Reviewer Survey Form

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB Control Number: 3137-0081)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION: Reviewer Survey

PURPOSE: A survey of grant application reviewers. This short survey investigates:

1. The usefulness of IMLS’ resources created for peer reviewers.

2. Reviewers’ experience using IMLS’ systems and forms.

3. Motivating factors for serving as an IMLS reviewer.

The questionnaire for this study can be found in Attachment A included with this submission. The survey solicitations for this study can be found in Attachment B included with this submission.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS: Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) that have been invited to, and participated in, IMLS’ grant application review processes.

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:___Jacob Soffronoff____________________________________

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, will any information that is collected be included in records that are subject to the Privacy Act of 1974? [ ] Yes [ ] No

3. If Yes, has an up-to-date System of Records Notice (SORN) 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

BURDEN HOURS

Category of Respondent	No. of Respondents	Participation Time in minutes	Burden in minutes
Reviewer SMEs (Individuals)	250	10	2500
Totals	250	10	2500

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $5,355.76.

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?

IMLS shall use agency records of participants in its grant review panels as this project’s universe of potential respondents. All participants in that list will be solicited to participate in the survey. Emails soliciting response are found in attachment B included with this submission.

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.

Attachments:

3137-0081_Attachment A IMLS Reviewer Questionnaire

3137-0081_Attachment B Reviewer Survey Solicitation Emails

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