[Federal Register: May 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 103)]
[Notices]
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection
AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection Board.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S.
Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) announces that it is planning to
submit a request for a three-year extension of an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Before submitting this ICR to OMB for review and approval, MSPB is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of its information collection
activities as described below.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before June 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information to
Dr. Dee Ann Batten, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20419.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Dr. Dee Ann Batten at (202) 653-6772, ext. 1411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor. The MSPB intends to ask for a
three-year renewal of its Generic Clearance Request for Voluntary
Customer Surveys, OMB Control No. 3124-0012. Executive Order 12862,
``Setting Customer Service Standards,'' mandates that agencies identify
their customers and survey them to determine the kind and quality of
services they want and their level of satisfaction with existing
services.
In this regard, we are soliciting comments on the public reporting
burden. The reporting burden for the collection of information on this
request is estimated to vary from 5 minutes to 30 minutes, with an
average of 15 minutes, including time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. In
the estimated annual reporting burden listed below, the reason that the
annual number of respondents differs from the number of total annual
responses is that the latter figure assumes a 60% response rate. Our
experience has been that fewer than 60% of those invited to participate
in our voluntary customer surveys avail themselves of that opportunity.
In addition, the MSPB invites comments on (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
MSPB's functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of MSPB's estimate of burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
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(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) 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.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden
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Annual number Hours per
5 CFR parts of Frequency per Total annual response Total hours
respondents response responses (average)
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1201, 1208, and 1209............ 2,500 1 1,500 0.25 375
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William D. Spencer,
Clerk of the Board.
[FR Doc. E8-11877 Filed 5-27-08; 8:45 am]
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