[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75962-75963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30654]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Commerce.Gov 
Web Site User Survey

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Affairs.

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 February 7, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 Mike Kruger, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department 
of Commerce at 202-482-4883 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    In order to better serve users of Commerce.gov and the Department 
of Commerce bureaus' Web sites, the Offices of Public Affairs will 
collect information from users about their experience on the Web sites. 
A random number of users will be presented with a pop-up box asking if 
they would like to take a survey. If they say no, the box disappears 
and the user continues on as normal. If they answer yes, then the box 
offers them four (4) questions.
    1. Based on today's visit, how would you rate your site experience 
overall? (0 to 10 scale)
    2. Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of 
your visit? (Custom choices)--would be the items in our ``I Want to'' 
bar on the right hand side of the Commerce.gov site:
     Find jobs or career opportunities at Commerce.
     Call or send an email or letter to Commerce.
     Learn more about Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.
     Find a recent press release.
     Learn more about Census 2010.
     Discover grants, contracting & trade opportunities with 
Commerce.

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     Get the official U.S. time from NIST.
     Get my local weather from the National Weather Service.
     Other.
    3. Were you able to complete the purpose of your visit today? (Yes, 
No)
    One of the following two (2) questions are posed to respondents 
based on their answers to Question 3. (4.1, if answer was Yes; and 4.2, 
if answer was No)
    4.1 What do you value most about the Department of Commerce's Web 
site? (Open ended)
    4.2 Please tell us why you were not able to fully complete the 
purpose of your visit today? (Open ended)
    The survey is provided by iPerceptions as part of their 4Q suite. 
No personally identifiable information will be collected from the 
voluntary participants.

II. Method of Collection

    Information will be collected via an online form.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit organizations, State, Local, or Tribal government, Federal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 36,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,200.
    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: December 2, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-30654 Filed 12-6-10; 8:45 am]
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