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capabilities leveraged from strategic
USAID investments in developing
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for Food Security, U.S. Agency for
International Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0052]
Notice of Request for an Extension of
Approval of an Information Collection;
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Extension of approval of an
information collection; comment
request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request an extension of approval of an
information collection associated with
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback on service delivery by the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
SUMMARY:
We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before October 22,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;D=APHIS-2018-0052.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Send your comment to Docket No.
APHIS–2018–0052, Regulatory Analysis
and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
Supporting documents and any
comments we receive on this docket
may be viewed at https://
www.regulations.gov/#!
docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0052 or in
our reading room, which is located in
Room 1141 of the USDA South
Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal
reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 7997039
before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more detailed information on this
information collection, contact Ms.
Kimberly Hardy, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, MRPBS, APHIS,
4700 River Road Unit 123, Riverdale,
MD 20737; (301) 851–2483.
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0377.
Type of Request: Extension of
approval of an information collection.
Abstract: This information collection
activity provides a means for the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with APHIS’ 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, generic
collaborative and actionable
communications between APHIS 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 APHIS’ services will be
unavailable.
APHIS 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;
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• Personally identifiable information
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 APHIS (if
released, APHIS 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 (i.e. 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).
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.
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: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.25
hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals and
households; businesses and
organizations; State, local, or Tribal
governments; and foreign federal
governments.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 70,000.
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Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 70,000.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 17,500 hours. (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.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of
August 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
invites comments on this information
collection for which approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) will be requested.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by October 22, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural
Development Innovation Center—
Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400
Independence Ave., SW, STOP 1522,
Room 5162 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Email:
Michele.Brooks@wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
will be submitted to OMB for approval.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0052]
Notice of Request for an Extension of Approval of an Information
Collection; Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: 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 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request an extension of approval of an information
collection associated with qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback on service delivery by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before
October 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0052.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0052, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at https://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-
0052 or in our reading room, which is located in Room 1141 of the USDA
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC.
Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 7997039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more detailed information on this
information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information
Collection Coordinator, MRPBS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 123,
Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-2483.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0377.
Type of Request: Extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: This information collection activity provides a means for
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with APHIS' 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, generic
collaborative and actionable communications between APHIS 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 APHIS' services will be unavailable.
APHIS 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 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 APHIS (if released,
APHIS 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
(i.e. 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).
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.
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: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response.
Respondents: Individuals and households; businesses and
organizations; State, local, or Tribal governments; and foreign federal
governments.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 70,000.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 70,000.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 17,500 hours. (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.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of August 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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