[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59614-59615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23907]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-0284; Docket 2012-0001; Sequence 14]


Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies; 
Information Collection; Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms

AGENCY: General Services Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Notice of a request for comments regarding an extension of an 
existing information collection.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the 
General Services Administration will be submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a 
previously approved information collection requirement regarding 
Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms.
    Public comments are particularly invited on: Whether this 
collection of information is necessary and whether it will have 
practical utility; whether our estimate of the public burden of this 
collection of information is accurate, and based on valid assumptions 
and methodology; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: November 27, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms, by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching the 
OMB control number. Select the link ``Submit a Comment'' that 
corresponds with ``Information Collection 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback 
Mechanisms''. Follow the instructions provided at the ``Submit a 
Comment'' screen. Please include your name, company name (if any), and 
``Information Collection 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms'' on 
your attached document.
     Fax: 202-501-4067.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: 
Hada Flowers/IC 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms, in all 
correspondence related to this collection. All comments received will 
be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any 
personal and/or business confidential information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marion Royal, General Services 
Administration, Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, 
1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417; telephone number: 202-208-
4643; fax number: 202-357-0077; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, GSA specifically 
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    (i) Evaluate 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;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses. In particular, GSA is requesting comments from 
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of 
specific additional efforts that GSA could make to reduce the paperwork 
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

What should I consider when I prepare my comments for GSA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments.
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific 
examples.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used 
that support your views.
    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
    5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
    6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified 
under DATES.
    7. To ensure proper receipt by GSA, be sure to identify the ICR 
title on the first page of your response. You may also provide the 
Federal Register citation.
    Data.gov is inspired by the President's program for ``Open 
Government'' and ``Transparency''. In response to the President's 
direction to improve the transparency of government, the Federal Chief 
Information Officer (CIO) Council created a Web site/portal that 
improves public access to a wide variety of U.S. Government data. 
Data.gov is a public-friendly Web site that provides descriptions of 
the federal datasets, information on how to access the datasets, points 
of contact information, metadata information, interactive datasets, 
``Communities'' areas centered on specific topics, and links to 
publicly accessible applications that leverage the datasets. This 
information collection request is being submitted in order to fulfill 
the public feedback aspects of this important initiative. Data.gov 
visitors will be provided opportunities to provide feedback and ratings 
in the spirit of the President's open government and transparency 
initiative. Examples of feedback mechanisms are:
    (1) A five-star rating system to give visitors information about 
which datasets other visitors found most useful and interesting on the 
Data.gov Web page,

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    (2) A ``Suggest Other Datasets'' entry page for the public to 
submit ideas for datasets with an optional contact email address 
provided for those visitors wishing to identify themselves,
    (3) A ``Contact Us'' entry page with an optional contact email 
address for those visitors wishing to identify themselves,
    (4) Pages for visitors to advise how they leverage the datasets in 
new and different ways to build applications, conduct analysis, and 
perform research,
    (5) Pages for visitors to rate the benefit of the reported new 
solutions, etc.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Number of Respondents: 9882.
    Total Annual Responses: 9882.
    Average hours per response: 0.017.
    Total Burden Hours: 168.
    Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requesters may obtain a copy of the 
information collection documents from the General Services 
Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1275 First 
Street NE., Washington, DC 20417, telephone (202) 501-4755. Please cite 
OMB Control No. 3090-0284, Data.gov Feedback Mechanisms, in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 13, 2012.
Casey Coleman,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-23907 Filed 9-27-12; 8:45 am]
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