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receive suitable accommodations (e.g., a
large enough room with enough seating)
while attending the DOL event. In
addition, the information will help the
DOL keep track of the types of entities
that attend agency events. Such
information can assist when developing
lists of stakeholders.
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.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Agency: DOL–OASAM.
Title of Collection: Department of
Labor Events Management Program.
OMB Number: 1225–0094.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 6,020.
Number of Responses: 7,520.
Annual Burden Hours: 602 hours.
Annual Respondent or Recordkeeper
Cost: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nora Hernandez,
Paperwork Reduction Act Departmental
Clearance Officer.
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30-Day Notice for the ‘‘Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery’’
AGENCY:
National Endowment for the
Arts.
Notice, request for comments,
collection of information.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
SUMMARY:
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has requested that the Office of
Management and Budget renew its
generic clearance for the collection of
qualitative feedback on agency service
delivery. This generic clearance fasttracks the process for NEA to seek
feedback from the public, through
surveys and similar feedback
instruments, regarding NEA services
and programs. Copies of this ICR, with
applicable supporting documentation,
may be obtained by visiting
www.Reginfo.gov.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
address section below within 30 days
from the date of this publication in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests 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 ‘‘National Endowment for the
Arts’’ under ‘‘Currently Under Review;’’
then check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Once you have
found this information collection
request, select ‘‘Comment,’’ and enter or
upload your comment and information.
Alternatively, comments can be sent to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
National Endowment for the Arts, Office
of Management and Budget, Room
10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call
(202) 395–7316, within 30 days from the
date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
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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;
• 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,
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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.
Agency: National Endowment for the
Arts.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 3135–0130.
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:
3,209.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: 5.
Average Number of Respondents per
Activity: 642.
Annual Responses: 3,209.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 11.
Average Expected Annual Burden
hours: 598.
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.
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Dated: November 30, 2023.
RaShaunda Thomas,
Deputy Director, Office of Administrative
Services & Contracts, National Endowment
for the Arts.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To
Establish an Information Collection
National Science Foundation.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, the National
Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting
the general public or other Federal
agencies to comment on this proposed
continuing information collection.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by February 5, 2024,
to be assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
telephone (703) 292–7556; or send email
to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including federal holidays).
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Foundation, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Foundation’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Systematics
Scientists Community Survey.
OMB Number: 3145–NEW.
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Expiration Date of Approval: Not
applicable.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to establish information
collection for better serving the
systematics and biodiversity community
of scientists.
Abstract: The Systematics and
Biodiversity Science Cluster (SBS) of
the Division of Environmental Biology
(DEB) at the National Science
Foundation (NSF) supports research and
methods development that advances
understanding of the diversity,
systematics, distribution and
evolutionary history of extant and
extinct organisms. SBS has a
longstanding commitment to support
research and taxonomic capacity
building across the breadth of life on
earth.
SBS requests the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to initiate a new survey that
will capture the current state of
systematic research in the U.S. across
subdisciplines, taxonomic groups, and
scientific training and ranks.
Use of the Information: Individual
survey responses will not be identifiable
to the respondent. Aggregate results
from the survey will be analyzed and
summarized for internal SBS use. The
data collected and analyzed will be used
for program planning, management, and
evaluation purposes. Analyzed data in
aggregate may be used in a white paper
reporting on the state of systematics
science in the U.S. These data are
needed for effective administration,
program monitoring, evaluation, and for
strategic planning within SBS.
Expected Respondents: The
respondents will be scientists that selfidentify as systematists.
Estimate of Burden
Estimates of Annualized Cost to
Respondents for the Hour Burdens
The overall annualized cost to the
respondents is estimated to be $6,730.
The following table shows the estimated
burden and costs to respondents, who
are generally biologists at the
postsecondary level. This estimated
hourly rate is based on a report from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational
Employment and Wages, May 2021).1
According to this report, the median
hourly rate is $33.65.
1 https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes251021.htm.
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
30-Day Notice for the ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery''
AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts.
ACTION: Notice, request for comments, collection of information.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has requested that the Office of
Management and Budget renew its generic clearance for the collection of
qualitative feedback on agency service delivery. This generic clearance
fast-tracks the process for NEA to seek feedback from the public,
through surveys and similar feedback instruments, regarding NEA
services and programs. Copies of this ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained by visiting www.Reginfo.gov.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
address section below within 30 days from the date of this publication
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests 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 ``National
Endowment for the Arts'' under ``Currently Under Review;'' then check
``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Once you have found this
information collection request, select ``Comment,'' and enter or upload
your comment and information. Alternatively, comments can be sent to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for the National Endowment for the Arts, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or call (202) 395-7316,
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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,
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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.
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 3135-0130.
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: 3,209.
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: 5.
Average Number of Respondents per Activity: 642.
Annual Responses: 3,209.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 11.
Average Expected Annual Burden hours: 598.
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: November 30, 2023.
RaShaunda Thomas,
Deputy Director, Office of Administrative Services & Contracts,
National Endowment for the Arts.
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