Information Collection Request

Agency Information Collection Activities: Generic Clearance for Pre testing Instruments and Procedures for Evaluation, Research, and Evidence Building

ICR 202507-1601-001 · OMB 1601-0036 · Active

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ICR Details
1601-0036 202507-1601-001
Active 202306-1601-001
DHS/OS 1601-New
Agency Information Collection Activities: Generic Clearance for Pre testing Instruments and Procedures for Evaluation, Research, and Evidence Building
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 07/24/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 07/21/2025
DHS will provide a briefing at the next 3 year renewal to explain and describe the kinds of pretesting activities that have been performed under this generic and will include examples of how the information was used to inform decision making or other activities.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2027 02/28/2027 02/28/2027
3,590 0 3,590
3,825 0 3,825
0 0 0

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intends to request approval from OMB for a generic clearance to pretest data collection instruments and procedures with more than nine participants to identify and resolve any question or procedural problems in DHS's survey administration. The Generic Clearance for Pre testing Instruments and Procedures for Evaluation, Research, and Evidence-Building is a new information collection request.

EO: EO 14035 Name/Subject of EO: Advancing the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 (Evidence Act)
   EO: EO 14058 Name/Subject of EO: Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  88 FR 15731 03/14/2023
88 FR 38878 06/14/2023
No

0

  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 3,590 3,590 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 3,825 3,825 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
This is a request for a new collection.

No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Tyrone Huff 202 447-0106 [email protected]

  No

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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
07/21/2025