Fast-Track Template

Request for Approval under the

“Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback”

(OMB#: 0925-0642, Expiration Date: 05/31/2020)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: 2019 NCI Director’s Awards Ceremony Survey

PURPOSE: In our quest to ensure future awards ceremonies continue to meet the needs and expectations of NCI staff, we’ve created this survey to provide you an opportunity to share your feedback on both the ceremony and the award nomination process. 

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

The respondents of the survey are the employees of the NCI, both federal and contract employees. It is important to get input from both sets of staff to ensure the required feedback is received.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

[ ] 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.

Name:Kelly Barch

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 [ X ] No

Gifts or Payments:

Is an incentive (e.g., money or reimbursement of expenses, token of appreciation) provided to participants?

[ ] Yes [X ] No

ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS and COSTS

Category of Respondent	No. of Respondents	No. of Responses per Respondent	Time per Response (in hours)	Total Burden Hours
Individuals	300	1	5/60	25
Totals		300		25

Category of Respondent	Total Burden Hours	Hourly Wage Rate*	Total Burden Cost
Individuals	25	$24.34	$608.50
Totals	25		$608.50

*Source of the mean Hourly Wage Rate is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupation title “Medical Scientists” 19-1040, https://www.bls.gov/oes/2017/May/oes_nat.htm#00-0000.

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $2,049.54.

Staff	Grade/Step	Salary**	% of Effort	Fringe (if applicable)	Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight
Program Analyst	13/2	$102,477	2%		$2,049.54
Contractor Cost					$0
Travel					$0
Other Cost					$0
Total	13/2	102,477	2%		$2,049.54

**The salary in the table above is cited from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2019/DCB.pdf

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

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? [ ] Yes [ X ] 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?

Administration of the Instrument

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

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

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

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