This collection
is approved based on the revised materials provided by the
Agency.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2013
4,700
0
4,200
271
0
280
0
0
0
The National Contact Center provides
information about Federal Government agencies, programs, services
and related issues to the American Public. The purpose of these
surveys is to assess the public's satisfaction with the service and
assist in increasing the efficiency in responding to the public's
need for information.
We are hoping to increase the
number of respondents to our phone survey. Therefore, we are
increasing the number of customers who receive the invitation to
participate. If the number of phone survey participants increases,
we should see an increase in phone line usage spending, as already
reflected above. We are also anticipating an increase in costs due
to our special one-time temporary surveys, which are a part of an
audit of our contact center by consultants JD Power and Associates.
This cost will occur in the first year covered by this clearance.
Our web chat program has become more popular. Increased usage by
the public will likely result in increased participation in our
optional surveys. We anticipate that increase by including a higher
number of respondents on this justification than in our previous
justification. There is no cost associated with an increase in
survey participation. In our previous justification, we
over-estimated usage of our email service. For this justification,
we are basing our estimate of usage on FY 2012 data. As a result,
we are anticipating a decrease in respondents to our email
surveys.
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.