Customer Service Focus Groups and Surveys

OMB Control No: 1212-0053	ICR Reference No: 200609-1212-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200308-1212-001
Agency/Subagency: PBGC	Agency Tracking No: 1212-0053
Title: Customer Service Focus Groups and Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn	Conclusion Date: 10/26/2006
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/13/2006
Terms of Clearance: PBGC withdraws this collection. The agency will resubmit as a "generic" information collection request.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved	10/31/2006
Responses	0	0	9,500
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	2,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The PBGC needs to explore issues of mutual concern (e.g., kind and quality of desired services) with its customers. These issues change over time, and it is important that the PBGC quickly evaluate them. This request seeks to extend the current "generic" approval, for a three-year period, to conduct focus groups and surveys.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1302 Name of Law: ERISA

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 26786	05/08/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 52349	09/05/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Customer Service Focus Groups and Surveys

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: The decrease in the estimated annual burden is due to the PBGC’s reliance on the American Customer Satisfaction Index Survey (ACSI Survey), OMB Number 3090-0271, sponsored by the Department of the Treasury. The ACSI Survey reduced PBGC’s need to measure customer satisfaction. The decrease also reflects PBGC’s re-evaluation of the potential number of surveys and respondents. The $65 hourly burden reflects an increase of $15 from the current burden of $50 per hour and is based on an updated estimate of hourly billing rates. The PBGC will provide specific burden estimates when requesting OMB approval under the generic procedures.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Thomas Gabriel 202 326-4024

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 09/13/2006

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