[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28847-28848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13287]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM


Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board 
Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) 
is adopting a proposal to extend for three years, without revision, 
Federal Reserve Clearance for Board Public website Usability Surveys 
(FR 3076, OMB No. 7100-0366).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Board-approved collections of information are 
incorporated into the official OMB inventory of currently approved 
collections of information. Copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
Submission, supporting statements and approved collection of 
information instrument(s) are placed into OMB's public docket files. 
The Board may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not 
required to respond to, an information collection that has been 
extended, revised, or implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

Final Approval Under OMB Delegated Authority of 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 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.
    Current actions: On April 5, 2018 the Board published a notice in 
the Federal Register (83 FR 14640) requesting public comment for 60 
days on the extension, without revision, of the Federal Reserve 
Clearance for Board Public website Usability Surveys. The comment 
period for this notice expired on June 4, 2017. The Board did not 
receive any comments.


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    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 15, 2018.
Michele Taylor Fennell,
Assistant Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-13287 Filed 6-20-18; 8:45 am]
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