Federal Select Agent Program Inspection Feedback Survey

Form Approved

OMB Approval No. 0920-1050

Expiration Date: 02/18/2018

Based on recommendations from external reports, the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) has developed a survey to give stakeholders an opportunity to provide input on our inspection process. We would like to learn about your most recent inspection experience. The survey should be completed by an individual who participated in the most recent and previous inspections. We encourage you to provide examples of significant variation between this inspection process and previous ones in the space provided at the end of the survey. The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete.

1. Was your recent site visit a joint (Agriculture Select Agent Services (AgSAS)/Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT)), AgSAS only or DSAT only inspection?

Joint inspection (AgSAS/DSAT)

AgSAS inspectors only

DSAT inspectors only

Don't know

2. If a joint inspection, was DSAT or AgSAS the lead inspecting agency? – question will appear only if answered “joint”

DSAT

AgSAS

3. What was the purpose of the FSAP’s most recent site visit?

Renewal inspection

Verification inspection

4. Were you given prior notice of FSAP’s planned date of inspection?

Yes

No

Public reporting burden of this collection of information is estimated to average 20 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to CDC/ATSDR Information Collection Review Office, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS D-74, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; ATTN: PRA (0920-1050).

 

5. For this most recent inspection, how would you rate pre-inspection communication by the DSAT and/or AgSAS inspection team?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Neutral

Dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

N/A (unannounced inspection)

6. For this most recent inspection, how was our pre-inspection communication compared to your previous inspections?

Better

Same

Worse

N/A

7. In the determination of regulatory departures cited at this inspection, do you feel the FSAP inspection team consistently applied the select agent regulations and biosafety standards relative to prior FSAP interactions?

Yes

No

Don't know

8. Were there observations cited during your recent inspection that you believe do not agree with provisions in the select agent regulations?

Yes

No

Don't know

9. Did inspectors allow you to address/correct deficiencies observed during the inspection?

Yes

No

Don't know

10. Were you satisfied with the professionalism of the FSAP inspection team?

Yes

No

Don't know

11. Were you satisfied with the FSAP inspection team's technical expertise?

Yes

No

Don't know

12. Were you satisfied with the FSAP inspection team's out-briefing at the conclusion of your most recent inspection?

Yes

No

Don't know

13. Do you feel that the FSAP inspection team was adequately prepared to inspect your facility?

Yes

No

Don't know

14. Did we conduct our inspection in a manner so that your operations were minimally impacted?

Yes

No

Don't know

15. Based on our most recent site visit of your entity, how would you rate this inspection experience overall compared to your previous inspection?

Much improved

Improved

Same

Worse

Much worse

16. Please provide positive feedback regarding our most recent inspection:

17. What could we do better?

18. Please provide any comments and examples:

19. If you would like to be contacted regarding your recent inspection experience, please provide your name, entity name and e-mail address or phone number.

Thank you for completing this survey. We value your input as we work to improve our inspection processes.