83_FR_7170 83 FR 7136 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision and Extension of Approved Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

83 FR 7136 - 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 34 (February 20, 2018)

Page Range7136-7137
FR Document2018-03370

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 Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-03370]


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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

February 14, 2018.
AGENCY: The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), 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 Office of the Chief Information 
Officer (OCIO) 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by March 22, 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.

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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 seven comments in response to the 60-day notice 
published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2017 (82 FR 57423). 
The comments were not related to the collection package or to USDA.

The Office of the Chief Information Officer--0503-0021

    Current Actions: Revision and Extension of Currently Approved 
Collection.
    Type of Review: Revision and Extension.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and 
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 20.
    Respondents: 30,000.
    Annual responses: 30,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: 30.
    Burden hours: 15,000.
    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.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-03370 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-KR-P

7136 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 34 Tuesday, February 20, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to comply with the OIG audit contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such recommendations. proposed rules that are applicable to the persons are not required to respond to Description of Respondents: Business public. Notices of hearings and investigations, the collection of information unless it or other for-profit; Not-for-profit committee meetings, agency decisions and displays a currently valid OMB control Institutions; State, Local or Tribal rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency number. Government; Individuals. statements of organization and functions are Number of Respondents: 4,874. Forest Service Frequency of Responses: examples of documents appearing in this section. Title: Federal and Non-Federal Recordkeeping; Reporting: Quarterly; Financial Assistance Instruments. On occasion. OMB Control Number: 0596–0217. Total Burden Hours: 49,751. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Summary of Collection: In order to Ruth Brown, carry out specific Forest Service (FS) Submission for OMB Review; Departmental Information Collection activities, Congress created several Clearance Officer. Comment Request authorities to assist the Agency in [FR Doc. 2018–03348 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am] February 14, 2018. carrying out its mission. Authorized by BILLING CODE 3411–15–P The Department of Agriculture has the Federal Grants and Cooperative submitted the following information Agreements Act (FGCAA), the FS issues collection requirement(s) to OMB for Federal Financial Assistance awards, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE review and clearance under the (i.e., grants and cooperative Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, agreements). Agency specific authorities Agency Information Collection Public Law 104–13. Comments are and appropriations also support use of Activities: Revision and Extension of requested regarding (1) whether the Federal Financial Assistance awards. In Approved Collection; Comment collection of information is necessary addition to FFA, Congress created Request; Generic Clearance for the for the proper performance of the specific authorizations for acts outside Collection of Qualitative Feedback on functions of the agency, including the scope of the FGCAA. Appropriations Agency Service Delivery whether the information will have language was developed to convey authority for the Forest Service to enter February 14, 2018. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including into relationships that are outside the AGENCY: The Office of the Chief the validity of the methodology and scope of the FGCAA. Information in this Information Officer (OCIO), Department assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance request is collected from individuals; of Agriculture. the quality, utility and clarity of the non-profit and for-profit institutions; ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of information to be collected; and (4) institutions of higher education and information collection approval from ways to minimize the burden of the state, local, and Native American tribal the Office of Management and Budget collection of information on those who governments etc. Multiple options are and request for comments. are to respond, including through the available for respondents to respond including forms, non-forms, SUMMARY: As part of a Federal use of appropriate automated, electronically, face-to-face, by telephone Government-wide effort to streamline electronic, mechanical, or other and over the internet. the process to seek feedback from the technological collection techniques and Need and Use of the Information: public on service delivery, the other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information From the pre-award to the close-out Department of Agriculture (USDA), the collection received by March 22, 2018 stage, FS will collect information from Office of the Chief Information Officer will be considered. Written comments respondents on forms, via emails, (OCIO) has submitted a Generic should be addressed to: Desk Officer for meetings, and telephone calls. Using Information Collection Request (Generic Agriculture, Office of Information and various forms respondents will describe ICR): ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Regulatory Affairs, Office of the type of project, project scope, Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Management and Budget (OMB), New financial plan and other factors. To Agency Service Delivery’’ to OMB for Executive Office Building, 725 17th reach management decision on several approval under the Paperwork Street NW, Washington, DC, 20503. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Reduction Act. Commentors are encouraged to submit Recommendations from the American DATES: Comments must be submitted by their comments to OMB via email to: Recovery and Reinvestment Act—Forest March 22, 2018. OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax Service Hazardous Fuels Reduction and ADDRESSES: Written comments may be (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Ecosystem Restoration Projects on Non- submitted to the Desk Officer for Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Federal Lands Audit (Report No. 08703– Agriculture, Office of Information and 0005–SF, Issued March 2013), several Regulatory Affairs, Office of sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may new forms were created. In addition, Management and Budget, New be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. mandatory post-award meetings must be Executive Office Building, Washington, An agency may not conduct or held for each new Federal financial DC 20503; OIRA_Submission@ sponsor a collection of information assistance award. Without this OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 unless the collection of information information the FS would not be able to and to Departmental Clearance Office, displays a currently valid OMB control develop, implement, monitor and USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, number and the agency informs administer these agreements and Washington, DC 20250–7602. