[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 22473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09286]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
April 16, 2015.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
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 should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
they are received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Food and Nutrition Service
Title: FNS Generic Clearance for Pre-Testing, Pilot, and Field
Testing Studies.
OMB Control Number: 0584-NEW.
Summary of Collection: The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is
requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to
conduct pre-testing of surveys using a generic clearance that will
allow FNS to conduct a variety of data-gathering activities aimed at
improving the quality and usability of information collection
instruments associated with research and analysis activities. The
procedures utilized to this effect include but are not limited to
experiments with levels of incentives for study participants, tests of
various types of survey operations, focus groups, pilot testing,
exploratory interviews, experiments with questionnaire design, and
usability testing of electronic data collection instruments. The
authorizing statutes for data collections submitted under this generic
clearance are: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
296, Sec 305), and Section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026) (a)(1) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008.
Need and Use of the Information: The information collected will be
used to pre-test, evaluate and improve the quality of surveys
instruments and provide reassessments before they are conducted. This
generic testing clearance is a helpful vehicle for evaluating
questionnaires/assessments and various data collection procedures. It
will allow FNS to take advantage of a variety of methods to identify
questionnaire/assessment and procedural problems, suggest solutions,
and measure the relative effectiveness of alternative solutions. The
quality and timeliness of data collections will be improved by
conducting pre-testing in advance of full surveys.
Description of Respondents: Individual or households; Business or
other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 1,500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 1,500.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09286 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
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