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Type of Review: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 214
Mergers; 4 Share Insurance Conversions;
1 Share Insurance Terminations.
Estimated Annual Frequency: 1.
Estimated Annual No. of Responses:
1,519.
Estimated Burden Hours per
Respondent: 35 Merger, 15 Share
Insurance Conversions; 12 Share
Insurance Terminations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,562.
The adjustment in burden is
attributable to a decrease in the number
of credit unions engaging in mergers,
increase in the number of credit unions
engaged in share insurance conversions,
correction to the number of hours spent
notifying members of proposed
conversions, and corrections made in
the reporting the number of responses.
OMB Number: 3133–0068.
Title: Nondiscrimination
Requirements in Real Estate-Related
Lending—Appraisals, 12 CFR 701.31.
Abstract: Section 701.31 of NCUA’s
regulations implements requirements of
the Fair Housing Act. It requires Federal
credit unions (FCUs) to maintain a copy
of the real estate appraisal used to
support an applicant’s real estate-related
loan application and to make it
available to that member/applicant for a
period of 25 months (§ 701.31(c)(5)).
The regulation also requires FCUs that
use the collateral’s location as a factor
in evaluating real estate-related loan
applications to disclose such fact on the
appraisal, along with a statement
justifying its use (§ 701.31 (c)(4)). NCUA
and consumers use the information to
ensure compliance with Fair Housing
Act nondiscrimination requirements
that prohibit consideration of race,
color, religion, national origin, sex,
handicap, or familial status in real estate
appraisals.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Notfor-profit institutions.
Estimated No. of Respondents/
Recordkeepers: 3,721.
Estimated No. of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Annual Responses: 3,721.
Estimated Burden Hours per
Response: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,721.
Adjustments reflect a reduction in the
number of respondents due to a decline
in the number of FCUs.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
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be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record. The
public is invited to submit comments
concerning: (a) Whether the collection
of information is necessary for the
proper execution of the function of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(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 the
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
By Gerard Poliquin, Secretary of the Board,
the National Credit Union Administration, on
October 17, 2016.
Dated: October 17, 2016.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
NCUA PRA Clearance Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Request for a Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY:
National Science Foundation.
Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
ACTION:
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the National Science
Foundation’s intention to request a
revision to and an extension of approval
of an information collection associated
with qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback on service delivery
by the National Science Foundation.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by December 19, 2016
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request should be
addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm.
1265, Arlington, VA 22230, or by email
to splimpto@nsf.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms.
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265,
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone
(703) 292–7556; or send email to
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1(800) 877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Written 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 of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
or (d) ways to 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.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3145–0215.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2017.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means for
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
to garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Agency’s commitment to improving
service delivery.
By qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but 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. This collection
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
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Agency 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 Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
NSF will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions:
Æ The collection is voluntary;
Æ The collection is low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and is low-cost for both the
respondents and the Federal
Government;
Æ The collection is non-controversial
and does not raise issues of concern to
other Federal agencies;
Æ The 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;
Æ Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
Æ Information gathered is intended to
be used only internally for general
service improvement and program
management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of NSF (if
released, NSF must indicate the
qualitative nature of the information);
Æ Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
Æ Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collection
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
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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 this 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, this information
collection 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.
Below we provide the National
Science Foundation’s projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 25.
Respondents: 500 per activity.
Annual responses: 7,500.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request
Average minutes per response: 30.
Burden hours: 6,250.
Dated: October 17, 2016.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION
SAFETY BOARD
Plan for Information Collection
Activity: Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
AGENCY:
National Transportation Safety
Board (NTSB).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY:
The NTSB is announcing it is
submitting a plan for an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. This ICR
Plan describes a web-based report form
an aircraft operator may use to report a
serious incident as defined in NTSB
regulations. Providing the option to
permit operators to file reports
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electronically will increase efficiency
and be more convenient for operators.
This ICR Plan is the second of two
required notices, pursuant to OMB
regulations concerning approvals of
information collections. This notice
again describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden and advises the public it may
submit comments on this proposed
information collection to the OIRA desk
officer for the NTSB.
DATES: Submit written comments
regarding this proposed plan for the
collection of information by November
21, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Interested members of the
public may submit written comments on
the collection of information to the
OMB Desk Officer for the NTSB at
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
or via fax: 202–395–5806, (this is not a
toll-free number), or email: OIRAsubmission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters
are encouraged, but not required, to
send a courtesy copy of any comments
to the National Transportation Safety
Board, Office of Aviation Safety, 490
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC
20594.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Josh Lindberg, NTSB Office of Aviation
Safety, at (202) 314–6667.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with OMB regulations that
require this Notice for proposed ICRs,
the NTSB herein notifies the public that
it may submit comments on this
proposed ICR Plan to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) Desk Officer for the NTSB. 5
CFR 1320.10(a). This request for
approval is not associated with a
rulemaking activity.
This notice follows the first of the two
required notices requesting comment,
which appeared in the Federal Register
on July 7, 2015. 80 FR 38751. Comments
in response to the first notice were due
by September 7, 2015. The NTSB did
not receive any comments.
A. Paperwork Reduction Act
Requirement
In accordance with OMB regulations
that require this Notice for proposed
ICRs, the NTSB herein notifies the
public that it may submit comments on
this proposed information collection.
Title 5 CFR 1320.10(a) requires this
notice to ‘‘direct comments to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs of
OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for [the
NTSB]. A copy of the notice submitted
to the Federal Register, together with
the date of expected publication, shall
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Request for a Revision to and Extension of Approval of
an Information Collection; Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the National Science Foundation's intention to request
a revision to and an extension of approval of an information collection
associated with qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback on
service delivery by the National Science Foundation.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by December 19,
2016 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the information collection and
requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be addressed to Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer,
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rm. 1265, Arlington, VA
22230, or by email to splimpto@nsf.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports
Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Suite 1265, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone (703) 292-7556; or
send email to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-(800) 877-8339, which is
accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (including
federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments: Written 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 of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology; or (d) ways to
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.
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3145-0215.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The proposed information collection activity provides a
means for the National Science Foundation (NSF) to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Agency's commitment to improving service delivery.
By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions, but 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. This collection will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
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Agency 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 Agency's services will be unavailable.
NSF will only submit a collection for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following conditions:
[cir] The collection is voluntary;
[cir] The collection is low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and is low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
[cir] The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues
of concern to other Federal agencies;
[cir] The 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;
[cir] Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only
to the extent necessary and is not retained;
[cir] Information gathered is intended to be used only internally
for general service improvement and program management purposes and is
not intended for release outside of NSF (if released, NSF must indicate
the qualitative nature of the information);
[cir] Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
[cir] Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the
collection 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
this 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, this information collection 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.
Below we provide the National Science Foundation's projected
average estimates for the next three years:
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 25.
Respondents: 500 per activity.
Annual responses: 7,500.
Frequency of Response: Once per request
Average minutes per response: 30.
Burden hours: 6,250.
Dated: October 17, 2016.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2016-25403 Filed 10-19-16; 8:45 am]
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