[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49781-49782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23364]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service.
ACTION: Correction notice: replacement notice request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture published a document in the
Federal Register on October 18, 2017, page number 48476 concerning a
request for comments on information collection 0535--New ``Fast Track
Generic Clearance for Qualitative Feedback on Customer Satisfaction
Surveys.'' That notice was missing the comment and contact information.
The following replacement notice contains this information.
The Department of Agriculture will submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments are requested regarding: (1)
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; (2) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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
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Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC; New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to:
[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 received by November 27, 2017. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
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.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 0535--New.
Summary of Collection: Executive Order 12862 directs Federal
agencies to provide service to the public that matches or exceeds the
best service available in the private sector. Improving National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) programs requires ongoing
assessment of service delivery, by which we mean systematic review of
the operation of a program, the quality, usability, and ease of
accessing our surveys and public information compared to a set of
explicit or implicit standards, as a means of contributing to the
continuous improvement of the program.
Need and Use of the Information: 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 NASS and its customers and
stakeholders. It will 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.
Description of Respondents: Farms; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit Institutions and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 120,000.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 8,375.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23364 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am]
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