[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9694-9695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02977]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 3090-00xx; Docket No. 2013-0001; Sequence 1]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; MyGov

AGENCY: Office of Citizen Services; General Services Administration 
(GSA).

ACTION: Notice of a request for comments regarding a new generic 
information collection.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, this 
document announces that GSA is planning to submit a request for a new 
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). Before submitting this ICR to OMB for review and 
approval, GSA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: April 12, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 3090-
00XX; MyGov by any of the following methods:
     Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov.
    Submit comments via the Federal eRulemaking portal by searching for 
``Information Collection 3090-00XX, MyGov''. Select the link ``Submit a 
Comment'' that corresponds with ``3090-00XX, MyGov''. Follow the 
instructions provided at the ``Submit a Comment'' screen. Please 
include your name, company name (if any), and ``Information Collection 
3090-00XX, MyGov'' on your attached document.
     Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory 
Secretariat (MVCB), 1275 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20417. ATTN: 
Ms. Flowers/IC 3090-00XX, MyGov.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite ``Information 
Collection 3090-00XX, MyGov'', 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: Mr. Greg Gershman, Presidential 
Innovation Fellow, Project MyGov via email at [email protected] 
or at telephone number 202-501-0705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

What information is GSA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, GSA specifically 
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. 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;
    2. 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;
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    4. 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.

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.

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    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.

What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?

    Title: MyGov.
    OMB Control Number: 3090-00XX.
    Abstract: MyGov is a citizen-centric platform for delivering 
government services. Rather than organizing services around the 
agencies that deliver them as we do today and forcing citizens to 
absorb the complexity of modern government, MyGov organizes services 
around people, specific tasks at all levels of government. 
Specifically, MyGov consists of four distinct components:
    Platform--The MyGov profile, which serves to enable a consistent 
experience from transaction to transaction is a basic user persona, 
consists of limited information such as name, address, and basic 
preferences, which then provides agencies with the ability to create 
task-based workflows for users. The MyGov profile is completely 
optional. Additionally, MyGov notifications enable agencies to sustain 
communication with MyGov account holders over time. Through an 
administrative interface, agencies can send users simple messages and 
alerts. For example ``Your online form submission to change your name 
has been approved'' or, ``Stay tuned to FEMA.gov for Hurricane 
updates.'' Users may be notified via their MyGov dashboard, discovery 
bar, email or text message, depending on their MyGov preferences.
    Applications--MyGov is architected as a series of applications 
built on an open platform, not unlike a Facebook or iPhone app. Apps 
are explicitly granted permission by the user, and have access to 
limited information (such as a user's email, if authorized). Apps 
maintain their own data, and interact with the platform through a 
series of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). APIs allow the 
desperate applications to securely communicate with one another. 
Although initially limited to government, apps can be created by the 
public sector or private sector.
    Forms--The MyGov forms engine allows agencies to quickly and easily 
move existing information collections (which are currently transacted 
as PDFs or other offline process) to the Web, or to streamline the 
creation of new, Web-based services. The forms engine exists as a 
service independent of the MyGov profile and is not dissimilar to 
Google forms, Survey Monkey, or Wufoo.
    Discovery--The MyGov discovery bar and widgets are tools that 
agencies can embed into existing Web pages to help citizens discover 
services and information relevant to their interests and needs. Similar 
to Netflix recommending movies you may enjoy, or Amazon informing you 
that ``customers who bought this product also bought'', the discovery 
tools seek to allow online resources to be grouped around citizen-
centric tasks and transactions, rather than the agencies that maintain 
them.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average less 
than one hour per year. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search 
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    The estimated annual burden request is summarized here:
    Affected entities: citizens seeking a more intuitive way to utilize 
existing government services.
    Estimated number of respondents: 20,000.
    Frequency of response: 1.
    Total number of responses: 20,000.
    Estimated hours per response: .5.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 10,000.

What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    GSA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, GSA will 
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1) to 
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit 
additional comments to OMB.
    If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, 
please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: February 5, 2013.
Casey Colemen,
Chief Information Officer.
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