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###### Department of Defense

###### Office of the Secretary

          - [No. DoD-2007-OS-0024]

# AGENCY:

Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), DoD.

# ACTION:

Notice.

In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense Technical Information Center announces the proposed revision of a public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

# DATES:

Consideration will be given to all comments received by May 29, 2007.

# ADDRESSES:

You may submit comments, identified by docket number and title, by any of the following methods:
      -  Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments.                    
      -  Mail:                          Federal Docket Management System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1160.                    

*Instructions:*                         All submissions received must include the agency name, docket number and title for this                         **Federal Register**                         document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at                         *http://www.regulations.gov*                         as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request more information on this proposed information collection or to obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, please write to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), Marketing and Registration Division, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0944, ATTN: Ms. Angela Davis, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6218, or call DTIC, Marketing and Registration Division at (703) 767-8207.

*Title and OMB Number:*                         Customer Satisfaction Surveys—Generic Clearance; OMB Control Number 0704-0403.                    

*Needs and Uses:*                         The information collection requirement is necessary to assess the level of service the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) provides to its current customers. The surveys will provide information on the level of overall customer satisfaction, and on customer satisfaction with several attributes of service that impact the level of overall satisfaction. These customer satisfaction surveys are required to implement Executive Order 12862, “Setting Customer Service Standards.” Respondents are DTIC registered users who are components of the Department of Defense, military services, other Federal Government Agencies, U.S. Government contractors, universities involved in federally funded research, and participants. The information obtained by these surveys will be used to assist agency senior management in determining agency business policies and processes that should be selected for examination, modification, and reengineering from the customer's perspective. These surveys will also provide statistical and demographic basis for the design of follow-on surveys. Future surveys will be used to assist monitoring of changes in the level of customer satisfaction over time.                    

*Affected Public:*                         Business or other for-profit; non-profit institutions.                    

*Annual Burden Hours:*                         965.                    

*Number of Respondents:*                         19,300.                    

*Responses per Respondent:*                         1                    

*Average Burden per Response:*                         3 minutes.                    

*Frequency:*                         On occasion.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Summary of Information Collection

The purpose of these surveys is to assess the level of service the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) provides to its current customers. The surveys will provide information on the level of overall customer satisfaction and on customer satisfaction with several attributes of service which impact the level of overall satisfaction. The objectives of the survey are to help DTIC (1) gauge the level of satisfaction among users and (2) identify possible areas for improving our products and services. The surveys are designed to assist in evaluating the following knowledge objectives:

To improve customer retention; 

To determine the perceived quality of products, service, and customer care;

To indicate trends in products, services, and customer care;

To benchmark our customer satisfaction results with other Federal government agencies.

Dated: March 23, 2007.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 07-1562 Filed 3-29-07; 8:45 am]

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