Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 68903-68904 [2023-21973]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under delegated authority. Dated: September 28, 2023. Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–21929 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under OMB Review Small Business Administration. ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and OMB procedures, SBA is publishing this notice to allow all interested member of the public an additional 30 days to provide comments on the proposed collection of information. DATES: Submit comments on or before November 2, 2023. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information collection request should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection request by selecting ‘‘Small Business Administration’’; ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then select the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ checkbox. This information collection can be identified by title and/or OMB Control Number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain a copy of the information collection and supporting documents from the Agency Clearance Office at Curtis.Rich@sba.gov; (202) 205–7030, or from www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act authorizes the Small Business Administration to guaranty loans in each of the 7(a) Programs. The regulations covering these and other loan programs at 13 CFR part 120 require certain information from loan applicants and lenders that is used to determine program eligibility and compliance. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Solicitation of Public Comments Comments may be submitted on (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the agency to properly VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Oct 03, 2023 Jkt 262001 perform its functions; (b) whether the burden estimates are accurate; (c) whether there are ways to minimize the burden, including through the use of automated techniques or other forms of information technology; and (d) whether there are ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information. OMB Control: 3245–0348. Title: Borrower Information Form, Lenders Application for Guaranty, and 7(a) Loan Post Approval Action Checklist. Description of Respondents: 7(A) Program Participants. SBA Form Number: 1919, 1920 A, 1920 B, 1920 C, 2237, 2238. Estimated Number of Respondents: 205,080. Estimated Annual Responses: 205,080. Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 43,155. Curtis Rich, Agency Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–21919 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #18207 and #18208; PENNSYLVANIA Disaster Number PA– 00137] Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Small Business Administration. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated 09/28/2023. Incident: Severe Storms and Flash Flooding. Incident Period: 07/09/2023. DATES: Issued on 09/28/2023. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/27/2023. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/28/2024. ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of the Administrator’s disaster declaration, applications for disaster loans may be SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00345 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68903 filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations. The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster: Primary Counties: Berks. Contiguous Counties: Pennsylvania: Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Schuylkill. The Interest Rates are: Percent For Physical Damage: Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere .............. Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere .............. Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere ... Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... For Economic Injury: Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere .............. Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 5.000 2.500 8.000 4.000 2.375 2.375 4.000 2.375 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 18207 6 and for economic injury is 18208 0. The State which received an EIDL Declaration # is Pennsylvania. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) Isabella Guzman, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2023–21903 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No: SSA–2023–0036] Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice includes one new information collection for OMBapproval. SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency’s burden estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to enhance its E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 68904 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following addresses or fax numbers. (OMB) Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Submit your comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–2023–0036]. (SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 833–410–1631, Email address: OR.Reports.Clearance@ ssa.gov Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–2023–0036]. As part of the Administration’s commitment to improving customer service delivery, the following renewal of the Information Collection Request ‘‘Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A–11, Section 280 Implementation)’’ is pending OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501). Your comments regarding this information collection would be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days from the date of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than November 3, 2023. Individuals can obtain copies of this OMB clearance package by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery—0960–0788. SSA, as part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to comment on the ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’ for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501). We developed this collection as part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback from the public on service delivery. Under the auspices of Executive Order 12862, Setting Customer Service Standards, SSA conducts multiple satisfaction surveys each year. This proposed information collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Oct 03, 2023 Jkt 262001 an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with SSA’s commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions (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 SSA and our customers and stakeholders. 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. We will assess responses to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If we do not collect this information, we would not have access to vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on SSA’s services. We will only submit a collection for approval under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions: (1) the collections are voluntary; (2) 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; (3) the collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; (4) the collections elicit opinions from respondents who previously had experience with Social Security programs or services, or are likely to do so in the near future; (5) we collect personally identifiable information (PII) only to the extent necessary and we do not retain it; (6) we will use information gathered only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and we will not release it outside of the agency; (7) we will not use information we gather for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and (8) information we gather 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. PO 00000 Frm 00346 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Depending on the study design and the type of results being elicited, 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. The respondents are recipients of SSA services (including most members of the public), professionals, and individuals who work on behalf of SSA beneficiaries. Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information collection. Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and organizations, State, local or Tribal government. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,454,212. Below we provide projected average estimates for the next three years: Annual Respondents: 1,818,404. Annual Responses: 1,818,404. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Average Minutes per Response: 13 minutes (12.6912). Estimated Annual Burden: 384,629 hours. Dated: September 29, 2023. Naomi Sipple, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–21973 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191–02–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 12210] Notice of Release of the Department of State’s FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory Acting in compliance with section 743 of Division C of the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2023-0036]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

    The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of 
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice 
includes one new information collection for OMB-approval.
    SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden 
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to 
enhance its

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quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your 
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the 
OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following 
addresses or fax numbers.

(OMB) Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA
Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Submit your 
comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2023-0036].

(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance 
Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 
21235, Fax: 833-410-1631, Email address: [email protected]

    Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-
2023-0036].
    As part of the Administration's commitment to improving customer 
service delivery, the following renewal of the Information Collection 
Request ``Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 
Implementation)'' is pending OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501). Your comments regarding this information 
collection would be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days 
from the date of this publication. To be sure we consider your 
comments, we must receive them no later than November 3, 2023. 
Individuals can obtain copies of this OMB clearance package by writing 
to [email protected].
    Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 
Agency Service Delivery--0960-0788. SSA, as part of our continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public to comment on the ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of 
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' for approval under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501). We developed this 
collection as part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline 
the process for seeking feedback from the public on service delivery.
    Under the auspices of Executive Order 12862, Setting Customer 
Service Standards, SSA conducts multiple satisfaction surveys each 
year. This proposed information collection activity provides a means to 
garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 
timely manner, in accordance with SSA's commitment to improving service 
delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides 
useful insights on perceptions and opinions (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 SSA and our 
customers and stakeholders.
    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. We 
will assess responses to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain 
the quality of service offered to the public. If we do not collect this 
information, we would not have access to vital feedback from customers 
and stakeholders on SSA's services.
    We will only submit a collection for approval under this generic 
clearance if it meets the following conditions: (1) the collections are 
voluntary; (2) 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; (3) the collections are non-controversial 
and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; (4) the 
collections elicit opinions from respondents who previously had 
experience with Social Security programs or services, or are likely to 
do so in the near future; (5) we collect personally identifiable 
information (PII) only to the extent necessary and we do not retain it; 
(6) we will use information gathered only internally for general 
service improvement and program management purposes and we will not 
release it outside of the agency; (7) we will not use information we 
gather for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy 
decisions; and (8) information we gather 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. Depending on the 
study design and the type of results being elicited, 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.
    The respondents are recipients of SSA services (including most 
members of the public), professionals, and individuals who work on 
behalf of SSA beneficiaries.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and 
organizations, State, local or Tribal government.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,454,212.
    Below we provide projected average estimates for the next three 
years:
    Annual Respondents: 1,818,404.
    Annual Responses: 1,818,404.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average Minutes per Response: 13 minutes (12.6912).
    Estimated Annual Burden: 384,629 hours.

    Dated: September 29, 2023.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-21973 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P
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