This information
collection is approved for use until December 31, 199 PBGC has
expressed a commitment to include customer satisfaction data in its
1992 annual report. This commitment is a voluntary response to
OMB's efforts pursuant to the CFO Act to ask agencies to present
information and data on program performance in their financial
statements. However, PBGC's timeline for the production of its 1992
annual report and the collection of this customer satisfaction data
ar not close enough to permit any more than the pilot data to be
ready for the 1992 report. If this data is included in the report,
PBGC must include the appropriate caveats to describe the
limitations of this data. OMB strongly recommends that PBGC
postpone reporting on performance measures based on this data until
its 1993 annual report, when the full survey is complete. PBGC can
refer to this clearance in its discussions with OMB's Office of
Federal Financial Management (OFFM). OFFM has agreed (Woody
Jackson) that the presentation of the data in 1992 would be
premature.In other words, PBGC does not have to report preliminary
data in its 1992 annual report to meet an OMB directive. There is
an expectation by OMB that such data would be available by
1993.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/1993
12/31/1993
2,734
0
0
456
0
0
0
0
0
PBGC NEEDS INFORMATION ABOUT THE
QUALITY OF THE SERVICE IT GIVES TO TH PARTICIPANTS AND
BENEFICIARIES IN PBGC-TRUSTEED PENSION PLANS. THE INFORMATION WILL
BE USED TO ASSESS THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS PROGRAMS
AND TO DESIGN ACTIONS TO CORRECT IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS. AFFECTED
PUBLIC IS A STATISTICALLY VALID SAMPLE OF THE 325,000 PARTICIPANTS
AND BENEFICIARIES IN PBGC-TRUSTEED PENSION PLANS.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.