[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 20256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8009]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Customer 
Surveys

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Sarah Brabson, 301-713-3333 ext. 204 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This is a request for renewal of a generic clearance for voluntary 
customer surveys to be conducted by NOAA program offices, and is 
submitted following the guidelines contained in the OMB Resource Manual 
for Customer Surveys. In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the 
National Performance Review, and good management practices, NOAA 
offices seek approval to continue to gather customer feedback on 
services and/or products, which can be used in planning for service/
product modification and prioritization.
    Under this generic clearance, individual offices would use approved 
questionnaires and develop new questionnaires, as needed, by selecting 
subsets of the approved set of collection questions and tailoring those 
specific questions to be meaningful for their particular programs. 
These proposed questionnaires would then be submitted to OMB using a 
fast-track request for approval process. The generic clearance will not 
be used to survey any bodies NOAA regulates unless precautions are 
taken to ensure that the respondents believe that they are not under 
any risk for not responding or for the contents of their responses; 
e.g., in no survey to such a population will the names and addresses of 
respondents be required. Currently there are no such surveys being 
submitted for approval.

II. Method of Collection

    Information is collected via e-mail or interactive Web sites.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0342.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations; and state, 
local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,800.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,800.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) 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 respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: April 10, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-8009 Filed 4-14-08; 8:45 am]
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