This is a request for renewal of a
generic clearance for voluntary customer surveys to be conducted by
NOAA program offices. In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the
National Performance Review, and good management practices, NOAA
offices seek to be able to continue to gather customer feedback on
services and/or products, which can be used in planning for
service/product modification and prioritization. Under this generic
clearance, individual offices would continue use of approved
questionnaires and develop new questionnaires, as needed, by
selecting subsets of the approved set of collection questions and
tailoring those specific questions to be meaningful for their
particular programs. These proposed questionnaires would then be
submitted through a fast-track request for approval
process.
EO: EO
12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Service Standards
Several smaller customer
satisfaction surveys were not renewed, while a wider range of
surveys for which the approved questions were a good fit, were
approved in the past three years.
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.