NAHMS Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys

OMB Control No: 0579-0339	ICR Reference No: 201109-0579-007
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201104-0579-003
Agency/Subagency: USDA/APHIS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NAHMS Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/20/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 09/19/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with the terms of 5 CFR 1320, this ICR has been withdrawn at the request of the agency.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2012
Responses	9,230	0	9,230
Time Burden (Hours)	2,471	0	2,471
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Feedback from the NAHMS surveys will be used to improve the U.S. Animal Health Report, monitor the NVSL's performance, and to evaluate customer/stakeholder satisfaction in an effort to increase participation rates for other NAHMS studies through the year 2014.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 7 USC 391 Name of Law: Animal Industry Act of 1884    US Code: 7 USC 8308 Name of Law: Animal Health Protection Act of 2002

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 242	12/17/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 119	06/21/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title Form No. Form Name NAHMS Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys NAHMS 277, NAHMS 276, NAHMS 278, NAHMS 275 NVSL Performance Survey ,   NAHMS Report Evaluation ,   NAHMS Performance Survey ,   NAHMS Producer Evaluation NAHMS Customer/Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys (Non-Respondents)

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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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an adjustment in the total burden hours from 2,471 to 1,610, a decrease of -861 hours because the number of respondents decreased from 35,700 to 21,300 (a decrease of 14,400 respondents) due to fewer surveys being distributed to producers and a downturn in the economy. There is an adjustment in the total annual responses from 9,230 to 21,300 responses (an increase of 12,070 responses) because not enough annual responses were accounted for due to a miscalculation in the number of annual responses for non-respondents in the last submission. APHIS has corrected that in this submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,405

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]? No

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: Chris Quatrano 970 494-7207 [email protected]

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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: 09/19/2011

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