[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29558-29559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13544]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[30Day-18-0953]
Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has submitted the information
collection request titled Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CDC previously
published a ``Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations'' notice on March, 2018 to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. CDC did not receive comments related to
the previous notice. This notice serves to allow an additional 30 days
for public and affected agency comments.
CDC will accept all comments for this proposed information
collection project. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
(a) 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;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) 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; and
(e) Assess information collection costs.
To request additional information on the proposed project or to
obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, call
(404) 639-7570 or send an email to [email protected]. Direct written comments
and/or suggestions regarding the items contained in this notice to the
Attention: CDC Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to (202) 395-5806. Provide
written comments within 30 days of notice publication.
Proposed Project
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery--Revision--Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH).
Background and Brief Description
Executive Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to provide service
to the public that matches or exceeds the best service available in the
private sector. In order to work continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our customers' needs, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) seeks to obtain OMB approval of
a generic clearance to collect qualitative feedback on our service
delivery on collections. 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
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mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
The Agency received no comments in response to the 60-day notice
published in the Federal Register on March 23, 2018 (vol. 83, No. 57,
pages 12766-12768).
This is a Revision information collection request. The burden hours
have decreased from the previous submission by 6,250 hours. This
decrease accounts for the hours that were unused as well as the planned
efforts within the Institute during the next three years. NIOSH is also
planning on discontinuing 0920-0940 (expiration 3/31/2018) which
accounts for service delivery data collections within NIOSH's Health
Hazard Evaluation program. The current submission will account for all
service delivery data collections within NIOSH.
During the past three years the information has been used by
programs within NIOSH to collect feedback from customers and
stakeholders. Respondents will be screened and selected from
Individuals and Households, Businesses, Organizations, and/or State,
Local or Tribal Government. Below we provide NIOSH's projected
annualized estimate for the next three years. There is no cost to
respondents other than their time. The estimated annualized burden
hours for this data collection activity are 13,075.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of burden per
Type of respondents Form name respondents responses per response (in
respondent hours)
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Individuals and Households, Print Surveys........... 50,000 1 15/60
Businesses, Organizations.
Focus Groups............ 100 1 2
Online Surveys.......... 1,500 1 15/60
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Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of
Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science,
Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-13544 Filed 6-22-18; 8:45 am]
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