Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NIMH), 6521-6522 [2015-02300]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment
Request: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery (NIMH)
National Institute of Mental
Health, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public to
take this opportunity to comment on the
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery ’’ for approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). This collection was
developed as part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process for seeking feedback from
the public on service delivery. This
notice announces our intent to submit
this collection to OMB for approval and
solicits comments on specific aspects
for the proposed information collection.
To Submit Comments and for Further
Information: To obtain a copy of the
data collection plans and instruments,
submit comments in writing, or request
more information on the proposed
project, contact: NIMH Project Clearance
Liaison, Science Policy and Evaluation
Branch, OSPPC, NIMH, NIH,
Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive
Boulevard, MSC 9667, Rockville Pike,
Bethesda, MD 20892, or call 301–443–
4335 or Email your request, including
your address to:
NIMHprapubliccomments@
mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for
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additional plans and instruments must
be requested in writing.
Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
Proposed Collection: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery (NIMH), 0925–0650, Expiration
Date 1/31/2015, REINSTATEMENT
WITHOUT CHANGE, National Institute
of Mental Health (NIMH), National
Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: There are no changes being
requested for this submission. The
proposed information collection activity
provides a means to 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 information
about the NIMH’s 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
NIMH and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the NIMH’s services
will be unavailable.
The NIMH will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
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the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does 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 to
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.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. Comments
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are invited on: (a) Whether the
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 of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (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;
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
OMB approval is requested for 3
years. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
4,408.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Estimated annual reporting burden
Number
of respondents
Type of collection
Annual frequency
per response
Hours per
response
Total hours
Conference/Training Pre- and Post-Surveys (various programs) ...
Surveys (electronic communications/outreach) ...............................
In-Depth Interviews ..........................................................................
Focus groups and/or small discussion groups ................................
Website and/or Software Usability Tests ........................................
3000
25,000
50
300
100
1
1
1
1
1
30/60
5/60
90/60
120/60
90/60
1500
2083
75
600
150
Total ..........................................................................................
28450
............................
............................
4408
Dated: January 30, 2015.
Keisha L Shropshire,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute
of Mental Health, National Institutes of
Health.
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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment
Request: STAR METRICS® (Science
and Technology for America’s
Reinvestment: Measuring the EffecTs
of Research on Innovation,
Competitiveness and Science)
In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
Office of Extramural Research (OER),
National Institutes of Health (NIH), will
publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
are invited on one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
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necessary for the proper performance of
the function of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
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
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To Submit Comments and for Further
Information: To obtain a copy of the
data collection plans and instruments,
submit comments in writing, or request
more information on the proposed
project, contact: Dr. William Duval,
Office of Planning, Analysis and
Communication, OER, NIH, 6705
Rockledge Drive, Suite 5166, Bethesda,
MD 20892, or call non-toll-free number
(301) 435–8683, or Email your request,
including your address to:
William.Duval@mail.nih.gov. Formal
requests for additional plans and
instruments must be requested in
writing.
Comment Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
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received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
Proposed Collection: STAR
METRICS® (Science and Technology for
America’s Reinvestment: Measuring the
EffecTs of Research on Innovation,
Competitiveness and Science)—0925–
0616—REVISION—Office of Extramural
Research (OER), National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The aim of STAR METRICS®
is twofold. The goal of STAR METRICS®
is to continue to provide mechanisms
that will allow participating universities
and federal agencies with a reliable and
consistent means to account for the
number of scientists and staff that are on
research institution payrolls, supported
by federal funds. In subsequent
generations of the program, it is hoped
that STAR METRICS® will allow for
measurement of science impact on
economic outcomes (such as job
creation), on knowledge generation
(such as citations and patents) as well
as on social and health outcomes. We
have completed the initial data input
and this request will finalize the
quarterly data input process.
OMB approval is requested for 1 year.
The annualized cost to respondents is
estimated to be $50,000. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
1,000.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request: Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
(NIMH)
SUMMARY: National Institute of Mental Health, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public to take this opportunity to comment on the ``Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
'' for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501
et. seq.). This collection was developed as part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback
from the public on service delivery. This notice announces our intent
to submit this collection to OMB for approval and solicits comments on
specific aspects for the proposed information collection.
To Submit Comments and for Further Information: To obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing,
or request more information on the proposed project, contact: NIMH
Project Clearance Liaison, Science Policy and Evaluation Branch, OSPPC,
NIMH, NIH, Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, MSC 9667,
Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, or call 301-443-4335 or Email your
request, including your address to: NIMHprapubliccomments@mail.nih.gov.
Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested
in writing.
Comment Due Date: Comments regarding this information collection
are best assured of having their full effect if received within 60 days
of the date of this publication.
Proposed Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NIMH), 0925-0650,
Expiration Date 1/31/2015, REINSTATEMENT WITHOUT CHANGE, National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: There are no changes being
requested for this submission. The proposed information collection
activity provides a means to 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 information about the NIMH's 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 NIMH and its
customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery.
Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this
information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the NIMH's services will be unavailable.
The NIMH will only submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is not retained;
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the agency;
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does 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 to 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.
As a general matter, information collections will not result in any
new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval.
Comments
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are invited on: (a) Whether the 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 of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (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; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide
information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose
or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and
utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting,
validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to
search data sources, to complete and review the collection of
information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 4,408.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Estimated annual reporting burden
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Number of Annual frequency Hours per
Type of collection respondents per response response Total hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Conference/Training Pre- and Post- 3000 1 30/60 1500
Surveys (various programs).............
Surveys (electronic communications/ 25,000 1 5/60 2083
outreach)..............................
In-Depth Interviews..................... 50 1 90/60 75
Focus groups and/or small discussion 300 1 120/60 600
groups.................................
Website and/or Software Usability Tests. 100 1 90/60 150
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Total............................... 28450 ................ ................ 4408
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Dated: January 30, 2015.
Keisha L Shropshire,
Project Clearance Liaison, National Institute of Mental Health,
National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2015-02300 Filed 2-4-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4140-01-P
