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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Department of Labor Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration
and Management (OASAM)-sponsored
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public
comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
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including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony May by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection activity will be
used to garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in accordance
with the Administration’s commitment
to improving service delivery.
Qualitative feedback, in this context, is
defined as 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. These collections will:
• Provide insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences,
and expectations;
• provide an early warning of issues
with service;
• focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes, in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services;
• provide ongoing, collaborative, and
actionable communications between the
DOL and its customers and
stakeholders. These collections will also
allow feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program
management. Feedback collected under
this generic clearance will provide
useful information, but it will 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, for example,
monitoring trends over time or
documenting program performance.
Those sorts of data usages 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;
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• 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 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 result. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on August 26, 2020 (85
FR 52641).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–OASAM.
Title of Collection: Department of
Labor Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 1225–0088.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households; State, Local, and Tribal
Governments; Private Sector: businesses
or other for-profits, farms, and not for
profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 380,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
38,000 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: October 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–23900 Filed 10–28–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Department of Labor Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)-sponsored
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before November 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony May by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection activity will be
used to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in
accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service
delivery. Qualitative feedback, in this context, is defined as
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. These collections will:
Provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations;
provide an early warning of issues with service;
focus attention on areas where communication, training, or
changes, in operations might improve delivery of products or services;
provide ongoing, collaborative, and actionable
communications between the DOL and its customers and stakeholders.
These collections will also allow feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program management. Feedback collected under this
generic clearance will provide useful information, but it will 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, for example, monitoring
trends over time or documenting program performance. Those sorts of
data usages 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 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 result. For
additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related
notice published in the Federal Register on August 26, 2020 (85 FR
52641).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-OASAM.
Title of Collection: Department of Labor Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 1225-0088.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Private Sector: businesses or other for-profits,
farms, and not for profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 380,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 38,000 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: October 23, 2020.
Anthony May,
Management and Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-23900 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]
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