83 FR 57492 - Science and Technology Collection of Qualitative Feedback
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 221 (November 15, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 221 (November 15, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-24906 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57492-57493] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-24906] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS-2018-0038] Science and Technology Collection of Qualitative Feedback AGENCY: Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: 60-Day notice of information collection; new request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: S&T will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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. DATES: Comments are encouraged and accepted until January 14, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS- 2018-0038, at:Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail and hand delivery or commercial delivery: Science and Technology Directorate, ATTN: Chief Information Office--Mary Cantey, 245 Murray Drive, Mail Stop 0202, Washington, DC 20528. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number DHS-2018-0038. All comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DHS/S&T/OCIO Program Manager: Mary Cantey, Mary.K.Cantey@hq.dhs.gov or 202-254-5367 (Not a toll free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the S&T'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 S&T and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of S&T's 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 nonresponse 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. DHS, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. DHS is soliciting comments on the proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) that is described below. DHS is [[Page 57493]] especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology? Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Science and Technology Collection of Qualitative Feedback. Type of Review: New. Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government. Frequency of Collection: One per Request. Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes or under. Number of Respondents: 215,100. Total Burden Hours: 34,732. Dated: October 16, 2018. Rick Stevens, Chief Technology Officer, Science and Technology Directorate. [FR Doc. 2018-24906 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-9F-P
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Technology Directorate, ATTN: Chief Frequency of Collection: Once per FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information Office—Mary Cantey, 245 respondent. DHS/S&T/OCIO Program Manager: Mary
Murray Drive, Mail Stop 0202, Average Burden per Response: 30 Cantey, Mary.K.Cantey@hq.dhs.gov or
Washington, DC 20528. minutes. 202–254–5367 (Not a toll free number).
Instructions: All submissions received Total Estimated Number of Annual SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
must include the agency name and Responses: 2,000. information collection activity will
docket number DHS–2018–0063. All Total Estimated Number of Annual garner qualitative customer and
comments received will be posted Burden Hours: 1,000. stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
without change to http:// Gregg Piermarini, timely manner, in accordance with the
www.regulations.gov, including any S&T’s commitment to improving service
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Science
personal information provided. Please and Technology Directorate. delivery. By qualitative feedback we
note that comments submitted by fax or mean information that provides useful
[FR Doc. 2018–24907 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am]
email and those submitted after the insights on perceptions and opinions,
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comment period will not be accepted. but are not statistical surveys that yield
Docket: For access to the docket to quantitative results that can be
read background documents or generalized to the population of study.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
comments received, go to http:// This feedback will provide insights into
SECURITY
www.regulations.gov. customer or stakeholder perceptions,
[Docket No. DHS–2018–0038]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: experiences and expectations, provide
DHS/S&T/FRG System Owner: Marc Science and Technology Collection of an early warning of issues with service,
Caplan, Marc.Caplan@HQ.DHS.GOV, Qualitative Feedback or focus attention on areas where
(202) 254–6134 (Not a toll free number). communication, training or changes in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS, in AGENCY: Science and Technology operations might improve delivery of
accordance with the PRA (6 U.S.C. 193), Directorate (S&T), Department of products or services. These collections
provides the general public and Federal Homeland Security (DHS). will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
agencies with an opportunity to ACTION: 60-Day notice of information actionable communications between
comment on proposed, revised, and collection; new request for comment. S&T and its customers and stakeholders.
continuing collection of information. It will also allow feedback to contribute
SUMMARY: S&T will submit the following directly to the improvement of S&T’s
This helps the Department assess the
Information Collection Request (ICR) to program management. Feedback
impact of its information collection
the Office of Management and Budget collected under this generic clearance
requirements and minimize the public’s
(OMB) for review and clearance in will provide useful information, but it
reporting burden. It also helps the
accordance with the Paperwork will not yield data that can be
public understand the Department’s
Reduction Act of 1995. The information generalized to the overall population.
