[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37583-37584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12215]


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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD


Agency Information Collection Activities; Reinstatement of a 
Previously Approved Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic 
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 
Delivery

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is seeking to 
reinstate a previously approved information collection in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. MSPB will submit the 
information collection abstracted below, OMB No. 3124-0015, to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the PRA for review 
and clearance. MSPB's Information Collection Request (ICR) expired on 
May 31, 2023. 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. MSPB 
is requesting public comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
30 days for public comment after submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by July 10, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. 
Comments should be addressed to the Desk Officer for the Merit Systems 
Protection Board and sent via electronic mail to 
[email protected].
    All comments must reference OMB Control No. 3124-0015. All 
submissions 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: D. Fon Muttamara, Chief Privacy 
Officer, at [email protected] or (202) 653-7200. You may submit written 
questions to the Office of the Clerk of the Board by any of the 
following methods: by email to [email protected] or by mail to Clerk of 
the Board, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20419. Please include OMB Control No. 3124-0015 with 
your questions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MSPB intends to request approval for a 
reinstatement of a previously approved information collection and seeks 
a three-year renewal of the collection entitled ``Generic Clearance for 
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery,'' 
OMB Control No. 3124-0015. MSPB previously sought a renewal of this 
information collection and published a notice in the Federal Register 
on March 28, 2023, at 88 FR 18348 with a 60-day public comment period. 
No comments were received. At that time, the information collection had 
not expired, and MSPB is now seeking a reinstatement and renewal of 
this information collection. The purpose of this 30-day notice is to 
notify the public that MSPB will submit the information collection 
abstracted below to OMB 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: This is a request for reinstatement 
of a previously approved information collection.
    ICR Status: This ICR expired on May 31, 2023. MSPB intends to 
request approval for reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection from OMB under the PRA of 1995. 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.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 600.
    Estimated Frequency of Responses: Once per year.
    Estimated Total Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: 
Once per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 49.8.
    Estimated Total Cost: $1,887.42.
    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

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the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose 
the information.

Jennifer Everling,
Acting Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-12215 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
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