Generic Clearance Submission Template

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Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB#: 0925-0648 Exp., date: 06/31/2024)
TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION:  NIEHS Worker Training Program National Trainers Exchange Spring Workshop



PURPOSE:  The purpose of these forms is to poll attendees of the Spring 2023 NIEHS WTP National Trainer’s Exchange (hosted by OAI, Inc.) after it is complete to determine their experience in order to improve future conferences. The Generic workshop survey is for the trainers and attendees to provide feedback on the individual sessions (workshops) they attend, and the General Session and Overall Assessment is to provide feedback on the plenaries and overall meeting. There are six sessions in two days with consecutive workshops within each session. Respondents will have the opportunity to fill out a survey for a workshop within each session they attend.
 


DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS: 
The respondents may be persons from academia, industry, other governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, media, public.



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: ______________________		

FREQUENCY OF REPORTING: (Check one)

[X] Once 	[ ] Quarterly  
[ ] Monthly	[ ] On Occasion 
[ ] Annually    [ ] 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: Kathy Ahlmark

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 
Private Sector
246
1
3/60
12
Private Sector
246
6
1/60
25
Totals

1,722

37

COST TO RESPONDENT

 Category of Respondent

Total Burden
Hours
Hourly Wage Rate*
Total Burden Cost 
Private Sector
72
$43.74
$1,618.38




Totals
37

$1,618.38

*https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes113131.htm#ind


FEDERAL COST:  The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $2329.97
                         

 Staff

Grade/Step
Salary*
% of Effort
Fringe (if applicable)
Total Cost to Gov’t
Federal Oversight





Program Analyst/COR
13/9
129,975
.001

$129.97












Contractor Cost




$2200.00






Travel





Other Cost











Total




$2329.97
*the Salary in table above is cited from https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2022/RA.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
    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?

The assessment will be distributed to attendees of the conference via hard copy and through the conference app (electronically).


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	
[X ] In-person	
[  ] Mail 
[ ] Other, Explain

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