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Eduardo A. Aleman,
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Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Information Collection Activities:
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Fast Track Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Small Business Administration.
60-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden on the
public the Small Business
Administration (SBA), announces its
intent to submit a new generic
collection of information: ‘‘Fast Track
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery’’ to the Office of Management
and Budget for approval. The Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal
agencies to publish a notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information
before submission to OMB and to allow
60 days for public comment in response
to the notice. This notice complies with
that requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Small
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street,
7th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. (202)
205–6981.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amber Chaudhry, Presidential
Management Fellow, Office of the Chief
Operating Office, amber.chaudhry@
sba.gov, 202–657–9722, or Curtis B.
Rich, Management Analyst, 202–205–
7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: TBD (New
Collection).
Needs and Uses: The proposed
information collection will provide a
means to gather qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with
SBA’s commitment to improving service
delivery. Qualitative feedback means
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but is not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population being
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studied. The type of feedback being
solicited will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, and to
contribute directly to the improvement
of program management, provide an
early warning of service issues, or focus
attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services.
SBA expects to use various methods
(e.g., focus groups, customer satisfaction
surveys, comment cards), to solicit
public feedback and 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.
The Agency 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 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;
Information gathered will yield
qualitative information;
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
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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
undertaking 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, the generic
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.
Affected Public: Individuals; Business
or Other For-Profit; Not-For-Profit
Institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 7,500.
Projected average burden estimates for
the next three years:
Average Annual Number of Collection
Activities: 8.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 7,500.
Average Minutes per Response: 38
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,750.
Frequency: On occasion.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. Comments
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
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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.
Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10124]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: FLO Professional
Development Fellowship (PDF)
Application
Department of State.
Notice of request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
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 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to
November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
Internet may comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
search for the document by entering
‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2017–0038’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: FLOAskEmployment@
state.gov.
• Regular Mail: Send written
comments to: Bureau of Human
Resources, Family Liaison Office, 2201
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520.
• Fax: (202) 647–1670.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control
number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden on
the public the Small Business Administration (SBA), announces its
intent to submit a new generic collection of information: ``Fast Track
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery'' to the Office of Management and Budget for approval.
The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish
a notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of
information before submission to OMB and to allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This notice complies with that
requirement.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Small Business Administration, 409 3rd
Street, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. (202) 205-6981.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Chaudhry, Presidential
Management Fellow, Office of the Chief Operating Office,
amber.chaudhry@sba.gov, 202-657-9722, or Curtis B. Rich, Management
Analyst, 202-205-7030, curtis.rich@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Fast Track Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: TBD (New Collection).
Needs and Uses: The proposed information collection will provide a
means to gather qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an
efficient, timely manner, in accordance with SBA's commitment to
improving service delivery. Qualitative feedback means information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but is not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population being
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studied. The type of feedback being solicited will provide insights
into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations,
and to contribute directly to the improvement of program management,
provide an early warning of service issues, or focus attention on areas
where communication, training or changes in operations might improve
delivery of products or services.
SBA expects to use various methods (e.g., focus groups, customer
satisfaction surveys, comment cards), to solicit public feedback and
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.
The Agency 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 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;
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
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 undertaking 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, the generic 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.
Affected Public: Individuals; Business or Other For-Profit; Not-
For-Profit Institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 7,500.
Projected average burden estimates for the next three years:
Average Annual Number of Collection Activities: 8.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Total Annual Responses: 7,500.
Average Minutes per Response: 38 minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,750.
Frequency: On occasion.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval.
Comments 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.
Curtis B. Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017-20579 Filed 9-25-17; 8:45 am]
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