
FR Citation		83 FR 21998