2022-09165. Comment Request for Review of a Generic Information Collection: Program Services Evaluation Surveys

AGENCY:

Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:

30-Day notice and request for comments.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a currently approved collection, Program Services Evaluation Surveys, as a Generic Collection. Approval of the Program Services Evaluation Surveys is necessary to collect information on Federal agency and program performance, climate, engagement, leadership effectiveness, and give OPM the ability to customize each survey based on client requirements.

DATES:

Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until May 31, 2022.

ADDRESSES:

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection. You may submit comments, identified by docket number and/or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) and title via the Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

A copy of this information collection request, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Human Resources Solutions/HR Strategy and Evaluation Solutions, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Bernard J. Nickels, Ph.D., or via email to [e-mail] .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information collection was previous published in the Federal Register on February 15, 2022, at 87 FR 8618 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received for this information collection (OMB No. 3206-0252). The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30-days for public comments. Comments are particularly invited on:

1. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; and

3. Ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of the appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

OPM's Human Resources Strategy and Evaluation Solutions performs assessment and related consultation activities for Federal agencies on a reimbursable basis. The assessments are authorized by various statutes and regulations: Section 4702 of Title 5, U.S.C.; E.O. 12862; E.O. 13715; Section 1128 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, Public Law 108-136; 5 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1103(a)(5), 1104, 1302, 3301, 3302, 4702, 7701 note; E.O. 13197, 66 FR 7853, 3 CFR 748 (2002); E.O. 10577, 12 FR 1259, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; and Section 4703 of Title 5, United States Code.

This collection request includes surveys we currently use and plan to use during the next three years to measure agency performance, climate, engagement, and leadership effectiveness. OMB No. 3206-0252 covers a broad range of surveys all focused on improving organizational performance. Non-Federal respondents will almost never receive more than one of these surveys. All of these surveys consist of Likert-type, mark-one, and mark-all-that-apply items, and may include a small number of open-ended comment items. The surveys included under OMB No. 3206-0252 are almost always administered electronically.

Analysis

Agency: Human Resources Strategy and Evaluation Solutions, Office of Personnel Management.

Title: Program Services Evaluation Surveys.

OMB: 3206-0252.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Government contractors and individuals.

Number of Respondents: Approximately 78,780.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 12 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 15,756 hours.

Office of Personnel Management

Kellie Cosgrove Riley,

Director, Office of Privacy and Information Management.