This
programmatic clearance is approved under the following terms of
clearance. Prior to the use of each instrument, the agency must
complete the form used to submit survey instruments u nder
1004-0181, answer the folowing supplemental questions and provide
this package to OIRA for review. 1. Explain who will be conducting
this survey. What program office will be conducting the survey?
What services does this program provide? Who are the customers? How
are these services provided to the customer? 2. Explain how this
survey was developed. With whom did you consult during the
development of this survey on content? statistics? What suggestions
did you get about improving the survey? 3. Explain how the survey
will be conducted. How will the customers be sampled (if fewer than
all customers will be surveyed)? What percentage of customers asked
to take the survey will respond? What actions are planned to
increase the response rate? (Web-based surveys are not an
acceptable method of sampli ng a broad population. Web-based
surveys must be limited to serv ices provided by the Web.) 4.
Describe how the results of this survey will be analyzed and used.
If the customer population is sampled, what statistical te chniques
will be used to generalize to results to the entire cust omer
population? Is this survey intended to measure a GPRA perfo rmance
measure? (If so, please include an excerpt from the appro priate
document). The subagency program official must sign the f orm and
send the survey instrument, form, and answers to the supp lemental
questions to the OIRA docket. OIRA will review the inst rument for
no more than 2 weeks and inform the paperwork clearanc e officer by
email when review has been completed, after which the paperwork
officer may use OMB control number 1004-0193 on the
instrument.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2003
08/31/2003
1,720
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0
430
0
0
0
0
0
The BLM proposed to use a new
information collection for determining the satisfaction of its
customers with its program and services. A currently approved
collection (1004-0181) covered all survey instruments, both
customer comment cards and telephone surveys, and the use of focus
groups to determine what questions to ask and comments to solicit.
The new collection will concern only customers surveys specific
programs. The anticipated programs/customers for survey are: State
and Local Governments and Stakeholders and Partners.
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.