information collection requirements and
collection activity will garner This type of generic clearance for
provides the requested data in the
qualitative customer and stakeholder qualitative information will not be used
desired format. DHS is soliciting
feedback in an efficient, timely manner, for quantitative information collections
comments on the proposed information
in accordance with the Administration’s that are designed to yield reliably
collection request (ICR) that is described
commitment to improving service actionable results, such as monitoring
below. The Department of Homeland
delivery. trends over time or documenting
Security is especially interested in
public comment addressing the DATES: Comments are encouraged and program performance. Such data uses
following issues: (1) Is this collection accepted until January 14, 2019. require more rigorous designs that
necessary to the proper functions of the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, address: The target population to which
Department; (2) will this information be identified by docket number DHS– generalizations will be made, the
processed and used in a timely manner; 2018–0038, at: sampling frame, the sample design
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// (including stratification and clustering),
(4) how might the Department enhance www.regulations.gov. Please follow the the precision requirements or power
the quality, utility, and clarity of the instructions for submitting comments. calculations that justify the proposed
information to be collected; and (5) how • Mail and hand delivery or sample size, the expected response rate,
might the Department minimize the commercial delivery: Science and methods for assessing potential
burden of this collection on the Technology Directorate, ATTN: Chief nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
respondents, including through the use Information Office—Mary Cantey, 245 collection, and any testing procedures
of information technology. Please note Murray Drive, Mail Stop 0202, that were or will be undertaken prior
that written comments received in Washington, DC 20528. fielding the study. Depending on the
response to this notice will be Instructions: All submissions received degree of influence the results are likely
considered public records. must include the agency name and to have, such collections may still be
Title of Collection: First Responders docket number DHS–2018–0038. All eligible for submission for other generic
Community of Practice User comments received will be posted mechanisms that are designed to yield
Registration Page (DHS Form 10059 (9/ without change to http:// quantitative results. DHS, in accordance
09)). www.regulations.gov, including any with the Paperwork Reduction Act
personal information provided. Please (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., provides
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Prior OMB Control Number: 1640–
0016. note that comments submitted by fax or the general public and Federal agencies
Prior Federal Register Document: email and those submitted after the with an opportunity to comment on
2018–0035, August 2, 2018. comment period will not be accepted. proposed, revised, and continuing
Type of Review: An extension of an Docket: For access to the docket to collections of information. DHS is
information collection. read background documents or soliciting comments on the proposed
Respondents/Affected Public: Federal, comments received, go to http:// Information Collection Request (ICR)
State, Local, and Tribal Governments. www.regulations.gov. that is described below. DHS is
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especially interested in public comment contacting Anice Chenault at 502–618– FSS program performance—
addressing the following issues: (1) Is 8163 (email strongly preferred). individually and collectively—improves
this collection necessary to the proper Electronic Data Availability. This or declines over time.
functions of the Department; (2) will Federal Register notice and a Initially, HUD plans to use the
this information be processed and used spreadsheet containing scores using the performance measures to identify high
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate methodology for FSS programs funded performing and low performing FSS
of burden accurate; (4) how might the in any of the last three years will be programs, which could inform its
Department enhance the quality, utility, available electronically from the HUD understanding of best practices and its
and clarity of the information to be FSS web page: https://www.hud.gov/ delivery of technical assistance. Toward
collected; and (5) how might the program_offices/public_indian_ these goals, at least once per year, HUD
Department minimize the burden of this housing/programs/hcv/fss. Federal will analyze data collected through the
collection on the respondents, including Register notices also are available Public Housing Information Center (PIC)
through the use of information electronically at https:// to calculate FSS performance scores for
technology? Please note that written www.federalregister.gov/, the U.S. each FSS program that received an FSS
comments received in response to this Government Printing Office website. coordinator grant in one or more of the
notice will be considered public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: past three fiscal year NOFA
records. competitions. Beginning in Fiscal Year
I. Background 2019, HUD plans to consider the FSS
Title of Collection: Science and
Technology Collection of Qualitative On December 12, 2017, HUD performance score of an FSS program in
Feedback. published a notice in the Federal determining FSS funding awards.
