This
programmatic clearance is approved under the following terms of
clearance. Prior to the use of each instrument, the agency must
complete the attached form, which has been provided to the agency
paperwork clearance officer, and the following supplemental
questions: 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 sampling a
broad population. Web-based surveys must be limited to services
provided by Web.) 4. Describe how the results of this survey will
be analyzed and used. If the customer population is sampled, what
statistical techniques will be used to generalize the results to
the entire customer population? Is this survey intended to measure
a GPRA performance measure? (If so, please include an excerpt from
the appropriate document.) The subagency program official must sign
the form and send the survey instrument, form, and answers to the
supplemental questions to the agency paperwork clearance officer,
who must in turn sign the form and submit these materials to the
OMB Records Management Center. OMB will notify the agency paperwork
clearance officer if the instrument is approved, after which the
agency may conduct the information collection under OMB Control
Number 3245-0314.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2005
06/30/2005
11,038
0
0
2,760
0
0
0
0
0
These anonymous customer
surveys/questionnaires will be used to gauage customer satisfaction
with SBA's program and services.
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.