National Appeals Division Customer Service Survey

OMB Control No: 0503-0007	ICR Reference No: 201006-0503-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200611-0503-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AgSEC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Appeals Division Customer Service Survey
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/15/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/22/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,400	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	561	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: To conduct a customer survey to gather date on the quality of how to make improvements in NAD processes and establish customer service standards.

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Authorizing Statute(s): EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Service Standards

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:
	75 FR 52	03/18/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 117	06/18/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name National Appeals Division Customer Service Survey None NAD Customer Survey National Appeals Division Customer Service Survey None NAD Customer Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	2,400	0	0	400	0	2,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	561	0	0	-99	0	660
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This is a reinstatement, with change of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. The change is a decrease in burden hours. In the last approval the 2000 respondents were comprised of 1600 individuals or households and 400 Farms/Businesses. Non-respondents were not counted. This reinstatement still has 2000 respondents however they are all individuals or households. Burden now reflects 1176 respondents completing the survey @ 20 minutes and 824 are non-respondents @ 3 minutes for a total of 429 burden hours. This resulted in a program decrease of 231 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $62,810

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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]? No

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)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Jerry Jobe 703 305-2514

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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: 06/22/2010

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