GenIC Request

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB Control Number: 0923-0047)
TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: Sub-county Geocoding Standards Survey
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this information collection is to collect input on proposed standards for
geocoding data to census tracts from participants of the Sub-county Geospatial Team in the
Standards and Network Development (SND) Workgroup in the Environmental Public Health
Tracking Program. The SND Workgroup consists of technical staff from the Tracking Program,
academic partners, federal partners, and awardees of CDC-RFA-EH17-1702, “Enhancing
Innovation and Capabilities of the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network” (cooperative
agreement). The SND Workgroup examines issues related to the technical infrastructure and
standards of the Tracking Network and the state/local Tracking Networks. The SND Workgroup
forms technical teams to develop guidance for the Tracking Program and its awardees on
technical aspects of the Tracking Network such as network architecture, security, and challenges
regarding metadata and geospatial data. The Sub-county Geospatial Team was formed to develop
standards for geocoding of health and environmental data to the census tract. These standards
will be used by awardees when fulfilling data submission requirements of the cooperative
agreement. By providing the standards, the Tracking Program can help awardees geocode their
data in a consistent, sound manner and ensure quality data are disseminated through the Tracking
Network. The standards are being developed in a collaborative manner to ensure that all
awardees find them useful and are able to follow them. As such, participants from the Subcounty Geospatial Team will be asked to provide input on specific components of the standards
for their programs (one response per awardee). This input will help the Tracking Program create
standards which awardees will be able to follow and will also help identify potential needs
awardees may have in applying those standards. The survey will open on July 23rd and close on
August 3rd. The results of the survey will be discussed on the August 15th team call and webinar.
DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:
Funded recipients of CDC-RFA-EH17-1702, “Enhancing Innovation and Capabilities of the
Environmental Public Health Tracking Network”, who are participants of the Sub-county
Geospatial Team in the SND Workgroup.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)
[ ] Customer Comment Card/Complaint Form
[ ] Usability Testing (e.g., Website or Software)
[ ] Focus Group

[ ] Customer Satisfaction Survey
[ ] Small Discussion Group
[X] Other: _Needs assessment survey

CERTIFICATION:
I certify the following to be true:
1. The collection is voluntary.
2. The collection is low-burden for respondents and low-cost for the Federal Government.
3. The collection is non-controversial and does not raise issues of concern to other federal
agencies.
4. The results are not intended to be disseminated to the public.
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5. Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential
policy decisions.
6. The collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have
experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the future.
Digitally signed by Alisha

Alisha Etheredge -S Etheredge -S
Date: 2018.07.13 15:45:28 -04'00'
Name:___________________________________

To assist review, please provide answers to the following question:
Personally Identifiable Information:
1. Is personally identifiable information (PII) collected? [ ] Yes [X ] No
2. If Yes, is the information that will be collected included in records that are subject to the
Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [ ] No
3. If Applicable, has a System or Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Gifts or Payments:
Is an incentive (e.g., money or reimbursement of expenses, token of appreciation) provided to
participants? [ ] Yes [ X ] No

BURDEN HOURS
Category of Respondent
Sub-county Geospatial Team members (non-Federal
awardees)

No. of
Participation
Respondents Time
21
20/60

Totals

Burden
7 hours

7 hours

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $400. This cost
reflects approximately 10 hours of salary (GS-13 equivalent) for one staff person to design and
implement the survey, and draft an internal report of results.
The annual cost associated with respondent burden hours is approximately $233.59 (determined
using an average wage of $33.37 per hour based on information from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2015,
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes192041.htm).
If you are conducting a focus group, survey, or plan to employ statistical methods, please
provide answers to the following questions:
The selection of your targeted respondents
1. Do you have a customer list or something similar that defines the universe of potential
respondents and do you have a sampling plan for selecting from this universe?
[ X] Yes
[] No

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If the answer is yes, please provide a description of both below (or attach the sampling plan)? If
the answer is no, please provide a description of how you plan to identify your potential group of
respondents and how you will select them?
The respondents will consist of current participants in the Sub-county Geospatial Team, whose
business email addresses are already on hand. The survey will be available to all participants;
there is no sampling plan.
Administration of the Instrument
1. How will you collect the information? (Check all that apply)
[ X ] Web-based or other forms of Social Media
[ ] Telephone
[ ] In-person
[ ] Mail
[ ] Other, Explain
2. Will interviewers or facilitators be used? [ ] Yes [X ] No
The program will use SurveyMonkey® to collect online responses. The use of SurveyMonkey®
has been reviewed and approved to be compliant with HHS IT security standards.
Please make sure that all instruments, instructions, and scripts are submitted with the
request.
The following attachments are included:
Attachment A: Email Invite for 2018 Geospatial Subteam Geocoding Standards Survey
Attachment B: Sub-county Geocoding Standards Survey_screenshot
Attachment C: Sub-county Geocoding Standards Survey _text
Attachment D: Geospatial Subteam Geocoding Flowchart

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