Fast Track Submission Form: 2020 Methods Meeting Comment Form

Request for Approval under the “Generic Clearance for the Collection of Routine Customer Feedback” (OMB Control Number: 0970-0401)

TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION:

2020 OPRE Innovative Methods Meeting: Comment Form

PURPOSE:

The proposed collection of comments and suggestions from 2020 OPRE Innovative Methods Meeting participants is intended to capture participants’ experience with the meeting topic; level of satisfaction with the meeting; topics of interest for future meetings; and occupational sector and field. The information collected will be used to guide panelists, ascertain the success of the 2020 meeting, and plan future meeting topics and agendas.

DESCRIPTION OF RESPONDENTS:

Participants in the 2020 OPRE Innovative Methods Meeting will include federal staff; scientists; research experts; academics; and federal contractors.

TYPE OF COLLECTION: (Check one)

[X] Customer Comment Card/Complaint Form [ ] 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: Kriti Jain

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	Burden
Individuals	250	0.25 hours (15 minutes)	62.5 hours
Totals	250	0.25 hours (15 minutes)	62.5 hours

FEDERAL COST: The estimated annual cost to the Federal government is $100.

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? [ ] 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?

The potential group of respondents is all attendees at the 2020 OPRE methods meeting described under “Purpose”. All attendees will be asked to complete the online survey. We will emphasize that participation is voluntary.

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.

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