83 FR 61151 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 229 (November 28, 2018)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 229 (November 28, 2018)
| Page Range | 61151-61152 | |
| FR Document | 2018-25939 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 61151-61152] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25939] [[Page 61151]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DOD-2018-OS-0095] Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Defense, DOD. ACTION: Information collection notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, we are seeking comment on the development of the following proposed Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This notice announces our intent to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on specific aspects for the proposed information collection. DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by January 28, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Chief Management Officer, Directorate for Oversight and Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to Information Collections Branch, Directives Division, Attn: Mr. Frederick Licari, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100, Phone: 571-372-0493. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery; OMB Control Number 0704-0553. Needs and Uses: 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 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 noncontroversial 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. 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 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 or Households; Business or Other For- Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Government. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 100,000. Below we provide projected average burden estimates for the next three years. Average Expected Annual Number of Activites: 100. Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 1,000. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Burden Hours: 16,667. Number of Respondents: 1,000. Annual Responses: 100,000. Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes. [[Page 61152]] Frequency: On Occasion. Dated: November 23, 2018. Shelly E. Finke, Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2018-25939 Filed 11-27-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001-06-P
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Feedback on Agency Service Delivery; purposes and is not intended for release
OMB Control Number 0704–0553. outside of the agency;
Office of the Secretary Needs and Uses: The proposed • Information gathered will not be
[Docket ID: DOD–2018–OS–0095] information collection activity provides used for the purpose of substantially
a means to garner qualitative customer informing influential policy decisions;
Proposed Collection; Comment and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, and
Request timely manner, in accordance with the • Information gathered will yield
Administration’s commitment to qualitative information; the collections
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of improving service delivery. By will not be designed or expected to
Defense, DOD. qualitative feedback, we mean yield statistically reliable results or used
ACTION: Information collection notice. information that provides useful as though the results are generalizable to
insights on perceptions and opinions, the population of study.
SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Feedback collected under this generic
but are not statistical surveys that yield
Government-wide effort to streamline clearance provides useful information,
quantitative results that can be
the process to seek feedback from the but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the population of study.
public on service delivery, we are generalized to the overall population.
This feedback will provide insights into
seeking comment on the development of This type of generic clearance for
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
the following proposed Generic qualitative information will not be used
experiences and expectations, provide
Information Collection Request (Generic for quantitative information collections
an early warning of issues with service,
ICR): ‘‘Fast Track Generic Clearance for that are designed to yield reliably
or focus attention on areas where
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback actionable results, such as monitoring
communication, training or changes in
on Agency Service Delivery’’ for trends over time or documenting
operations might improve delivery of
approval under the Paperwork program performance. Such data uses
products or services. These collections
Reduction Act (PRA). This notice require more rigorous designs that
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
announces our intent to submit this address: The target population to which
actionable communications between the
collection to OMB for approval and generalizations will be made, the
Agency and its customers and
solicits comments on specific aspects sampling frame, the sample design
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
for the proposed information collection. (including stratification and clustering),
to contribute directly to the
DATES: Consideration will be given to all improvement of program management. the precision requirements or power
comments received by January 28, 2019. The solicitation of feedback will target calculations that justify the proposed
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, areas such as: Timeliness, sample size, the expected response rate,
identified by docket number and title, appropriateness, accuracy of methods for assessing potential
by any of the following methods: information, courtesy, efficiency of nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// service delivery, and resolution of collection, and any testing procedures
www.regulations.gov. Follow the issues with service delivery. Responses that were or will be undertaken prior to
instructions for submitting comments. will be assessed to plan and inform fielding the study. Depending on the
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of efforts to improve or maintain the degree of influence the results are likely
the Chief Management Officer, quality of service offered to the public. to have, such collections may still be
Directorate for Oversight and If this information is not collected, vital eligible for submission for other generic
Compliance, 4800 Mark Center Drive, feedback from customers and mechanisms that are designed to yield
Mailbox #24 Suite 08D09, Alexandria, stakeholders on the Agency’s services quantitative results.
VA 22350–1700. will be unavailable. As a general matter, information
Instructions: All submissions received The Agency will only submit a collections will not result in any new
must include the agency name, docket collection for approval under this system of records containing privacy
number and title for this Federal generic clearance if it meets the information and will not ask questions
Register document. The general policy following conditions: of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
for comments and other submissions • The collections are voluntary; behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
from members of the public is to make • The collections are low-burden for and other matters that are commonly
these submissions available for public respondents (based on considerations of considered private.
viewing on the internet at http:// total burden hours, total number of Affected Public: Individuals or
www.regulations.gov as they are respondents, or burden-hours per Households; Business or Other For-
received without change, including any respondent) and are low-cost for both Profit; Not-For-Profit Institutions;
personal identifiers or contact the respondents and the Federal Farms; Federal Government; State,
information. Government; Local, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Annual Number of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To • The collections are
Respondents: 100,000.
request more information on this noncontroversial and do not raise issues Below we provide projected average
proposed information collection or to of concern to other Federal agencies; burden estimates for the next three
obtain a copy of the proposal and • Any collection is targeted to the years.
associated collection instruments, solicitation of opinions from Average Expected Annual Number of
please write to Information Collections respondents who have experience with Activites: 100.
