G286 LEAD Events Survey Submission Request

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G286 LEAD Events Survey Submission Request

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Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB Control Number: 0651-0080)


Shape1 TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: G286: LEAD Events Survey


PURPOSE: Leaders Engaged in Active Discussions (LEAD) is a program where USPTO managers regularly meet to discuss best leadership practices with groups in and outside our agency.  LEAD coordinates at least quarterly events to visit local government agencies, businesses, and non-profits to learn about the organization structure, how goals are set and measured, and employees are motivated and engaged.  The USPTO seeks to gather feedback from non-USPTO attendees in order to determine the effectiveness of the program. 


DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS: External respondents will be hosts, or other participants, of LEAD events.


TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one or multiple)


[ ] Customer Comment Card/Complaint Form [X] Customer Satisfaction Survey

[ ] Usability Testing (e.g., Website or Software [ ] Small Discussion Group

[ ] Focus Group [ ] Other: _________________


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.

  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.


Business Unit: _________/Tammy Goddard/_ _______________________


To assist review, please provide answers to the following question:


Personally Identifiable Information:

  1. Is personally identifiable information (PII) collected? [ ] Yes [X] No

1a. If Yes, is the information that will be collected included in records that are subject to

the Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [ ] No

  1. If applicable, has a System of Records Notice been published? [ ] Yes [X] 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


Name of Instrument

No. of Respondents

Participation Time

Burden

Survey

30

7 mins

3.5 hrs





Totals

30

- - -

3.5 hours


The USPTO estimates that 75% of the surveys (small discussions, focus groups, etc.) will be conducted electronically.


FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is the combined average hourly rate of $64.59 per hour for a GS-15 step 1 * 0.5 hours. $64.59 * 0.5 hours = $32.30


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


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?


Potential respondents will be chosen from among trip coordinators and presenters of local non-profits, or business that LEAD will visit.


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: live poll software


  1. Will interviewers or facilitators be used? [ ] Yes [X] No

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