30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, 28990-28991 [2014-11533]
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for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to Claudia M. Coleman, who may be
reached on 202.203.5126 or at
ColemanCM@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Foreign Service Officer Test Registration
Form.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0008.
• Type of Request: Extension.
• Originating Office: HR/REE/BEX.
• Form Number: DS–1998E.
• Respondents: registrants for the
Foreign Service Officer Test.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
32,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
32,000.
• Average Time Per Response: 2
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
64,000 hours.
• Frequency: on occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted in
response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection:
Individuals registering for the Foreign
Service Officer Test will complete a
registration form that consists of an
application form that gathers
information about their name, age,
Social Security number, contact
information, sex, race, national origin,
disability, education, work history and
military experience. The information
will be used to prepare and issue
admission to the Foreign Service officer
test, to provide data useful for
improving future tests and to conduct
research studies based on the test
results.
Methodology: Responses are
submitted electronically.
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Dated: May 12, 2014.
William E. Schaal, Jr.,
Executive Director, HE/EX, Department of
State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8738]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this Notice is to allow 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to June 19, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
• Email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS
form number, information collection
title, and the OMB control number in
the subject line of your message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents
to: Raymond Ciupek, Department of
State, Office of Directives Management,
1800 G St. NW., Suite 2400,
Washington, DC 20522–2202, who may
be reached at ciupekra@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0193.
• Type of Request: Extension of an
approved collection.
• Originating Office: Office of
Directives Management, A/GIS/DIR.
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• Form Number: Various public
surveys.
• Respondents: Individuals
responding to Department of State
customer service evaluation requests.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
125,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
125,000.
• Average Time per Response: 3.5
minutes.
• Total Estimated Annual Burden
Time: 7,292 hours.
• Frequency: Once per request.
• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection:
The information collection activity
will garner qualitative customer
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. This qualitative feedback will
provide insights into customer
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. 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 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
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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.
Methodology: Respondents will fill
out a brief customer survey after
completing their interaction with a
Department Office or Embassy. Surveys
are designed to gather feedback on the
customer’s experiences.
be determined, is in the national
interest. I have ordered that Public
Notice of these Determinations be
published in the Federal Register.
For
further information, including a list of
the imported objects, contact Paul W.
Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of
State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The
mailing address is U.S. Department of
State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite
5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: May 13, 2014.
Kelly Keiderling,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Mail Rates
The Department of Transportation
sets and updates the Intra-Alaska Bush
mail rates based on carrier aircraft
operating expense, traffic, and
operational data. Form 298–C cost data,
especially fuel costs, terminal expenses,
and line haul expenses are used in
arriving at rate levels. DOT revises the
established rates based on the
percentage of unit cost changes in the
carriers’ operations. These updating
procedures have resulted in the carriers
receiving rates of compensation that
more closely parallel their costs of
providing mail service and contribute to
the carriers’ economic well-being.
Agency Information Collection;
Activity Under OMB Review; Report of
Financial and Operating Statistics for
Small Aircraft Operators
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Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8740]
Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, and Delegation of
Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000
(and, as appropriate, Delegation of
Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I
hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Face to
Face: The Neo-Impressionistic Portrait,
1886–1904,’’ imported from abroad for
temporary exhibition within the United
States, are of cultural significance. The
objects are imported pursuant to loan
agreements with the foreign owners or
custodians. I also determine that the
exhibition or display of the exhibit
objects at the Indianapolis Museum of
Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, from on or
about June 13, 2014, until on or about
September 7, 2014, and at possible
additional exhibitions or venues yet to
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In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below is being forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
extension of currently approved
collection. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its
expected burden. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on March 3, 2014 (79 FR 41, Page
11873). No comments were received.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by June 19, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marianne Seguin, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room E34–418,
OST–R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone Number (202) 366–1547, Fax
Number (202) 366–3383 or EMAIL
Marianne.Seguin@dot.gov.
Comments: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725–17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention:
RITA/BTS Desk Officer.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Face to
Face: The Neo-Impressionistic Portrait,
1886–1904’’
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OMB Approval No. 2138–0009.
Title: Report of Financial and
Operating Statistics for Small Aircraft
Operators.
Form No.: BTS Form 298–C.
Type Of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection for the
financial data.
Respondents: Small certificated (29)
and commuter air carriers (24).
Schedule F1:
Number of Respondents: 53.
Number of Annual responses: 212.
Total Burden Per Response: 4 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 848 hours.
Schedule F2:
Number of Respondents: 29.
Number of Annual responses: 116.
Total Burden Per Response: 12 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 1,392 hours.
Needs and Uses: Program uses for
Form 298–C financial data are as
follows:
[Docket ID Number RITA 2008–0002]
Dated: May 13, 2014.
Janet Freer,
Director, Office of Directives Management,
Department of State.
SUMMARY:
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Essential Air Service
DOT often has to select a carrier to
provide a community’s essential air
service. The selection criteria include
historic presence in the community,
reliability of service, financial stability
and cost structure of the air carrier.
Carrier Fitness
Fitness determinations are made for
both new entrants and established U.S.
domestic carriers proposing a
substantial change in operations. A
portion of these applications consists of
an operating plan for the first year (14
CFR part 204) and an associated
projection of revenues and expenses.
The carrier’s operating costs, included
in these projections, are compared
against the cost data in Form 298–C for
a carrier or carriers with the same
aircraft type and similar operating
characteristics. Such a review validates
the reasonableness of the carrier’s
operating plan.
The quarterly financial submissions
by commuter and small certificated air
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[FR Doc No: 2014-11533]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8738]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to June 19, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following
methods:
Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the
DS form number, information collection title, and the OMB control
number in the subject line of your message.
Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and
supporting documents to: Raymond Ciupek, Department of State, Office of
Directives Management, 1800 G St. NW., Suite 2400, Washington, DC
20522-2202, who may be reached at ciupekra@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0193.
Type of Request: Extension of an approved collection.
Originating Office: Office of Directives Management, A/
GIS/DIR.
Form Number: Various public surveys.
Respondents: Individuals responding to Department of State
customer service evaluation requests.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 125,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 125,000.
Average Time per Response: 3.5 minutes.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Time: 7,292 hours.
Frequency: Once per request.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection:
The information collection activity will garner qualitative
customer feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with
the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. This
qualitative feedback will provide insights into customer 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. 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 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
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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.
Methodology: Respondents will fill out a brief customer survey
after completing their interaction with a Department Office or Embassy.
Surveys are designed to gather feedback on the customer's experiences.
Dated: May 13, 2014.
Janet Freer,
Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-11533 Filed 5-19-14; 8:45 am]
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