Notice2023-22143
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (VBA, VHA, NCA)
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Published
October 5, 2023
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it includes the actual data collection instrument.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69290-69291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22143]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0770]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery (VBA, VHA, NCA)
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Refer to
``OMB Control No. 2900-0770.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266-4688 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92fff3e0fbf0f7febcf3e2fdfce6f7d2e4f3bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1875796a717a7d7436796877766c7d586e79367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0770'' in
any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521.
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery (VBA, VHA, NCA).
OMB Control Number: 2900-0770.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to provide service
to the public that matches or exceeds the best service available in the
private sector. In order to work continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our customers' needs, the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) seeks to obtain OMB approval of a generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback on our service delivery for
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA); Veterans Health Administration
(VHA); and National Cemetery Administration (NCA). By qualitative
feedback, we mean information that provides useful insights on
perceptions and opinions, but not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of
study.
The proposed information collection activity provides a means to
garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to
improving service delivery. This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations,
provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on
areas where communication, training, or changes in operations might
improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow
for ongoing, collaborative, and actionable communications between the
VA and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to
contribute directly to the improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery.
Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this
information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the provision of services will be unavailable to the
Agency.
The Agency will only submit information collections for approval
under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
<bullet> The collections are voluntary;
<bullet> The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
<bullet> The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
<bullet> Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future;
<bullet> Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
only to the extent necessary and is not retained;
<bullet> Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the agency;
<bullet> Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
<bullet> Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
The types of collections that this generic clearance covers
include, but are not limited to, Program Satisfaction Surveys; Focus
Groups; Customer Comment Cards; Small Discussion Groups of customers,
potential customers, delivery partners, or other stakeholders;
Cognitive Laboratory Studies, such as those used to refine questions or
assess usability of a website; Qualitative Customer Satisfaction
Surveys, such as post-transaction surveys and opt-out web surveys; In-
person Observation Testing, such as website or software usability
tests; and Patient Surveys. As a general matter, information
collections under this clearance will not result in any new system of
records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a
sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private.
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. The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of
information was published at 88 FR 147 on August 2, 2023, pages 50952
and 50953.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households; Businesses and
Organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Annual Burden: 256,000 total hours.
Program Satisfaction Surveys: 75,000.
Focus Groups: 32,000.
Customer Comment Cards: 7,500.
Small Discussion Groups: 2,750.
Cognitive Laboratory Studies: 30,000.
Qualitative Customer Satisfaction Surveys: 62,500.
In-Person Observation Testing: 6,000.
Patient Surveys: 40,250.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent:
Program Satisfaction Surveys: 30 minutes.
Focus Groups: 60 minutes.
Customer Comment Cards: 30 minutes.
Small Discussion Groups: 30 minutes.
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Cognitive Laboratory Studies: 60 minutes.
Qualitative Customer Satisfaction Surveys: 30 minutes.
In-Person Observation Testing: 30 minutes.
Patient Surveys: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Once.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 450,000 total.
Program Satisfaction Surveys: 150,000.
Focus Groups: 32,000.
Customer Comment Cards: 15,000.
Small Discussion Groups: 5,500.
Cognitive Laboratory Studies: 30,000.
Qualitative Customer Satisfaction Surveys: 125,000.
In-Person Observation Testing: 12,000.
Patient Surveys: 80,500.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Enterprise and Integration, Data
Governance Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-22143 Filed 10-4-23; 8:45 am]
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