Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 2 Research and Innovation Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form 0412-0586 Partner with the U.S. Global Development Lab Survey	Form	New	Available
Customer Satisfaction Survey Approval Template.sbj.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-11-22	Available
Customer Satisfaction Supporting Statement Part B Clean.sbj.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2013-11-22	Available
Part A clean final Supporting Statement 12-23-2013.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2013-12-23	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
226813	USAID Venezuela Survey	Other-survey-english version	New
226306	USAID Diaspora Pakistani Focus Groups and Interviews	Other-Interview Questions	New
226076	USAID Venezuela Survey	Other-survey	New
226037	USAID NigeriaDiaspora Survey		New
221226	USAID Partner's Operational Issues Survey	Other-Survey	New
214419	Power Africa	Other-email-survey	New
210939	USAID Research & Innovation Fllowship	Form and Instruction	New	Research and Innovation Survey
210889	Lab Partnership Customer Survey Questions	Form	New	Partner with the U.S. Global Development Lab Survey

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0412-0586	ICR Reference No: 201304-0412-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201211-0412-002
Agency/Subagency: AID	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/08/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/16/2013
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves this collection for a period of three years. To request approval of information collections under this generic approval, the agency must do the following: 1) Unless an agency is using multiple modes of collection (e.g., paper forms and electronic submissions), provide a Generic Clearance Submission Template for each Instrument; 2) If the agency is using multiple modes of collection (e.g., paper forms and electronic submissions), the same Generic Clearance Submission Template may be used for both instruments; 3) each Generic Clearance Submission Template must be uploaded as a Supplementary document using a naming convention that allows the public to identify the associated instrument; 4) submit no more than five Generic Submission Templates with each request.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	100,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	25,000	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Agency will use surveys and forms to collect, analyze, and interpret information gathered through this generic clearance to identify strengths and weakness of the current services, information and make improvements in customer service.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: SETTING CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 80542	12/22/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 73611	12/11/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Lab Partnership Customer Survey Questions	0412-0586	Partner with the U.S. Global Development Lab Survey
Power Africa
USAID Venezuela Survey
USAID Diaspora Pakistani Focus Groups and Interviews
USAID NigeriaDiaspora Survey
USAID Partner's Operational Issues Survey
USAID Research & Innovation Fllowship	2	Research and Innovation Survey
USAID Venezuela Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	100,000	0	0	100,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	25,000	0	0	25,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a New Collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $356,300

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 04/16/2013

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