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(b) The agency head shall ensure that any
person granted access has been fully
informed of and agreed to these conditions.
(c) Any prerelease of information under an
embargo shall not precede the official release
time by more than 30 minutes.
(d) In all cases, prerelease access shall
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Except for members of the staff of the agency
issuing the principal economic indicator who
have been designated by the agency head to
provide technical explanations of the data,
employees of the Executive Branch shall not
comment publicly on the data until at least
one hour after the official release time.
Under OMB’s proposal, the italicized
text would be changed to ‘‘at least thirty
minutes after the official release time.’’
Any changes to the text from Section
5 would neither affect nor replace any
of the other standards and guidelines
articulated in Directive No. 3.
Request for comments. OMB seeks
comments from all interested parties,
including data users, businesses,
organizations, and the media.
Specifically, OMB seeks comments from
the public about the proposal to change
the delay from one hour to thirty
minutes, including whether such a
change could still meet the goals of
Directive No. 3 to ensure equitable,
policy-neutral, and timely release and
dissemination of PFEIs. OMB also seeks
input on whether to maintain the onehour delay.
Richard L. Revesz,
Administrator, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[NOTICE: 23–090]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposals, Submissions,
and Approvals
Comments are due by September
25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this 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.
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Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Bill Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA Clearance Officer, NASA
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, JF0000,
Washington, DC 20546, 757–864–7998,
or b.edwards-bodmer@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This information collection enabled
NASA to pre-test methods to collect
information from individuals to
determine community response to the
new, quieter sonic booms, prior to the
start of flight testing the X-plane. No
public exposure to any form of sonic
boom occurred during the pre-testing
phase.
The pre-test was conducted by
telephone interview. NASA wanted to
evaluate telephone surveys to assess
prompt public response associated with
experiencing low amplitude sonic
booms over multiple, geographically
dispersed communities. Responses were
voluntary.
The new X-plane is designed to
produce low amplitude sonic booms.
Ultimately, flight testing of the X-plane
is intended to (1) demonstrate and
validate the technology necessary for
civil supersonic flights that create low
amplitude sonic booms, and (2) assess
community response to the new,
quieter, sonic booms.
II. Methods of Collection
Telephone.
III. Data
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DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Title: Pilot Testing of Telephone
Interviewing Approaches to Assess
Community Response to New, Quieter
Boom Experiences.
OMB Number: 2700–0166.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Annual Number of
Activities: 5,000.
Estimated Number of Respondents
per Activity: 1.
Annual Responses: 5,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 250.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of NASA, including
whether the information collected has
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
NASA’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
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proposed collection of information; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including automated
collection techniques or the use of other
forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection.
They will also become a matter of
public record.
William Edwards-Bodmer,
NASA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023–18269 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
60-Day Notice for the ‘‘Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery’’
AGENCY:
National Endowment for the
Arts.
Notice of proposed collection;
comment request.
ACTION:
The National Endowment for
the Arts (NEA), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This program
helps to ensure that requested data can
be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the NEA is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
information collection for Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery. A copy of the current
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the office listed
below in the address section of this
notice.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
address section below within 60 days
from the date of this publication in the
Federal Register.
DATES:
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Email comments to Sunil
Iyengar, National Endowment for the
Arts, at research@arts.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3135–0130.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity 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,
but are 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. These collections
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.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
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;
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• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered is used only
internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered is not used for
the purpose of substantially informing
influential policy decisions; and
• Information gathered yields
qualitative information; the collections
are not 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.
Current Actions: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households; Businesses and
Organizations; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
7,950.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 4.
Average Number of Respondents per
Activity: 883.
Annual Responses: 2,650.
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Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 16.
Average Expected Annual Burden
hours: 726.5.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on: 1. 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; 2. The accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; 3. Ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; 4.
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 5. Estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Dated: August 14, 2023.
Bonita Smith,
Director, Office of Administrative Services &
Contracts, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2023–18274 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
60-Day Notice for the ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery''
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts.
ACTION: Notice of proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that requested data
can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. Currently, the NEA is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed information collection for Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
A copy of the current information collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the address section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
address section below within 60 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register.
[[Page 58319]]
ADDRESSES: Email comments to Sunil Iyengar, National Endowment for the
Arts, at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3135-0130.
Abstract: The proposed information collection activity 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, but are 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. These collections 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.
The Agency will only submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of 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 is used only internally for general
service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended
for release outside of the agency;
Information gathered is not used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered yields qualitative information; the
collections are not 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.
Current Actions: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Businesses and
Organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,950.
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 4.
Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 883.
Annual Responses: 2,650.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 16.
Average Expected Annual Burden hours: 726.5.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter
of public record. Comments are invited on: 1. 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; 2. The accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; 3. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; 4. 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 5. Estimates of capital or start-up costs
and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to
provide information.
Dated: August 14, 2023.
Bonita Smith,
Director, Office of Administrative Services & Contracts, National
Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. 2023-18274 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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