Notice2023-28599
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Renewal of Generic Clearance; Comment Request
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Published
December 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
International Trade Commission
Abstract
Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) has submitted a proposal for the collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. The proposed information collection is a three-year extension of the current generic clearance (approved by OMB under Control No. 3117-0222) under which the Commission can issue information collections for the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery. Any comments submitted to OMB on the proposed information collection should be specific, indicating which part of the information collection plan is objectionable, describing the issue in detail, and including specific revisions or language changes. The Commission did not receive any comments in response to the 60-day notice that it published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28599]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Renewal of Generic Clearance; Comment Request
AGENCY: International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice and comment request.
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SUMMARY: Consistent with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S.
International Trade Commission (Commission) has submitted a proposal
for the collection of information to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval. The proposed information collection is a
three-year extension of the current generic clearance (approved by OMB
under Control No. 3117-0222) under which the Commission can issue
information collections for the collection of qualitative feedback on
agency service delivery. Any comments submitted to OMB on the proposed
information collection should be specific, indicating which part of the
information collection plan is objectionable, describing the issue in
detail, and including specific revisions or language changes. The
Commission did not receive any comments in response to the 60-day
notice that it published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2023.
DATES: Comments solicited under this notice must be submitted on or
before January 29, 2024.
Comments: Comments about the proposal should be provided to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs through the Information Collection Review Dashboard at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a>. All comments should be specific, indicating which part
of the renewal request is objectionable, describing the concern in
detail, and including specific suggested revisions or language changes.
Provide copies of any comments that you submit to OMB to Nancy Snyder,
Director, Office of Analysis and Research Services, U.S. International
Trade Commission at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#551b343b362c7b063b2c3130271520263c21367b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec0efe0edf7a0dde0f7eaebfccefbfde7faeda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may obtain copies of supporting
documents from Zachary Coughlin, Statistical and Data Services
Division, U.S. International Trade Commission, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f350e0c070e1d16412c001a08070306012f1a1c061b0c41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="500a3133383122297e133f2537383c393e1025233924337e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>, 202-205-3435. Hearing-impaired persons can
obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD
terminal at 202-205-1810. You may also obtain general information
concerning the Commission by accessing its website (<a href="http://www.usitc.gov">http://www.usitc.gov</a>).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(1) Need for the Proposed Information Collections
The proposed information collection activity provides a means to
garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner. This qualitative feedback provides useful insights on
perceptions and opinions of customers and stakeholders. The feedback
helps the Commission gain understanding into customer or stakeholder
experiences and expectations and provides an early warning of issues
with service, or focuses attention on areas where communication,
training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or
services. These collections allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the Commission and its customers and
stakeholders and contribute directly to the improvement of program
management.
(2) Description of the Information To Be Collected
The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
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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 Commission's services will be
unavailable.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. As a general matter, information collections will not result
in any new system of records containing privacy information and will
not ask questions of a sensitive nature.
The Agency will only submit a collection 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 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.
(3) Estimated Burden of the Proposed Information Collection
The Commission estimates that information collections issued under
the requested generic clearance will impose an average annual burden of
350 hours on 1,000 respondents.
No record-keeping burden is known to result from the proposed
collection of information.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 21, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-28599 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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