Notice2026-06858
Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
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Published
April 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Merit Systems Protection Board
Abstract
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, is seeking a three-year renewal, without change, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), of a currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR) entitled: "Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery" and identified by OMB Control No. 3124-0015, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). This 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 soliciting comments on this renewal, without change, of a previously approved collection set to expire on August 31, 2026. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to the OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18006-18007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06858]
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Agency Information Collection Activities: Renewal of a Currently
Approved Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: 60 day notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, is seeking
a three-year renewal, without change, from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), of a currently approved Information Collection Request
(ICR) entitled: ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' and identified by OMB Control No.
3124-0015, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
This 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 soliciting comments on this renewal,
without change, of a previously approved collection set to expire on
August 31, 2026. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for
public comment preceding submission of the collection to the OMB.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by June 8,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by using only one of the following methods:
(1) Email. Submit comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87f7f5eef1e6e4fec7eaf4f7e5a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0b0b2a9b6a1a3b980adb3b0a2eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>.
(2) Mail. Submit comments to Gina K. Grippando, Clerk of the Board
and Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Office of the Clerk of the
Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street NW, Washington, DC
20419.
(3) Fax. Submit comments to (202) 254-7130.
All comments must reference OMB Control No. 3124-0015. Regardless
of the method used for submitting comments or material, all submissions
will be posted, without change, to MSPB's website (<a href="http://www.mspb.gov">www.mspb.gov</a>) and
will include any personal information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina K. Grippando, Clerk of the Board
and Senior Agency Official for Privacy, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7303011a0512100a331e0003115d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0a0a2b9a6b1b3a990bda3a0b2feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>. You may
submit written questions to the Office of the Clerk of the Board by any
of the following methods: by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7303011a0512100a331e0003115d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92e2e0fbe4f3f1ebd2ffe1e2f0bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 seek a three-year renewal,
without change, of a currently approved information collection
``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery,'' OMB Control No. 3124-0015.
The proposed information collection activity 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. Qualitative feedback is information that provides
useful insights on perceptions and opinions but are not statistical
surveys that can be generalized to the population of study. 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 MSPB 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 MSPB's services will be unavailable.
The MSPB 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 non-controversial 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 MSPB;
<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.
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
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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 non-response bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken
prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the
results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for
submission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
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, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3124-0015.
Type of Information Collection: Renewal, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31,
2026. 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 the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
Gina K. Grippando,
Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2026-06858 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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