Notice2025-11523

Notice of Information Collection; Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)

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Published
June 24, 2025

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Transportation Department

Abstract

The United States Department of Transportation, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a proposed extension of a collection of information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, and to allow 30 days for public comment in response to the notice after a 60-day public comment period. This notice solicits comments on an extension of an existing collection proposed by the Agency.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26901-26902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11523]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[OMB Control No. 2105-0583; Docket No. DOT-OST-2020-0084]


Notice of Information Collection; Improving Customer Experience 
(OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)

AGENCY: United States Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Transportation, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, is 
announcing an opportunity for public comment on a proposed extension of 
a collection of information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish 
notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of 
information, and to allow 30 days for public comment in response to the 
notice after a 60-day public comment period. This notice solicits 
comments on an extension of an existing collection proposed by the 
Agency.

DATES: Submit comments on or before: July 24, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 2105-
0583, Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 
Implementation), by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 
will be posted to the docket unchanged.
    <bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information 
Collection 2105-0583, Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, 
Section 280 Implementation), in all correspondence related to this 
collection. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check 
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>, approximately 2-3 business days after submission to 
verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted 
by mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Karyn Gorman, Chief Privacy Officer, Office of 
the Chief Information Office, Office of the Secretary, US Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590, or via 
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ecac1dadedccffdfbfefee1fcfaceeae1faa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c98d869d999b88babcb9b9a6bbbd89ada6bde7aea6bf">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Under the PRA, (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) Federal agencies must obtain 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each 
collection of information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of 
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 
includes Agency requests or requirements that members of the public 
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. 
The PRA requires Federal agencies to provide a 30-day notice in the 
Federal Register, after publishing a 60-day notice, concerning each 
proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension 
of an existing collection of information, before submitting the 
collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the 
agency is publishing notice of the proposed collection of information 
set forth in this document.
    Under the Government Service Delivery Improvement Act \1\ and the 
21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act,\2\ along with OMB 
guidance, agencies are obligated to continually improve the services 
they provide the public and to collect qualitative and quantitative 
data from the public to do so.
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    \1\ 5 U.S.C. 321-24.
    \2\ 44 U.S.C. 3501 note.
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    The purpose of this request is to facilitate the agency's ability 
to collect feedback from the public to continue to improve its 
services, thereby facilitating its compliance with statutory 
requirements and general principles of good governance.
    The agency will only submit collections if they meet the following 
criteria.
    <bullet> The collections are voluntary;
    <bullet> The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on 
considerations of total burden hours or burden-hours per respondent) 
and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government;
    <bullet> The collections are non-controversial;
    <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 is intended to be used for general 
service improvement and program management purposes;
    <bullet> The agency will follow the procedures specified in any 
relevant OMB guidance for the required reporting to OMB of data from 
surveys;
    <bullet> Outside of the reporting mentioned in the bullet 
immediately above, if the agency intends to release journey maps, user 
personas, reports, or other data-related summaries stemming from this 
collection, the agency must include appropriate caveats around those 
summaries, noting that conclusions should not be generalized beyond the 
sample, considering the sample size and response rates. The agency must 
submit the data summary itself (e.g., the report) and the caveat 
language mentioned above to OMB before it releases them outside the 
agency. OMB will engage in a passback process with the agency.

Method of Collection

    The agency will collect this information by electronic means when 
possible, as well as by mail, fax, telephone, technical discussions, 
and in-person interviews. The agency may also utilize observational 
techniques to collect this information.

Data

    Form Number(s): OMB Control No. 2105-0583.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Affected Public: Collections will be 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. For the 
purposes of this request, ``customers'' are individuals, businesses, 
and organizations that interact with a Federal Government agency or 
program, either directly or via a Federal contractor. This could 
include individuals or households; businesses or other for-profit 
organizations; not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal

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governments; Federal government; and universities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,101,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varied, dependent upon the data 
collection method used. The possible response time to complete a 
questionnaire or survey may be 3 minutes or up to 1.5 hours to 
participate in an interview.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100,800.

C. Public Comments

    The agency invites comments on: (a) Whether the proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions 
of the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB 
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter 
of public record.

    Dated: April 3, 2025.
Karyn Gorman,
Chief Privacy Officerl.
[FR Doc. 2025-11523 Filed 6-23-25; 8:45 am]
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