Customer Service Clearance Template

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB Control Number: 0920-1050)

Instruction: This form should be completed by the primary contact person from the Program sponsoring the collection.

DETERMINE IF YOUR COLLECTION IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS GENERIC CLEARANCE MECHANISM:

Instruction: Before completing and submitting this form, determine first if the proposed collection is consistent with the scope of the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback generic clearance mechanism. To determine the appropriateness of using the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback generic clearance mechanism, complete the checklist below.

If you select “yes” to all criteria in Column A, the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback generic clearance mechanism can be used. If you select “yes” to any criterion in Column B, the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback generic clearance mechanism cannot be used.

Column A	Column B
The information gathered will only be used internally to CDC. [ X ] Yes [ ] No	Information gathered will be publicly released or published. [ ] Yes [ X ] No
Data is qualitative in nature and not generalizable to people from whom data was not collected. [ X ] Yes [ ] No	Employs quantitative study design (e.g. those that rely on probability design or experimental methods) [ ] Yes [X ] No
There are no sensitive questions within this collection (e.g. sexual orientation, gender identity). [ X ] Yes [ ] No	Sensitive questions will be asked (e.g. sexual orientation, gender identity). [ ] Yes [ X] No
Collection does not raise issues of concern to any other Federal agencies. [X ] Yes [ ] No	Other Federal agencies may have equities or concerns regarding this collection. [ ] Yes [ X ] No
Data collection is focused on determining ways to improve delivery of services to customers of a current CDC program. [X ] Yes [ ] No	Data will be used to inform programmatic or budgetary decisions, for the purpose of program evaluation, for surveillance, for program needs assessment, or for research. [ ] Yes [ X ] No
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. [ X ] Yes [ ] No

Did you select “Yes” to all criteria in Column A?

If yes, the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback generic clearance mechanism may be appropriate for your investigation. You may proceed with this form.

Did you select “Yes” to any criterion in Column B?

If yes, the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback generic clearance mechanism is NOT appropriate for your investigation. Stop completing this form now.

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: Post visit survey for facility evaluation of US National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus (NAC) performance and improvement

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this project is to get information from site visit participants (individuals from facilities with poliovirus materials) regarding the US National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus (NAC) site visit performance. The questionnaire feedback will be used to support NAC site visit process improvement.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

The focus will be to survey approximately 40 individuals. We anticipate individuals with the following roles may participate in the survey: principal investigator, biosafety officer, management, and laboratory personnel. These facilities are categorized as primarily private (i.e. commercial and academic) and a few federal/state/local public health laboratories. Estimating 5 respondents per visit, 8 visits per year = 40 respondents.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

Instruction: Please sparingly use the Other category

[ ] 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.

Name:___Lia Haynes Smith_____________________________________________

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 [ X ] 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

If Yes: Please describe the incentive. If amounts are outside of customary incentives, please also provide a justification

BURDEN HOURS

Category of Respondent	No. of Respondents	Participation Time	Burden
Private Sector	40	.16 hr	6.4 hr
Totals	40	.16 hr	6.4 hr

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $200__________

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 Yes: Please provide a description of both below (or attach the sampling plan)

The focus will be to survey approximately 40 individuals. The targeted respondents are individuals from facilities with poliovirus materials who have participated in a US National Authority for Containment of Poliovirus (NAC) site visit. These individuals provided their email addresses to the NAC. The list of the participants’ email addresses will be held in a CDC-secured environment. The information will be collected through an electronic survey distributed through CDC/Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR)/Office of the Director NAC using the RedCAP survey platform. The email will have a link to a website where the survey can be accessed, completed, and submitted. The survey will be web-based with the responses recorded on the RedCAP platform, which is in an ITSO production environment run by CDC. The survey asks about the performance of the site visit team; communication before, during and after the site visit; and impact on the facilities on-going operations. Respondents will identify the date of the visit; no other respondent information will be captured. The responses to questionnaire will be exported from RedCAP to Microsoft Excel for analysis and data will be stored on the NAC shared drive with restricted access in a CDC-secured environment.

The survey invitation settings will include two email reminders which will be sent automatically using RedCap. The first reminder will be sent two weeks after the initial invitation reminding the invitees to take the survey. Towards the end of the one-month time period, a final reminder will be sent to those who started but have not completed and submitted the survey, as indicated by RedCap. At the end of the one-month time period, the survey will be closed, and the results compiled.

If No: Please provide a description of how you plan to identify your potential group of respondents and how you will select them or ask them to self-select/volunteer

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

Please make sure that all instruments, instructions, and scripts are submitted with the request.

Instructions for completing Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback”

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: Provide the name of the collection that is the subject of the request. (e.g. Comment card for soliciting feedback on xxxx)

PURPOSE: Provide a concise description of the purpose of this collection and how it will be used. If this is part of a larger study or effort, please include this in your explanation.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS: Provide a concise description of the targeted group or groups for this collection of information. These groups must have experience with the program.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: Check one box. If you are requesting approval of other instruments under the generic, you must complete a form for each instrument. The ‘Other’ category should be used only in the contexts in which the provided categories cannot reasonably apply.

CERTIFICATION: Please read the certification carefully. If you incorrectly certify, the collection will be returned as improperly submitted or it will be disapproved.

Personally Identifiable Information: Provide answers to the questions.

Gifts or Payments: As a general matter, incentives are not appropriate for customer service collections; however, incentives may be appropriate for focus groups or in-depth usability studies, especially when participants must travel to a site to participate. In the latter circumstance, the incentive should include travel costs. Customary incentives for focus groups in the Federal government are $40 for a one-hour interview and $75 for a 90-minute focus group. If you answer yes to the question, please describe the incentive and provide a justification for amounts other than those cited above; justifications should be limited to Federal studies of a similar design and subpopulation.

BURDEN HOURS:

Category of Respondents: Identify who you expect the respondents to be in terms of the following categories: (1) Individuals or Households; (2) Private Sector; (3) State, local, or tribal governments; or (4) Federal Government. Only one type of respondent can be selected.

No. of Respondents: Provide an estimate of the Number of respondents.

Participation Time: Provide an estimate of the amount of time required for a respondent to participate (e.g. fill out a survey or participate in a focus group)

Burden: Provide the Annual burden hours: Multiply the Number of responses and the participation time and divide by 60.

FEDERAL COST: Provide an estimate of the annual cost to the Federal government.

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. Please provide a description of how you plan to identify your potential group of respondents and how you will select them. If the answer is yes, to the first question, you may provide the sampling plan in an attachment.

Administration of the Instrument: Identify how the information will be collected. More than one box may be checked. Indicate whether there will be interviewers (e.g. for surveys) or facilitators (e.g., for focus groups) used.

Please make sure that all instruments, instructions, and scripts are submitted with the request.

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