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Feb 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2018 / Notices 7137 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To The Office of the Chief Information Management and Budget (OMB), New request additional information, please Officer—0503–0021 Executive Office Building, 725 17th contact Ruth Brown (202) 720–8958. Current Actions: Revision and Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Extension of Currently Approved Commenters are encouraged to submit Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection. their comments to OMB via email to: Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Type of Review: Revision and OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or Agency Service Delivery. Extension. fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Abstract: The information collection Affected Public: Individuals and Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail activity will garner qualitative customer Households, Businesses and Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may timely manner, in accordance with the Government. be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. Administration’s commitment to Average Expected Annual Number of An agency may not conduct or improving service delivery. By activities: 20. sponsor a collection of information qualitative feedback we mean Respondents: 30,000. unless the collection of information information that provides useful Annual responses: 30,000. displays a currently valid OMB control insights on perceptions and opinions, Frequency of Response: Once per number and the agency informs but are not statistical surveys that yield request. potential persons who are to respond to quantitative results that can be Average minutes per response: 30. the collection of information that such generalized to the population of study. Burden hours: 15,000. persons are not required to respond to This feedback will provide insights into An agency may not conduct or the collection of information unless it customer or stakeholder perceptions, sponsor, and a person is not required to displays a currently valid OMB control experiences and expectations, provide respond to, a collection of information number. an early warning of issues with service, unless it displays a currently valid or focus attention on areas where Office of Procurement and Property Office of Management and Budget Management communication, training or changes in control number. operations might improve delivery of Title: Guidelines for the Transfer of products or services. These collections Ruth Brown, Excess Computer or Other Technical will allow for ongoing, collaborative and Departmental Information Collection Equipment Pursuant to Section 14220 of actionable communications between the Clearance Officer. the 2008 Farm Bill. Agency and its customers and [FR Doc. 2018–03370 Filed 2–16–18; 8:45 am] OMB Control Number: 0505–0023. stakeholders. It will also allow feedback BILLING CODE 3410–KR–P Summary of Collection: In accordance to contribute directly to the with procedures in the Federal improvement of program management. Management regulation, Subpart 102– Feedback collected under this generic DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE clearance will provide useful 36.295, each agency is responsible for information, but it will not yield data Submission for OMB Review; submitting an annual report to the that can be generalized to the overall Comment Request General Services Administration of all population. This type of generic personal property furnished to non- clearance for qualitative information February 14, 2018. Federal recipients. Respondents will be will not be used for quantitative The Department of Agriculture has authorized representatives of a city, information collections that are submitted the following information town, or local government entity located designed to yield reliably actionable collection requirement(s) to OMB for in a rural area as defined in 7 U.S.C. results, such as monitoring trends over review and clearance under the 1991(a)(13)(A). time or documenting program Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Need and Use of the Information: performance. Such data uses require Public Law 104–13. Comments are USDA requires information to: verify more rigorous designs that address: The requested regarding (1) whether the eligibility of requestors; determine target population to which collection of information is necessary availability of excess property; have generalizations will be made, the for the proper performance of the contact information of the requestor sampling frame, the sample design functions of the agency, including available; and to ensure an organization (including stratification and clustering), whether the information will have is designated to receive property on the precision requirements or power practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the behalf of an eligible recipient. calculations that justify the proposed agency’s estimate of burden including Information is collected via letters from sample size, the expected response rate, the validity of the methodology and requestors. The request must include: methods for assessing potential non- assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance (1) Type of excess computers or other response bias, the protocols for data the quality, utility and clarity of the technical equipment requested; (2) collection, and any testing procedures information to be collected; and (4) Justification for eligibility; (3) Contact that were or will be undertaken prior ways to minimize the burden of the information of the requestor; (4) fielding the study. Depending on the collection of information on those who Logistical information such as when and degree of influence the results are likely are to respond, including through the how the property will be picked up; and to have, such collections may still be use of appropriate automated, (5) Information on the recipient’s eligible for submission for other generic electronic, mechanical, or other designated organization that will receive technological collection techniques or and refurbish the property for the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results. other forms of information technology. recipient. Information will be used to The Agency received seven comments Comments regarding this information coordinate the transfer of excess in response to the 60-day notice collection received by March 22, 2018 property to eligible recipients and as published in the Federal Register on will be considered. Written comments input for the required annual report, of December 5, 2017 (82 FR 57423). The should be addressed to: Desk Officer for all personal property furnished to non- comments were not related to the Agriculture, Office of Information and Federal recipients, to the General collection package or to USDA. Regulatory Affairs, Office of Service Administration. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Feb 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20FEN1.SGM 20FEN1


Document Created: 2018-02-17 02:29:31
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
DatesComments must be submitted by March 22, 2018.
ContactTo request additional information, please contact Ruth Brown (202) 720-8958.
FR Citation83 FR 7136 
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