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Agency’s burden estimate; the quality,
practical utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize reporting the burden,
including automated collected
techniques and uses of other forms of
technology.
Comments must be received
within 60 calendar-days of publication
of this Notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form
may be obtained from the Agency
submitting officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Essie
Bryant, Records Manager, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation, 1100
New York Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20527; (202) 336–8563.
DATES:

Summary Form Under Review
Type of Request: Renewal of an
information collection without change.
Title: Self-Monitoring Questionnaire.
Form Number: OPIC–162.
Frequency of Use: One per investor
per project per year.
Type of Respondents: Business or
other institution (except farms);
individuals.
Standard Industrial Classification
Codes: All.
Description of Affected Public: U.S.
companies or citizens investing
overseas.
Reporting Hours: 1,860 (4 hours per
form).
Number of Responses: 465 per year.
Federal Cost: $47,356.
Authority for Information Collection:
Sections 231, 231A, 239(d), and 240A of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended.
Abstract (Needs and Uses): The Self
Monitoring Questionnaire is the
principal document used by OPIC to
monitor the developmental effects of
OPIC’s investment projects, monitor the
economic effects on the U.S. economy,
and collect information on compliance
with environmental and labor policies.
Dated: November 17, 2014.
Nichole Cadiente,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–27627 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am]

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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
CORPORATION
[OPIC–248; OMB–3420–0032]

Submission for OMB Review;
Comments Request
Overseas Private Investment
Corporation (OPIC).

AGENCY:

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Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), agencies are required to
publish a Notice in the Federal Register
notifying the public that the agency is
renewing an information collection for
OMB review and approval and requests
public review and comment on the
submission. Comments are being
solicited on the need for the
information; the accuracy of the
Agency’s burden estimate; the quality,
practical utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and ways to
minimize reporting the burden,
including automated collected
techniques and uses of other forms of
technology.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be received
within 60 calendar-days of publication
of this Notice.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form
may be obtained from the Agency
submitting officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: Essie
Bryant, Records Manager, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation, 1100
New York Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20527; (202) 336–8563.
DATES:

Summary Form Under Review
Type of Request: Renewal of an
information collection without change.
Title: Office of Investment Policy
Questionnaire.
Form Number: OPIC–248.
Frequency of Use: Once per investor
per project.
Type of Respondents: Business or
other institution (except farms);
individuals.
Standard Industrial Classification
Codes: All.
Description of Affected Public: U.S.
companies or citizens investing
overseas.
Reporting Hours: 552 (2.4 hours per
project)
Number of Responses: 230 per year.
Federal Cost: $23,424.
Authority for Information Collection:
Sections 231, 231A, 239(d), and 240A of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended.
Abstract (Needs and Uses): The Office
of Investment Policy Questionnaire is
the principal document used by OPIC to
prepare a developmental impact profile
and determine the projected impact on
the United States, as well as to
determine the project’s compliance with
environmental and labor policies, as
consistent with OPIC’s authorizing
legislation.

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Dated: November 17, 2014.
Nichole Cadiente,
Administrative Counsel, Department of Legal
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–27628 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery 3206–0257
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other Federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on an
information collection request (ICR)
3206–0257, Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery. As required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
(Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35)
as amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act
(Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting
comments for this collection. The
information collection was previously
published in the Federal Register on
September 12, 2014 (79 FR 54753)
allowing for a 60-day public comment
period. No comments were received for
this information collection. The purpose
of this notice is to allow an additional
30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until December 26,
2014. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management Budget,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Office of Personnel Management or sent
via electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
PRA Officer for the Office of Personnel
Management or sent via electronic mail
to [email protected].
SUMMARY:

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The
proposed information collection activity
provides a means to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Office of Personnel Management and its
customers and stakeholders. It will also
allow feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program
management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Office of Personnel
Management’s services will be
unavailable.
The Office of Personnel Management
will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any 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 near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management

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purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: the target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
The Office of Management and Budget
is particularly interested in comments
that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Analysis
Agency: Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3206–0257.
Affected Public: General public.
Number of Respondents: 691,631.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 119,394 hours.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Katherine Archuleta,
Director.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Excepted Service
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice identifies
Schedule A, B, and C appointing
authorities applicable to a single agency
that were established or revoked from
August 1, 2014, to August 31, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Senior Executive Resources Services,
Senior Executive Services and
Performance Management, Employee
Services, 202–606–2246.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 5 CFR 213.103,
Schedule A, B, and C appointing
authorities available for use by all
agencies are codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A,
B, and C appointing authorities
applicable to a single agency are not
codified in the CFR, but the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM)
publishes a notice of agency-specific
authorities established or revoked each
month in the Federal Register at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. OPM also
publishes an annual notice of the
consolidated listing of all Schedule A,
B, and C appointing authorities, current
as of June 30, in the Federal Register.
SUMMARY:

Schedule A
No Schedule A authorities to report
during August 2014.

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