2011-22966. Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a New Information Collection
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AGENCY:
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION:
30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
SUMMARY:
As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, FHWA has submitted a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery ” to OMB for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
DATES:
Please submit comments by October 11, 2011.
ADDRESSES:
You may send comments within 30 days to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for the FHWA's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information. All comments should include the Docket number FHWA-2011-0099.
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Michael Howell, 202-366-5707, Office of Information and Management Service, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
Background: The information collection activity will 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.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful information, but it will 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.
The FHWA received no comments in response to the 60-day notice published in the Federal Register of December 22, 2010 (75 FR 80542) [Page 17183].
Below we provide FHWA's projected average estimates for the next three years:
Respondents: State and local governments, highway industry organizations, and the general public.Start Printed Page 55726
Estimated Average Annual Burden: The burden hours per response will vary with each survey; however, we estimate an average burden of 15 minutes for each survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: We estimate that FHWA will survey approximately 21,000 respondents annually during the next 3 years. Therefore, the estimated total annual burden is 5,200 hours.
Start SignatureIssued on: September 2, 2011.
Michael Howell,
Acting Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
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Document Information
- Comments Received:
- 0 Comments
- Published:
- 09/08/2011
- Department:
- Federal Highway Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- 30-Day notice of submission of information collection approval from the Office of Management and Budget and request for comments.
- Document Number:
- 2011-22966
- Dates:
- Please submit comments by October 11, 2011.
- Pages:
- 55725-55726 (2 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- Docket No. FHWA-2011-0099
- PDF File:
- 2011-22966.pdf