[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9694-9695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02977]
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
[OMB Control No. 3090-00xx; Docket No. 2013-0001; Sequence 1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; MyGov
AGENCY: Office of Citizen Services; General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Notice of a request for comments regarding a new generic
information collection.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, this
document announces that GSA is planning to submit a request for a new
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Before submitting this ICR to OMB for review and
approval, GSA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before: April 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
00XX; MyGov by any of the following methods:
Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for
``Information Collection 3090-00XX, MyGov''. Select the link ``Submit a
Comment'' that corresponds with ``3090-00XX, MyGov''. Follow the
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection
3090-00XX, MyGov'' on your attached document.
Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN:
Ms. Flowers/IC 3090-00XX, MyGov.
Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Information
Collection 3090-00XX, MyGov'', 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: Mr. Greg Gershman, Presidential
Innovation Fellow, Project MyGov via email at [email protected]
or at telephone number 202-501-0705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What information is GSA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, GSA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
4. 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.
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.
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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.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Title: MyGov.
OMB Control Number: 3090-00XX.
Abstract: MyGov is a citizen-centric platform for delivering
government services. Rather than organizing services around the
agencies that deliver them as we do today and forcing citizens to
absorb the complexity of modern government, MyGov organizes services
around people, specific tasks at all levels of government.
Specifically, MyGov consists of four distinct components:
Platform--The MyGov profile, which serves to enable a consistent
experience from transaction to transaction is a basic user persona,
consists of limited information such as name, address, and basic
preferences, which then provides agencies with the ability to create
task-based workflows for users. The MyGov profile is completely
optional. Additionally, MyGov notifications enable agencies to sustain
communication with MyGov account holders over time. Through an
administrative interface, agencies can send users simple messages and
alerts. For example ``Your online form submission to change your name
has been approved'' or, ``Stay tuned to FEMA.gov for Hurricane
updates.'' Users may be notified via their MyGov dashboard, discovery
bar, email or text message, depending on their MyGov preferences.
Applications--MyGov is architected as a series of applications
built on an open platform, not unlike a Facebook or iPhone app. Apps
are explicitly granted permission by the user, and have access to
limited information (such as a user's email, if authorized). Apps
maintain their own data, and interact with the platform through a
series of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). APIs allow the
desperate applications to securely communicate with one another.
Although initially limited to government, apps can be created by the
public sector or private sector.
Forms--The MyGov forms engine allows agencies to quickly and easily
move existing information collections (which are currently transacted
as PDFs or other offline process) to the Web, or to streamline the
creation of new, Web-based services. The forms engine exists as a
service independent of the MyGov profile and is not dissimilar to
Google forms, Survey Monkey, or Wufoo.
Discovery--The MyGov discovery bar and widgets are tools that
agencies can embed into existing Web pages to help citizens discover
services and information relevant to their interests and needs. Similar
to Netflix recommending movies you may enjoy, or Amazon informing you
that ``customers who bought this product also bought'', the discovery
tools seek to allow online resources to be grouped around citizen-
centric tasks and transactions, rather than the agencies that maintain
them.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average less
than one hour per year. Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
The estimated annual burden request is summarized here:
Affected entities: citizens seeking a more intuitive way to utilize
existing government services.
Estimated number of respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of response: 1.
Total number of responses: 20,000.
Estimated hours per response: .5.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 10,000.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
GSA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, GSA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1) to
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB.
If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process,
please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: February 5, 2013.
Casey Colemen,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-02977 Filed 2-8-13; 8:45 am]
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