[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59614-59615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23907]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-0284; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 14]
Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies;
Information Collection; Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms
AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of a request for comments regarding an extension of an
existing information collection.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the
General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a
previously approved information collection requirement regarding
Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms.
Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this
collection of information is necessary and whether it will have
practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this
collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions
and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected.
DATES: Submit comments on or before: November 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms, by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the
OMB control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback
Mechanisms''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and
``Information Collection 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms'' on
your attached document.
Fax: 202-501-4067.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN:
Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information
Collection 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms, in all
correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marion Royal, General Services
Administration, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies,
1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417; telephone number: 202-208-
4643; fax number: 202-357-0077; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Purpose
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, GSA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, GSA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that GSA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for GSA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments.
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by GSA, be sure to identify the ICR
title on the first page of your response. You may also provide the
Federal Register citation.
Data.gov is inspired by the President's program for ``Open
Government'' and ``Transparency''. In response to the President's
direction to improve the transparency of government, the Federal Chief
Information Officer (CIO) Council created a Web site/portal that
improves public access to a wide variety of U.S. Government data.
Data.gov is a public-friendly Web site that provides descriptions of
the federal datasets, information on how to access the datasets, points
of contact information, metadata information, interactive datasets,
``Communities'' areas centered on specific topics, and links to
publicly accessible applications that leverage the datasets. This
information collection request is being submitted in order to fulfill
the public feedback aspects of this important initiative. Data.gov
visitors will be provided opportunities to provide feedback and ratings
in the spirit of the President's open government and transparency
initiative. Examples of feedback mechanisms are:
(1) A five-star rating system to give visitors information about
which datasets other visitors found most useful and interesting on the
Data.gov Web page,
[[Page 59615]]
(2) A ``Suggest Other Datasets'' entry page for the public to
submit ideas for datasets with an optional contact email address
provided for those visitors wishing to identify themselves,
(3) A ``Contact Us'' entry page with an optional contact email
address for those visitors wishing to identify themselves,
(4) Pages for visitors to advise how they leverage the datasets in
new and different ways to build applications, conduct analysis, and
perform research,
(5) Pages for visitors to rate the benefit of the reported new
solutions, etc.
B. Annual Reporting Burden
Number of Respondents: 9882.
Total Annual Responses: 9882.
Average hours per response: 0.017.
Total Burden Hours: 168.
Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the
information collection documents from the General Services
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1275 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms, in all
correspondence.
Dated: September 13, 2012.
Casey Coleman,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23907 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6820-WY-P