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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with no
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before January 2, 2018 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to the
Assistant Director—Directives and
Regulations, Office of Regulatory and
Management Services, Mail Stop 1150,
USDA Forest Service, 1400
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20250. Comments also
may be submitted via facsimile to (703)
605–1575, or by email to ndiprofio@
fs.fed.us.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant Web sites and
upon request. For this reason, please do
not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature,
such as sensitive personal information
or proprietary information. If you send
an email comment, your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the Internet. Please note
that responses to this public comment
request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public
comments that may be made available to
the public notwithstanding the
inclusion of the routine notice.
The public may inspect the draft
supporting statement and/or comments
received at Forest Service, USDA, 201
14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20250,
1st floor CE, during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to (202) 205–1082 to facilitate
entry to the building. The public may
request an electronic copy of the draft
supporting statement and/or any
comments received be sent via return

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email. Requests should be emailed to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicholas DiProfio, Directives and
Regulations Staff, Office of Regulatory
and Management Services, by phone
(202) 205–1082 or by email at
[email protected]. Individuals who
use telecommunication devices for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 0596–0226.
Expiration Date of Approval: 4/30/
2018.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: This information collection
activity provides a means to garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Agency’s
commitment to improve 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 Agency
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 Agency’s services
will be unavailable. The Agency 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

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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 is intended to
be used only internally for general
service improvement and program
management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the
agency (if released, the agency must
indicate the qualitative nature of the
information);
• 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
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and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Type of Respondents: Individuals and
Households, Business and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimate of Burden per Response: 1 to
60 Minutes.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 3,500,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 875,000 hours.
Comment is Invited:
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: October 25, 2017.
Robert Velasco,
Acting Deputy Chief, Business Operations.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the New
York Advisory Committee for
Discussion and Approval of the Draft
Report of Broken Windows Policing
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the New York Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 12:00

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p.m. (Eastern) for the purpose of a
discussion and vote for approval on the
draft report of Broken Windows
Policing.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 12:00
p.m. EST.
Public Call Information: Dial: 877–
852–6576, Conference ID: 9818903.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@
usccr.gov or 312–353–8311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the public can listen to the
discussion. This meeting is available to
the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 877–852–6576,
conference ID: 9818903. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. The
conference call operator will ask callers
to identify themselves, the organization
they are affiliated with (if any), and an
email address prior to placing callers
into the conference room. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Persons with hearing
impairments may also follow the
proceedings by first calling the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
providing the Service with the
conference call number and conference
ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
mailed to the Midwestern Regional
Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,
55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago,
IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the
Commission at (312) 353–8324, or
emailed to David Barreras at dbarreras@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Midwestern Regional Office at (312)
353–8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
Midwestern Regional Office, as they
become available, both before and after
the meeting. Records of the meeting will
be available via www.facadatabase.gov
under the Commission on Civil Rights,
New York Advisory Committee link
https://www.facadatabase.gov/
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work of this Committee are directed to
the Commission’s Web site, http://
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the
Midwestern Regional Office at the above
email or street address.
Agenda
Welcome and Roll Call
Discussion on Draft Report
Future Plans and Actions
Public Comment
Adjournment
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Notice of Public Meeting of the Ohio
Advisory Committee To Discuss the
Committee’s Next Topic of Civil Rights
Study: Educational Funding in Ohio
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Ohio Advisory Committee
(Committee) will hold a meeting on
Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 12:00
p.m. EST for the purpose of discussing
preparations for a study of Civil Rights
and Educational Funding in Ohio.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 12:00
p.m. EST.
Public Call Information: Dial: 877–
604–9665, Conference ID: 8623758.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
[email protected] or 312–353–
8311.
SUMMARY:

Members
of the public can listen to the
discussion. This meeting is available to
the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 877–604–9665,
conference ID: 8623758. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. The
conference call operator will ask callers
to identify themselves, the organization
they are affiliated with (if any), and an
email address prior to placing callers
into the conference room. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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