Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, 38355-38356 [2011-16510]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2011 / Notices srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES market rent for the family’s former Section 515 unit and the tenant’s rent contribution on the date of the prepayment. The voucher amount will be based on the comparable market rent; the voucher amount will never exceed the comparable market rent at the time of prepayment for the tenant’s unit if the tenant chooses to stay in-place. Also, in no event may the Rural Development Voucher payment exceed the actual tenant lease rent. The amount of the voucher does not change either over time or if the tenant chooses to move to a more expensive location. 6. Mobility and Portability of Rural Development Vouchers An eligible family that is issued a Rural Development Voucher may elect to use the assistance in the same project or may choose to move to another location. The Rural Development Voucher may be used at the prepaid property or any other rental unit in the United States and its territories that passes Rural Development physical inspection standards, and where the owner will accept a Rural Development Voucher and execute a Form HUD 52641. Tenants and landlords must inform Rural Development if the tenant plans to move during the HAP agreement term, even to a new unit in the same complex. All moves (within a complex or to another complex) require a new obligation, a new inspection and a new HAP agreement. In addition, HUD Section 8 and federally assisted public housing is excluded from the Rural Development Voucher Program because these units are already federally subsidized. Tenants with a Rural Development Voucher would have to give up the Rural Development Voucher to accept the assistance at those properties. The Rural Development Voucher may be used in other properties financed by Rural Development, but it cannot be used in combination with the Rural Development Rental Assistance program. Tenants with a Rural Development Voucher that apply for housing in a Rural Developmentfinanced property must choose between using the voucher or Rental Assistance. If the tenant relinquishes the Rural Development Voucher in favor of Rental Assistance, the tenant is not eligible to receive another Rural Development Voucher. 7. Term of Funding and Conditions for Renewal for Rural Development Vouchers The Rural Development Voucher Program provides voucher assistance for 12 monthly payments. The voucher is VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:24 Jun 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 issued to the household in the name of the primary tenant. If the primary tenant dies during the term of the voucher, after Rural Development receives notice of the death, the use of the voucher passes to the co-tenant. The voucher is renewable subject to the availability of appropriations to the USDA. In order to renew a voucher, a tenant must return a signed Voucher Obligation Form which will be sent to the tenant within 60–90 days before the current voucher expires. In order to ensure continued eligibility to use the Rural Development Voucher, at the time they apply for renewal of the voucher, tenants must certify that the current family income does not exceed 80 percent of family median income. Rural Development will advise the tenant of the maximum income level when the renewal Voucher Obligation Form is sent. Renewal requests will have no preference and will be processed as a new application as described in this NOFA. 8. Non-Discrimination Statement ‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410 or call (800) 795–3272 (voice) or (202) 720–6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.’’ 9. Paperwork Reduction Act The information collection requirements contained in this document are those of the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 USC 3501–3520) and assigned OMB control number 2577–0169. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38355 Dated: June 23, 2011. ˜ Tammye Trevino, Administrator, Rural Housing Service. [FR Doc. 2011–16458 Filed 6–29–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD [Docket No. ATBCB–2011–0003] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. ACTION: 30-day notice of submission of information collection approval from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of a Federal governmentwide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request: ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’ to the Office of Management and Budget for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. DATES: Comments must be submitted by August 1, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Regulations.gov ID for this docket is ATBCB–2011–0003. • E-mail: fairhall@access-board.gov. Include docket number ATBCB–2011– 0003 in the subject line of the message. • Fax: 202–272–0081. • Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004–1111. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fairhall, Office of the General Counsel, Access Board, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004–1111. Telephone number: 202–272–0046 (voice); 202–272–0064 (TTY); 202–272– 0081 (FAX). Electronic mail address: fairhall@access-board.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 38356 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2011 / Notices Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Abstract: This information collection activity will gather 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 nonresponse 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. The Access Board received no comments in response to the 60-day notice published in the Federal Register of December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80542). VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:24 Jun 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 Below we provide the Access Board’s projected average estimates for the next three years: 1 Current Actions: New collection of information. Type of Review: New collection. Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government. Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 7. Respondents: 1,100. Annual responses: 1,100. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Average minutes per response: 6 minutes. Burden hours: 103 hours. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. David M. Capozzi, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 2011–16510 Filed 6–29–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 44–2011] Foreign-Trade Zone 124—Gramercy, LA; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Port of South Louisiana, grantee of FTZ 124, requesting authority to reorganize the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (74 FR 1170–1173, 01/12/09 (correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09); 75 FR 71069– 71070, 11/22/10). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of general-purpose zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the designation of new ‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/ users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of the Board’s 1 The 60-day notice included the following estimate of the aggregate burden hours for this generic clearance federal-wide: Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 25,000. Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 200. Annual responses: 5,000,000. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Average minutes per response: 30. Burden hours: 2,500,000. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a general-purpose zone project. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 24, 2011. FTZ 124 was approved by the Board on December 20, 1985 (Board Order 319, 50 FR 53351, 12/31/85), and expanded on July 5, 1988 (Board Order 387, 53 FR 27184, 7/19/88). The current zone project includes the following sites: Site 1 (600 acres)—located at River Mile 121.4, Luling; Site 2 (335 acres)—within the Globalplex Intermodal Terminal, River Mile 138.5, Reserve; Site 3 (200 acres)—within Place Riviere, River Mile 150, Vacherie; and, Site 4 (213 acres)— within the Plantation Business Campus, River Mile 121, Destrehan. The grantee’s proposed service area under the ASF would be St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. James, La Fourche and St. Mary Parishes, Louisiana. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation. The proposed service area is within and adjacent to the Gramercy Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing zone project to include existing Sites 2, 3 and 4 as ‘‘magnet’’ sites. The ASF allows for the possible exemption of one magnet site from the ‘‘sunset’’ time limits that generally apply to sites under the ASF, and the applicant proposes that Site 2 be so exempted. The applicant is also requesting that Site 1 be removed from the zone project. Because the ASF only pertains to establishing or reorganizing a general-purpose zone, the application would have no impact on FTZ 124’s authorized subzones. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case record and to report findings and recommendations to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 29, 2011. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to September 13, 2011. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38355-38356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16510]