Type of Review: New. Register (FR–6046–N–01, 82 FR 58434) HUD developed the approach
Affected Public: Individuals and (2017 Notice) describing and requesting described in this Notice based in part on
Households, Businesses and comment on a performance feedback received on an earlier
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal measurement system that HUD plans to performance measurement approach
Government. implement for public housing agencies proposed in the FY 2014 FSS Notice of
Frequency of Collection: One per (PHAs) that receive HUD Family Self Funding Availability (NOFA). In the FY
Request. Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinator 2014 NOFA, HUD proposed, and asked
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 grants. Through this notice, HUD is for feedback on, evaluating FSS
minutes or under. implementing the FSS performance programs based on the share of FSS
Number of Respondents: 215,100. measurement system, as proposed in the participants that experience an increase
Total Burden Hours: 34,732. 2017 Notice. Additionally, in response in earned income (also known as
Dated: October 16, 2018. to public comments, HUD is revising the ‘‘earnings growth’’) over a specified time
Rick Stevens,
methodology it uses to compute FSS period. Some commenters raised
Performance Scores under the new concerns that this approach did not
Chief Technology Officer, Science and
Technology Directorate.
system; these revisions are described adequately account for differences in
below, in section III of this notice. local economic conditions and
[FR Doc. 2018–24906 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am]
Henceforth, HUD will use the new differences in the approaches of local
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system to evaluate the performance of FSS programs. While some FSS
PHAs receiving HUD program programs encourage participants to
coordinator funding in a strictly increase their earnings immediately,
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND advisory manner. Beginning with Fiscal others encourage FSS participants to
URBAN DEVELOPMENT Year (FY) 2019 appropriations, HUD build skills and credentials first and
[Docket No. FR–6046–N–02] intends to use the performance then seek higher paying jobs. The FSS
measurement system in the performance measurement system
Family Self-Sufficiency Performance determination of FSS funding awards. proposed in the December 2017 Notice
Measurement System (‘‘Composite The complete, updated methodology was developed to address these issues,
Score’’) can be found on HUD’s website at: as well as many others, and to allow for
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/ a more nuanced evaluation of the
AGENCY: Office of Public and Indian public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/
Housing, HUD. performance of local FSS programs.
fss. A PHA’s FSS performance score will
ACTION: Notice of new performance Under section 23(i) of the Housing be calculated based on three measures,
measurement system (‘‘Composite Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437u(i)), HUD weighted as follows:
Score’’) for the Family Self-Sufficiency is required to establish criteria to A. Earnings Performance Measure (50
Program. evaluate eligible entities’ percent);
implementation of local FSS programs. B. FSS Graduation Rate (30 percent);
SUMMARY: This notice describes and HUD has developed this new FSS C. Participation Rate (20 percent).
responds to comments on a performance performance measurement system to HUD has selected these measures
measurement system that HUD plans to provide HUD, Congress, public housing because they are important indicators of
implement for Public Housing Agencies agencies (PHAs), and other eligible program performance and are verifiable
(PHAs) that receive HUD Family Self- entities with information on the using the data HUD collects through the
Sufficiency (FSS) program coordinator performance of individual FSS PIC data system. No outside or
grants. The desired effect of this notice programs. The information will help
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additional reporting will be required,
is to notify the public regarding the grantees determine how their programs which ensures that the system will not
criteria for evaluating FSS programs. compare to others across the country in increase the reporting burden of PHAs.
DATES: Applicability Date: December 17, efforts to help participants to No new Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
2018. successfully graduate from the program Information Collection will be required
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and make progress toward economic for the scoring, as proposed.
Questions on this notice may be security. The information will also help The Earnings Performance Measure
addressed to FSS@hud.gov or by HUD understand the extent to which represents the difference between the
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| Action | 60-Day notice of information collection; new request for comment. | |
| Dates | Comments are encouraged and accepted until January 14, 2019. | |
| Contact | DHS/S&T/OCIO Program Manager: Mary Cantey, [email protected] or 202-254-5367 (Not a toll free number). | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 57492 |
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