Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Pretesting Research, 23743 [2013-09370]
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Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of
April, 2013.
Catherine Woteki,
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and
Economics.
[FR Doc. 2013–09382 Filed 4–19–13; 8:45 am]
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Sunshine Act Meeting
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
SUMMARY:
To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before June 21, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Theresa J. DeMaio, U.S.
Census Bureau, Room 5K–319, 4600
Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233–9150, (301) 763–4894 (or via the
Internet at
theresa.j.demaio@census.gov).
DATES:
Wednesday, April 24,
2013; 3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. EDT.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20237.
SUBJECT: Notice of Meeting of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors.
SUMMARY: The Broadcasting Board of
Governors (BBG) will be meeting
telephonically at the time and location
listed above. The meeting will be a
continuation of the April 11, 2013
meeting, which was adjourned due to
lack of a quorum. The BBG will receive
and consider a report from the
Governance Committee regarding the
compliance progress with the
recommendations in the Office of
Inspector General’s inspection report of
the BBG, as well as a BBG Board staffing
plan. The BBG will receive and consider
a progress report from the Strategy and
Budget Committee, including the 2013
language service review process and the
BBG strategic plan update. A complete
audio recording and a verbatim
transcript of the meeting will promptly
be made available for public observation
on the BBG’s public Web site at
www.bbg.gov.
Information regarding this meeting,
including any updates or adjustments to
its starting time, can also be found on
the Agency’s public Web site.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Persons interested in obtaining more
information should contact Paul
Kollmer-Dorsey at (202) 203–4545.
DATE AND TIME:
Paul Kollmer-Dorsey,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for Questionnaire Pretesting Research
AGENCY:
Census Bureau, Commerce.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request
an extension of the current OMB
approval to conduct a variety of smallscale questionnaire pretesting activities
under this generic clearance. A block of
hours will be dedicated to these
activities for each of the next three
years. OMB will be informed in writing
of the purpose and scope of each of
these activities, as well as the time
frame and number of burden hours
used. The number of hours used will
not exceed the number set aside for this
purpose.
This research program will be used by
the Census Bureau and survey sponsors
to improve questionnaires and
procedures, reduce respondent burden,
and ultimately increase the quality of
data collected in the Census Bureau
censuses and surveys. The clearance
will be used to conduct pretesting of
decennial, demographic, and economic
census and survey questionnaires prior
to fielding them. Pretesting activities
will involve one of the following
methods of identifying measurement
problems with the questionnaire or
survey procedure: Cognitive interviews,
focus groups, respondent debriefing,
behavior coding of respondent/
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interviewer interaction, and split panel
tests.
II. Method of Collection
Any of the following methods may be
used: Mail, telephone, face-to-face,
paper-and-pencil, CATI, CAPI, Internet,
or IVR.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607–0725.
Form Number: Various.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Farms, Business or other
for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
16,500.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 16,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is
no cost to respondent, except for their
time to complete the questionnaire.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 131, 141, 142,
161, 181, 182, 193, and 301.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including house and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: April 17, 2013.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic
Clearance for Questionnaire Pretesting Research
AGENCY: Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before June 21, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at jjessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Theresa J. DeMaio, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 5K-
319, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233-9150, (301) 763-4894
(or via the Internet at theresa.j.demaio@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request an extension of the current OMB
approval to conduct a variety of small-scale questionnaire pretesting
activities under this generic clearance. A block of hours will be
dedicated to these activities for each of the next three years. OMB
will be informed in writing of the purpose and scope of each of these
activities, as well as the time frame and number of burden hours used.
The number of hours used will not exceed the number set aside for this
purpose.
This research program will be used by the Census Bureau and survey
sponsors to improve questionnaires and procedures, reduce respondent
burden, and ultimately increase the quality of data collected in the
Census Bureau censuses and surveys. The clearance will be used to
conduct pretesting of decennial, demographic, and economic census and
survey questionnaires prior to fielding them. Pretesting activities
will involve one of the following methods of identifying measurement
problems with the questionnaire or survey procedure: Cognitive
interviews, focus groups, respondent debriefing, behavior coding of
respondent/interviewer interaction, and split panel tests.
II. Method of Collection
Any of the following methods may be used: Mail, telephone, face-to-
face, paper-and-pencil, CATI, CAPI, Internet, or IVR.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0607-0725.
Form Number: Various.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Farms, Business or
other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,500.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is no cost to respondent, except
for their time to complete the questionnaire.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 131, 141, 142, 161, 181, 182, 193,
and 301.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including house and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 17, 2013.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09370 Filed 4-19-13; 8:45 am]
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