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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No.: AMS–SC–17–0010]
Notice of Request for a Revision to and
Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection: Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of
approval of an information collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), for a
revision to and an extension of approval
of an information collection associated
with qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback on service delivery
by the AMS.
DATES: All comments received by April
28, 2017 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments are welcome and
should referenced OMB No. 0581–0269
and AMS’ Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery, and the date
and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register. Comments may be
submitted by mail to the Docket Clerk,
Legislative & Regulatory Review Staff,
AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Stop 0202, Room 3943–S,
Washington, DC 20250; Fax: (202) 690–
3767; or submitted online at
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received will be available for public
inspection in the Office of the Docket
Clerk during regular USDA business
hours or they can be viewed at
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Marylin Pish, Legislative &
Regulatory Review Staff, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
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Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Stop 0202, Room 3943–S,
Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202)
580–9971. Fax: (202) 690–3767. Email:
Marilyn.pish@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery-AMS.
OMB Number: 0581–0269.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,
2017.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means for
AMS 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
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.
AMS will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions:
• The collection is voluntary;
• The collection is low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
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respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and is low-cost for both the
respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collection is non-controversial
and does not raise issues of concern to
other Federal agencies;
• 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;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• 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 AMS (if
released, AMS must indicate the
qualitative nature of the information);
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• 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
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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.
AMS currently has approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for this information collection.
This approval is for 60,000 burden
hours, based on our initial request to
OMB in April 2011. We are asking the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to approve our use of these
information collection activities for 3
years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
affected agencies) concerning our
information collection. These comments
will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, through use, as
appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection
technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average .50 hours per
response.
Respondents: Individuals and
households; businesses and
organizations; State, local, or Tribal
government.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 110,000.
Estimated Number of Responses:
110,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 60,000/(Due to averaging,
the total annual burden hours may not
equal the product of the annual number
of responses multiplied by the reporting
burden per response.)
Comments may be sent to [name and
address of AMS representative]. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection during regular
business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
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Dated: February 22, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[AMS–CN–16–0108]
Cotton Research and Promotion
Program: Request for Comments To
Be Used in a Review of 1990
Amendments to the Cotton Research
and Promotion Act
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As provided for by the Cotton
Research and Promotion Act
Amendments of 1990, the Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing
its intention to conduct a review to
ascertain whether a referendum is
needed to determine whether producers
and importers favor continuation of
amendments to the Cotton Research and
Promotion Order (Order). This notice
invites all interested parties to submit
written comments to the Department of
Agriculture (USDA). USDA will
consider these comments in
determining whether a referendum is
warranted.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before April 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to the addresses specified
below. All comments will be made
available to the public. Please do not
include personally identifiable
information (such as name, address, or
other contact information) or
confidential business information that
you do not want publically disclosed.
All comments may be posted on the
Internet and can be retrieved by most
Internet search engines. Comments may
be submitted anonymously.
Comments, identified by AMS–CN–
16–0108, may be submitted
electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. Please follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
In addition, comments may be
submitted by mail or hand delivery to
Cotton Research and Promotion, Cotton
and Tobacco Program, AMS, USDA, 100
Riverside Parkway, Suite 101,
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. Written
comments should be submitted in
triplicate. All comments received will
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be made available for public inspection
at Cotton and Tobacco Program, AMS,
USDA, 100 Riverside Parkway, Suite
101, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22406. A
copy of this document may be found at:
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shethir M. Riva, Director, Research and
Promotion, Cotton and Tobacco
Program, AMS, USDA, 100 Riverside
Parkway, Suite 101, Fredericksburg,
Virginia 22406, telephone (540) 361–
2726, facsimile (540) 361–1199, or email
at Shethir.Riva@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Cotton Research and Promotion Act of
1966 (7 U.S.C. 2101–2118) authorized a
national Cotton Research and Promotion
Program which is industry operated and
funded, with oversight by USDA. The
program’s objective is to enable cotton
growers and importers to establish,
finance, and carry out a coordinated
program of research and promotion to
improve the competitive position of,
and to expand markets for cotton.
The program became effective on
December 31, 1966, when the Cotton
Research and Promotion Order (7 CFR
part 1205) was issued. Assessments
began with the 1967 cotton crop. The
Order was amended and a supplemental
assessment initiated, effective January
26, 1977.
The program is currently financed
through assessments levied on domestic
and imported cotton and cottoncontaining products. Assessments under
this program are used to fund
promotional campaigns and to conduct
research in the areas of U.S. marketing,
international marketing, cotton
production and processing, and textile
research and implementation.
The program is administered by the
Cotton Board, which has 37 members,
37 alternate members and four advisors.
The Cotton Board is composed of
representatives of cotton producers and
cotton importers, each of whom has an
alternate selected by the Secretary of
Agriculture from nominations submitted
by eligible producer and importer
organizations. All members and their
alternates serve terms of 3 years. The
Cotton Board’s responsibility is to
administer the provisions of the Cotton
Research and Promotion Order issued
pursuant to the Act. These
responsibilities include collecting,
holding and safeguarding funds; making
refunds when refunds are a provision of
the Order; contracting with an
organization for the development and
implementation of programs of research
and promotion; reviewing and making
recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture on proposed programs and
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No.: AMS-SC-17-0010]
Notice of Request for a Revision to and Extension of Approval of
an Information Collection: Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Agricultural Marketing Service's (AMS) intention
to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), for
a revision to and an extension of approval of an information collection
associated with qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback on
service delivery by the AMS.
DATES: All comments received by April 28, 2017 will be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments are welcome and should referenced OMB No. 0581-0269
and AMS' Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, and the date
and page number of this issue of the Federal Register. Comments may be
submitted by mail to the Docket Clerk, Legislative & Regulatory Review
Staff, AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 0202, Room 3943-S,
Washington, DC 20250; Fax: (202) 690-3767; or submitted online at
www.regulations.gov. All comments received will be available for public
inspection in the Office of the Docket Clerk during regular USDA
business hours or they can be viewed at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Marylin Pish, Legislative &
Regulatory Review Staff, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Stop 0202,
Room 3943-S, Washington, DC 20250. Phone: (202) 580-9971. Fax: (202)
690-3767. Email: Marilyn.pish@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery-AMS.
OMB Number: 0581-0269.
Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2017.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: The proposed information collection activity provides a
means for AMS 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 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.
AMS will only submit a collection for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collection is voluntary;
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;
The collection is non-controversial and does not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
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;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is not retained;
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 AMS (if released,
AMS must indicate the qualitative nature of the information);
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
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
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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.
AMS currently has approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for this information collection. This approval is for 60,000
burden hours, based on our initial request to OMB in April 2011. We are
asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of
these information collection activities for 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated,
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average .50 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals and households; businesses and
organizations; State, local, or Tribal government.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 110,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 110,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 60,000/(Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
Comments may be sent to [name and address of AMS representative].
All comments received will be available for public inspection during
regular business hours at the same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: February 22, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03812 Filed 2-24-17; 8:45 am]
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