Ad Hoc Surveys

SAMPLE
Ad Hoc Surveys
(FR 29b; OMB No. 7100-0290)

Topics covered by FR 29b surveys may include:
In addition to the annual surveys, the Board conducts other surveys (FR 29b) during the
year as needed to collect information on specific salary and non-salary issues that affect Board
employees. Recent examples of salary topics included salaries paid to employees in economist
and attorney positions to aid in recruiting and retention issues. Recent examples of non-salary
topics included workforce planning, telecommuting, and leave policy.
The process of designing and conducting these ad hoc surveys is informal. The Board
draws on its good working relationships with the respondents to the FR 29a and conducts the ad
hoc surveys by phone and facsimile from a subset of these respondents. Also, Federal Reserve
Banks are asked to participate in surveys. The Board cannot anticipate what information will be
needed and the need for the information is usually very time critical. The Board plans to
continue conducting the ad hoc surveys as needed and anticipates that it will conduct five ad hoc
surveys per year, contacting about 10 respondents per survey.