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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery (NIH)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
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Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, notice is hereby given of the
following meeting.
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National Institutes of Health,
Notice.
In compliance with the
requirement of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 to provide
opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will
publish periodic summaries of propose
projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
DATES: Comments regarding this
information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 60 days of the date of this
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments, submit
comments in writing, or request more
information on the proposed project,
contact: Ms. Tawanda Abdelmouti,
Assistant Project Officer, Office of
Policy for Extramural Research
Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive,
Suite 350, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 or
call non-toll-free number (301) 435–
0978 or Email your request, including
your address to: abdelmot@
mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for
additional plans and instruments must
be requested in writing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies are invited
to address one or more of the following
points: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
function of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Ways to minimizes
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Proposed Collection Title: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery, 0925–EXTENSION, exp., date
5/31/2021, National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: We are not requesting
changes for this submission. The
proposed information collection
provides a means to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions.
This information, however, is not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative
results, which can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will
provide information about the NIH’s
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. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative,
and actionable communications
between the NIH 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 NIH’s services will
be unavailable.
The NIH will only submit a collection
for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are 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 are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any 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;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
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 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,
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.
OMB approval is requested for 3
years. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
49,333.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of collection
Average time
per response
(in hours)
Total annual
burden hour
Customer Satisfaction Surveys .......................................................................
In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) or Small Discussion Groups ..................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
Usability and Pilot Testing ...............................................................................
Conference/Training—Pre-and Post-Surveys ..................................................
1,000
1,000
1,000
150,000
100,000
1
1
1
1
2
30/60
90/60
90/60
5/60
10/60
500
1,500
1,500
12,500
33,333
Total ..........................................................................................................
253,000
353,000
........................
49,333
Dated: January 13, 2021.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes
of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2020–0037; OMB No.
1660–0137]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Emergency
Notification System (ENS)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: 30 Day notice and request for
comments.
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continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
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general public to take this opportunity
to comment on a revision of a currently
approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the Emergency
Notification System (ENS).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate
submissions to the docket, please use
the following means to submit
comments: Submit comments at
www.regulations.gov under Docket ID
FEMA–2020–0037. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and Docket ID
and will be posted, without change, to
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you
provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may
wish to read the Privacy and Security
Notice that is available via a link on the
homepage of www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melton Roland, ENS Program Manager,
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fema.dhs.gov, or telephone 540–665–
6152. You may contact the Records
Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@fema.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA’s
Office of Response & Recovery (ORR)
owns and operates the Emergency
Notification System (ENS). FEMA
Directive 262–3, Emergency Notification
System, designates ENS as the agency
solution for all notification and alerts
activities. The ENS sends electronic
notifications and relays messages,
whether critical in nature, routine, or for
testing purposes with appropriate
authorization, to DHS employees and
contractors, as well as emergency
response personnel. In accordance with
Executive Order 12656, as amended,
Presidential Policy Directive 40, and
Federal Continuity Directive (FCD)-1, all
DHS organizational components must
have in place a viable Continuity of
Operations Planning (COOP) capability
and plan that ensures the performance
of their essential functions during any
emergency or situation that could
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
(NIH)
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data
collection projects, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will
publish periodic summaries of propose projects to be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
DATES: Comments regarding this information collection are best assured
of having their full effect if received within 60 days of the date of
this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the data
collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or
request more information on the proposed project, contact: Ms. Tawanda
Abdelmouti, Assistant Project Officer, Office of Policy for Extramural
Research Administration, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350, Bethesda,
Maryland 20892 or call non-toll-free number (301) 435-0978 or Email
your request, including your address to: [email protected]. Formal
requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in
writing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies are invited to address one or
more of the following points: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the function of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways
to minimizes the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
Proposed Collection Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, 0925-EXTENSION, exp.,
date 5/31/2021, National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Need and Use of Information Collection: We are not requesting
changes for this submission. The proposed information collection
provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights
on perceptions and opinions. This information, however, is not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results, which can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
information about the NIH's 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.
These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative, and actionable
communications between the NIH 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 NIH's services will be unavailable.
The NIH will only submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are 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 are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal Government;
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
Any 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; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections 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 non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to 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
results. As a general matter, 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.
OMB approval is requested for 3 years. There are no costs to
respondents other than their time. The total estimated annualized
burden hours are 49,333.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average time
Type of collection Number of responses per per response Total annual
respondents respondent (in hours) burden hour
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Customer Satisfaction Surveys................... 1,000 1 30/60 500
In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) or Small Discussion 1,000 1 90/60 1,500
Groups.........................................
Focus Groups.................................... 1,000 1 90/60 1,500
Usability and Pilot Testing..................... 150,000 1 5/60 12,500
Conference/Training--Pre-and Post-Surveys....... 100,000 2 10/60 33,333
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Total....................................... 253,000 353,000 .............. 49,333
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Dated: January 13, 2021.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
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