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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Generic 

Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before January 2, 2018 to 

be assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to the 

Assistant Director—Directives and 

Regulations, Office of Regulatory and 

Management Services, Mail Stop 1150, 

USDA Forest Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. Comments also 

may be submitted via facsimile to (703) 

605–1575, or by email to ndiprofio@

fs.fed.us. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant Web sites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. Please note 

that responses to this public comment 

request containing any routine notice 

about the confidentiality of the 

communication will be treated as public 

comments that may be made available to 

the public notwithstanding the 

inclusion of the routine notice. 

The public may inspect the draft 

supporting statement and/or comments 

received at Forest Service, USDA, 201 

14th Street SW., Washington, DC 20250, 

1st floor CE, during normal business 

hours. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead to (202) 205–1082 to facilitate 

entry to the building. The public may 

request an electronic copy of the draft 

supporting statement and/or any 

comments received be sent via return 

email. Requests should be emailed to 

ndiprofio@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicholas DiProfio, Directives and 

Regulations Staff, Office of Regulatory 

and Management Services, by phone 

(202) 205–1082 or by email at 

ndiprofio@fs.fed.us. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Number: 0596–0226. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 4/30/ 

2018. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

activity provides a means to garner 

qualitative customer and stakeholder 

feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 

in accordance with the Agency’s 

commitment to improve service 

delivery. By qualitative feedback we 

mean information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights 

into customer or stakeholder 

perceptions, experiences and 

expectations, provide an early warning 

of issues with service, or focus attention 

on areas where communication, training 

or changes in operations might improve 

delivery of products or services. These 

collections will allow for ongoing, 

collaborative and actionable 

communications between the Agency 

and its customers and stakeholders. It 

will also allow feedback to contribute 

directly to the improvement of program 

management. The solicitation of 

feedback will target areas such as: 

Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy 

of information, courtesy, efficiency of 

service delivery, and resolution of 

issues with service delivery. Responses 

will be assessed to plan and inform 

efforts to improve or maintain the 

quality of service offered to the public. 

If this information is not collected, 

vital feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on the Agency’s services 

will be unavailable. The Agency will 

only submit a collection for approval 

under this generic clearance if it meets 

the following conditions: 

• The collections are voluntary; 

• The collections are low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden-hours per 

respondent) and are low-cost for both 

the respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collections are 

noncontroversial and do not raise issues 

of concern to other Federal agencies; 

• Any 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 near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

(PII) is collected only to the extent 

necessary and is not retained; 

• Information gathered is intended to 

be used only internally for general 

service improvement and program 

management purposes and is not 

intended for release outside of the 

agency (if released, the agency must 

indicate the qualitative nature of the 

information); 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information; the collections 

will not be designed or expected to 

yield statistically reliable results or used 

as though the results are generalizable to 

the population of study. Feedback 

collected under this generic clearance 

provides useful information, but it does 

not yield data that can be generalized to 

the overall population. 

This type of generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: The target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

As a general matter, information 

collections will not result in any new 

system of records containing privacy 

information and will not ask questions 

of a sensitive nature, such as sexual 

behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 


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and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. 

Type of Respondents: Individuals and 

Households, Business and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 1 to 

60 Minutes. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 3,500,000. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 875,000 hours. 

Comment is Invited: 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: October 25, 2017. 

Robert Velasco, 

Acting Deputy Chief, Business Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23700 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the New 

York Advisory Committee for 

Discussion and Approval of the Draft 

Report of Broken Windows Policing 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the New York Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 12:00 

p.m. (Eastern) for the purpose of a 

discussion and vote for approval on the 

draft report of Broken Windows 

Policing. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 12:00 

p.m. EST. 

Public Call Information: Dial: 877– 

852–6576, Conference ID: 9818903. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Barreras, DFO, at dbarreras@

usccr.gov or 312–353–8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public can listen to the 

discussion. This meeting is available to 

the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 877–852–6576, 

conference ID: 9818903. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. The 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to identify themselves, the organization 

they are affiliated with (if any), and an 

email address prior to placing callers 

into the conference room. Callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are also 

entitled to submit written comments; 

the comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

mailed to the Midwestern Regional 

Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, 

IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324, or 

emailed to David Barreras at dbarreras@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 

353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Midwestern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

New York Advisory Committee link 

https://www.facadatabase.gov/

committee/committee.aspx?cid=

265&aid=17. Persons interested in the 

work of this Committee are directed to 

the Commission’s Web site, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

Welcome and Roll Call 

Discussion on Draft Report 

Future Plans and Actions 

Public Comment 

Adjournment 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23575 Filed 10–30–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Ohio 

Advisory Committee To Discuss the 

Committee’s Next Topic of Civil Rights 

Study: Educational Funding in Ohio 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Ohio Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 12:00 

p.m. EST for the purpose of discussing 

preparations for a study of Civil Rights 

and Educational Funding in Ohio. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, November 21, 2017, at 12:00 

p.m. EST. 

Public Call Information: Dial: 877– 

604–9665, Conference ID: 8623758. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at 

mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353– 

8311. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public can listen to the 

discussion. This meeting is available to 

the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 877–604–9665, 

conference ID: 8623758. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. The 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to identify themselves, the organization 

they are affiliated with (if any), and an 

email address prior to placing callers 

into the conference room. Callers can 

expect to incur regular charges for calls 

they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plan. The 


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