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ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD

[Docket No. ATBCB-2011-0003]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

ACTION: 30-day notice of submission of information collection approval 
from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal governmentwide effort to streamline the 
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the 
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access 
Board) has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request: 
``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 
Agency Service Delivery'' to the Office of Management and Budget for 
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by August 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Regulations.gov ID for 
this docket is ATBCB-2011-0003.
     E-mail: board.gov">fairhall@access-board.gov. Include docket number 
ATBCB-2011-0003 in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: 202-272-0081.
     Mail or Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, 
DC 20004-1111.
    All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Fairhall, Office of the General 
Counsel, Access Board, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 
20004-1111. Telephone number: 202-272-0046 (voice); 202-272-0064 (TTY); 
202-272-0081 (FAX). Electronic mail address: board.gov">fairhall@access-board.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    Abstract: This information collection activity will gather 
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 mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    The Access Board received no comments in response to the 60-day 
notice published in the Federal Register of December 22, 2010 (75 FR 
80542).
    Below we provide the Access Board's projected average estimates for 
the next three years: \1\
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    \1\ The 60-day notice included the following estimate of the 
aggregate burden hours for this generic clearance federal-wide:
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 25,000.
    Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 200.
    Annual responses: 5,000,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: 30.
    Burden hours: 2,500,000.
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    Current Actions: New collection of information.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and 
organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 7.
    Respondents: 1,100.
    Annual responses: 1,100.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: 6 minutes.
    Burden hours: 103 hours.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

David M. Capozzi,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-16510 Filed 6-29-11; 8:45 am]
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