[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30644-30645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11877]


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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S. 
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) announces that it is planning to 
submit a request for a three-year extension of an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
Before submitting this ICR to OMB for review and approval, MSPB is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of its information collection 
activities as described below.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 27, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to 
Dr. Dee Ann Batten, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20419.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann Batten at (202) 653-6772, ext. 1411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal 
agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB intends to ask for a 
three-year renewal of its Generic Clearance Request for Voluntary 
Customer Surveys, OMB Control No. 3124-0012. Executive Order 12862, 
``Setting Customer Service Standards,'' mandates that agencies identify 
their customers and survey them to determine the kind and quality of 
services they want and their level of satisfaction with existing 
services.
    In this regard, we are soliciting comments on the public reporting 
burden. The reporting burden for the collection of information on this 
request is estimated to vary from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, with an 
average of 15 minutes, including time for reviewing instructions, 
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data 
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. In 
the estimated annual reporting burden listed below, the reason that the 
annual number of respondents differs from the number of total annual 
responses is that the latter figure assumes a 60% response rate. Our 
experience has been that fewer than 60% of those invited to participate 
in our voluntary customer surveys avail themselves of that opportunity.
    In addition, the MSPB invites comments on (1) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
MSPB's functions, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (2) the accuracy of MSPB's estimate of burden of the proposed 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;

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(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (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.

                                        Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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                                  Annual  number                                     Hours per
           5 CFR parts                  of         Frequency per   Total annual      response       Total hours
                                    respondents      response        responses       (average)
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1201, 1208, and 1209............           2,500               1           1,500            0.25             375
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William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
 [FR Doc. E8-11877 Filed 5-27-08; 8:45 am]
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