[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14640-14642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06948]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Notice, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) 
invites comment on a proposal to extend for three years, without 
revision, the voluntary Federal Reserve Clearance for Board Public 
website Usability Surveys (FR 3076, OMB No. 7100-0366). On June 15, 
1984, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board 
authority under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to approve of and 
assign OMB control numbers to collection of information requests and 
requirements conducted or sponsored by the Board. In exercising this 
delegated authority, the Board is directed to take every reasonable 
step to solicit comment. In determining whether to approve a collection 
of information, the Board will consider all comments received from the 
public and other agencies.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by FR 3076, by any of 
the following methods:
     Agency website: http://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments at http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.

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     Email: [email protected]. Include OMB 
number in the subject line of the message.
     Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
     Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20551.
    All public comments are available from the Board's website at 
http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx as submitted, 
unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will 
not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Public 
comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper form in Room 
3515, 1801 K Street (between 18th and 19th Streets NW) Washington, DC 
20006 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. For security 
reasons, the Board requires that visitors make an appointment to 
inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 452-3684. Upon 
arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued 
photo identification and to submit to security screening in order to 
inspect and photocopy comments.
    Additionally, commenters may send a copy of their comments to the 
OMB Desk Officer--Shagufta Ahmed--Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 or by 
fax to (202) 395-6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the PRA OMB submission, 
including the proposed reporting form and instructions, supporting 
statement, and other documentation will be placed into OMB's public 
docket files, once approved. These documents will also be made 
available on the Federal Reserve Board's public website at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/reportforms/review.aspx or may be requested 
from the agency clearance officer, whose name appears below.
    Federal Reserve Board Clearance Officer--Nuha Elmaghrabi--Office of 
the Chief Data Officer, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, Washington, DC 20551 (202) 452-3829. Telecommunications Device 
for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact (202) 263-4869, Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, DC 20551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comment on Information Collection Proposal

    The Board invites public comment on the following information 
collection, which is being reviewed under authority delegated by the 
OMB under the PRA. Comments are invited on the following:
    a. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the Federal Reserve's functions; including 
whether the information has practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the Federal Reserve's estimate of the burden of 
the proposed information collection, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    c. Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    d. Ways to minimize the burden of information collection on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and
    e. Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
    At the end of the comment period, the comments and recommendations 
received will be analyzed to determine the extent to which the Federal 
Reserve should modify the proposal prior to giving final approval.

Proposal To Approve Under OMB Delegated Authority the Extension for 
Three Years, Without Revision, of the Following Report

    Report title: Federal Reserve Clearance for Board Public website 
Usability Surveys.
    Agency form number: FR 3076.
    OMB control number: 7100-0366.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Respondents: Individuals.
    Estimated number of respondents: Surveys: 100, Focus Groups: 20.
    Estimated average hours per response: Surveys: 0.25, Focus Groups: 
1.5.
    Estimated annual burden hours: 420.
    General description of report: The FR 3076 is used to gather 
qualitative and quantitative information directly from users or 
potential users of the Board's website such as Congress, other 
government agencies, the public, economic educators, economists, 
financial institutions, financial literacy groups, and community 
development groups and more. Participation is voluntary.
    The FR 3076 may seek information from users or potential users of 
various Board web pages, including press releases, data releases and 
downloads, reports, supervision manuals, brochures, new web pages, 
audio, video, and use of social media. Information gathered may also 
include general input on users' interests and needs, feedback on 
website navigation and layout, distribution channels, or other factors 
which may affect the ability of users to locate and access content 
online.
    Qualitative surveys conducted using the FR 3076 would include data 
gathering methods such as focus groups and individual interviews. 
Quantitative surveys conducted using the FR 3076 would include surveys 
conducted online or via mobile device, by phone or by mail, emails, or 
a combination of these methods. The Board may contract with an outside 
vendor to conduct focus groups, interviews, or surveys, or the Board 
may collect the data directly. As the Board's public website continues 
to evolve, the Board may seek input from users or potential users of 
Board's public website on questions such as the following:
     Did you find the content and layout relevant and of value?
     How did you find the content you were looking for?
     Was the navigation useful?
     How did you learn about the content?
     How did you access the content? (e.g.: paper copy 
distributed at an event, online, or mobile device). If online or 
through a mobile device, was the document printed, viewed on a tablet, 
or on a computer screen?
     What suggestions do you have for improving the format and 
appearance of online presentation? (e.g.: readability--font size, 
charts, and graphs; organization of information; and navigating--
indexing, search tools, and links)
     What other information would be of value to enhance the 
online tool or information?
    Legal authorization and confidentiality: The Board uses its website 
and social media to communicate important information to the public 
about a variety of different issues. The Board is required to provide 
certain information on its website. For example, under section 2B of 
the Federal Reserve Act the Board is required to provide certain 
reports, audits, and other information that ``the Board reasonably 
believes is necessary or helpful to the public in understanding the 
accounting, financial reporting, and internal controls of the Board and 
the Federal reserve banks.'' 12 U.S.C. 225b(c). In addition, the Board 
uses its website to provide the public with information about a variety 
of other matters, including information

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about the Board, its actions, and the economy. The responses to the FR 
3076 help the Board determine how to most effectively communicate this 
information to the public in order to fulfill its statutory 
responsibilities. The FR 3076 is voluntary. The information collected 
by the FR 3076 is not considered to be confidential.

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, April 2, 2018.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-06948 Filed 4-4-18; 8:45 am]
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