[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44471-44472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20258]


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 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: 
Organizational Assessment Surveys

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a 
currently approved collection, Organizational Assessment Surveys. OPM 
is requesting approval of Organizational Assessment Surveys, Federal 
Employee Viewpoint Surveys, Exit Surveys, New Leaders Onboarding 
Assessments, New Employee Surveys, Training Needs Assessment Surveys, 
and custom Program Evaluation surveys as a part of this collection. 
Approval of the Organizational Assessment Surveys is necessary to 
collect information on Federal agency and program performance, climate, 
engagement, and leadership effectiveness.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until November 21, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on 
the proposed information collection to Human Resources Strategy and 
Evaluation Solutions, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Coty Hoover, or via email to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Human Resources 
Strategy and Evaluation Solutions, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 
E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Coty Hoover, or via 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the 
Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106), OPM is soliciting comments for 
this collection. The previous collection (OMB No. 3206-0252, published 
in the Federal Register on December 26, 2013 at 78 FR 248) has an 
emergency clearance (published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2017 
at 82 FR 21273) that expires January 31, 2018. Comments are 
particularly invited on:
    1. 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. Whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection is 
accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; and
    3. Ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, through the use of the 
appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    OPM's Human Resources Strategy and Evaluation Solutions performs 
assessment and related consultation activities for Federal agencies on 
a reimbursable basis. The assessments are authorized by various 
statutes and regulations: Section 4702 of Title 5, U.S.C.; E.O. 12862; 
E.O. 13715; Section 1128 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004, Public Law 108-136; 5 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1103(a)(5), 
1104, 1302, 3301, 3302, 4702, 7701 note; E.O. 13197, 66 FR 7853, 3 CFR 
748 (2002); E.O. 10577, 12 FR 1259, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; and 
Section 4703 of Title 5, United States Code.
    This collection request includes surveys we currently use and plan 
to use during the next three years to measure agency performance, 
climate, engagement, and leadership effectiveness. OMB No. 3206-0252 
covers a broad range of surveys all focused on improving organizational 
performance. Non-Federal respondents will almost never receive more 
than one of these surveys. All of these surveys consist of Likert-type, 
mark-one, and mark-all-that-apply items, and may include a small number 
of open-ended comment items. Administration of Organizational 
Assessment Surveys (OAS) typically consists of a customized set of 50-
150 standard items pulled from an item bank of nearly 500 items. The 
surveys almost always include a small set of 5-10 custom items 
developed to meet the agency's specific needs. The OAS is a general 
survey that subsumes the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). 
OPM's Human Resources Strategy and Evaluation Solutions administers the 
FEVS for agencies to gather feedback from employee groups not covered 
by the official FEVS administration. Exit Surveys consist of 
approximately 60 items that assess reasons why employees decided to 
leave their organization. Customization is possible. The New Leaders 
Onboarding Assessment (NLOA) is a combined assessment consisting of 
approximately 130 items, including items measuring organizational 
climate, employee engagement, and leadership. New Employee Surveys 
consist of approximately 100 items that assess satisfaction with the 
hiring, orientation, and socialization of new employees. Training Needs 
Assessment Surveys consist of approximately 100 items that assess an 
agency's climate for training and employees' training preferences. 
Program Evaluation surveys evaluate the effectiveness of government 
initiatives, programs, and offices. Program

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Evaluation surveys are always customized to assess specific program 
elements. Program Evaluation surveys may contain from 20 to 200 items, 
with an average of approximately 100 items. The surveys included under 
OMB No. 3206-0252 are almost always administered electronically.

Analysis

    Agency: Human Resources Strategy and Evaluation Solutions, Office 
of Personnel Management.
    Title: Organizational Assessment Surveys.
    OMB: 3206-0252.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Government contractors and individuals.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 69,030.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 10.62 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 12,218 hours.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Kathleen M. McGettigan,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-20258 Filed 9-21-17; 8:45 am]
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