Branch, Directives Division, Attn: Mr. the program or may have experience Average Number of Respondents per
Frederick Licari, 4800 Mark Center with the program in the near future; Activity: 1,000.
Drive, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA • Personally identifiable information Responses per Respondent: 1.
22350–3100, Phone: 571–372–0493. (PII) is collected only to the extent Annual Burden Hours: 16,667.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: necessary and is not retained; Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Title; Associated Form; and OMB • Information gathered will be used Annual Responses: 100,000.
Number: Fast Track Generic Clearance only internally for general service Average Burden per Response: 10
for the Collection of Qualitative improvement and program management minutes.
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Dated: November 21, 2018. ecomment.asp. You must include your
[Docket No. ER19–381–000]
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name and contact information at the end
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Power Holding LLC; Supplemental Deputy Secretary.
please contact FERC Online Support. In
Notice That Initial Market-Based Rate [FR Doc. 2018–25926 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am]
lieu of electronic filing, please send a
Filing Includes Request for Blanket BILLING CODE 6717–01–P paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy
Section 204 Authorization Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
This is a supplemental notice in the NE, Washington, DC 20426. The first
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above-referenced proceeding of Power page of any filing should include docket
Holding LLC’s application for market- Federal Energy Regulatory number P–2727–092.
based rate authority, with an Commission For further information, contact Dr.
accompanying rate tariff, noting that Nicholas Palso at (202) 502–8854, or at
such application includes a request for nicholas.palso@ferc.gov.
[Project No. 2727–092]
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR Dated: November 21, 2018.
part 34, of future issuances of securities Notice of Availability of Draft Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
and assumptions of liability. Environmental Assessment: Black Deputy Secretary.
Any person desiring to intervene or to Bear Hydro Partners, LLC [FR Doc. 2018–25920 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am]
protest should file with the Federal BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 In accordance with the National
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 the Federal Energy Regulatory
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Commission’s (Commission)
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and regulations, 18 CFR part 380, the Office Federal Energy Regulatory
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to of Energy Projects has reviewed the Commission
intervene or protest must serve a copy application for the relicensing of the
Ellsworth Hydroelectric Project, located [Project No. 14892–000]
of that document on the Applicant.
Notice is hereby given that the on the Union River, in Hancock County,
Maine, and has prepared a Draft Notice of Preliminary Permit
deadline for filing protests with regard Application Accepted for Filing and
to the applicant’s request for blanket Environmental Assessment (DEA) for
the project. Soliciting Comments, Motions To
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Intervene, and Competing
future issuances of securities and The DEA contains staff’s analysis of
Applications: Badger Mountain Hydro,
assumptions of liability, is December 11, the potential environmental impacts of
LLC
2018. the project and concludes that licensing
The Commission encourages the project, with appropriate On October 2, 2018, Badger Mountain
electronic submission of protests and environmental protective measures, Hydro, LLC filed an application for a
interventions in lieu of paper, using the would not constitute a major federal preliminary permit, pursuant to section
FERC Online links at http:// action that would significantly affect the 4(f) of the Federal Power Act, proposing
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic quality of the human environment. to study the feasibility of the Badger
service, persons with internet access A copy of the DEA is available for Mountain Pumped Storage Project
who will eFile a document and/or be review at the Commission in the Public (project) to be located near East
listed as a contact for an intervenor Reference Room or may be viewed on Wenatchee in Douglas County,
must create and validate an the Commission’s website at http:// Washington. The sole purpose of a
eRegistration account using the www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Enter the docket number excluding the the permit holder priority to file a
link to log on and submit the last three digits in the docket number license application during the permit
intervention or protests. field to access the document. For term. A preliminary permit does not
Persons unable to file electronically assistance, contact FERC Online authorize the permit holder to perform
should submit an original and 5 copies Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ any land-disturbing activities or
of the intervention or protest to the ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll free), or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, (202) 502–8659 (TTY). owned by others without the owners’
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC You may also register online at http:// express permission.
20426. www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ The proposed project will be a closed-
The filings in the above-referenced esubscription.asp to be notified via loop pumped storage project with initial
proceeding are accessible in the email of new filings and issuances fill and make up water coming from
Commission’s eLibrary system by related to this or other pending projects. local water rights holders, tentatively
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| Contact | To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to Information Collections Branch, Directives Division, Attn: Mr. Frederick Licari, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350-3100, Phone: 571-372-0493. | |
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