[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14062-14063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06587]


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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative 
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

AGENCY: U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Merit Systems Protection 
Board (MSPB) will submit the information collection abstracted below, 
OMB No. 3124-0015, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance of an extension, without

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change, of a currently approved collection in accordance with the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. MSPB's Information 
Collection Request (ICR) is set to expire on April 30, 2018. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. This information collection was developed as part of a Federal 
Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback 
from the public on service delivery.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 2, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the MSPB Desk Officer, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 735 17th Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20503.
    Written comments may also be submitted by Fax: 202-395-5806; or by 
email to [email protected]. All comments must reference OMB 
Control No. 3124-0015. Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to 
send a courtesy copy of any comments by mail to Merit Systems 
Protection Board, Office of the Clerk of the Board, 1615 M Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20419; or by email to [email protected]. All submissions 
received will be posted, without change, to MSPB's website 
(www.mspb.gov) and will include any personal information you provide. 
Therefore, submitting this information makes it public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Everling, Acting Clerk of the 
Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW, Washington, DC 
20419; phone: (202) 653-7200; fax: (202) 653-7130; or email: 
[email protected]. You may contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board for 
copies of the proposed collection of information at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection 
previously was published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2018, at 
83 FR 2821 with a 60-day public comment period. No comments were 
received. The purpose of this 30-day notice is to notify the public 
that MSPB will submit the information collection abstracted below to 
the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance.

Information Collection Requirement:

    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    OMB Number: 3124-0015.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a 
currently approved collection.
    ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 
2018. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.
    Abstract of Proposed Collection: This collection is part of a 
Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking 
feedback from the public on service delivery and provides a means to 
obtain qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 
timely manner, in accordance with MSPB's commitment to improving 
service delivery. Responses to any collection of information under this 
ICR are voluntary.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households; Businesses and 
Organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Frequency of Responses: Once per request.
    Estimated Total Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Estimated Total Cost: $50,100.
    Comments: Comments should be submitted as indicated in the 
ADDRESSES caption above. Comments are solicited to: (a) Evaluate 
whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of MSPB, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) evaluate the accuracy of MSPB's 
estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
(d) minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) evaluate 
the estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide information 
to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information, to search data sources, to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information.

Jennifer Everling,
Acting Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-06587 Filed 3-30-18; 8:45 am]
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