
[Federal Register: April 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 70)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0202] (formerly Docket No. 2008N-0009)

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office 
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Customer/Partner 
Service Surveys

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a 
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by May 12, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are 
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer, 
FAX: 202-395-6974, or e-mailed to baguilar@omb.eop.gov. All comments 
should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0360. Also 
include the FDA docket number found

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in brackets in the heading of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Capezzuto, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer (HFA-250), Food and Drug Administration, 5600 
Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-4659.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has 
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for 
review and clearance.

Customer/Partner Service Surveys--(OMB Control Number 0910-0360)--
Extension

    Under section 903 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 393), FDA is authorized to conduct research and public 
information programs about regulated products and responsibilities of 
the agency. Executive Order 12862, entitled ``Setting Customer Service 
Standard,'' directs Federal agencies that ``provide significant 
services directly to the public'' to ``survey customers to determine 
the kind and quality of services they want and their level of 
satisfaction with existing services.'' FDA is seeking OMB clearance to 
conduct a series of surveys to implement Executive Order 12862. 
Participation in the surveys is voluntary. This request covers 
customer/partner service surveys of regulated entities, such as food 
processors; cosmetic drug, biologic and medical device manufacturers; 
consumers; and health professionals. The request also covers 
``partner'' (State and local governments) customer service surveys.
    FDA will use the information from these surveys to identify 
strengths and weaknesses in service to customers/partners and to make 
improvements. The surveys will measure timeliness, appropriateness and 
accuracy of information, courtesy, and problem resolution in the 
context of individual programs.
    FDA estimates conducting 15 customer/partner service surveys per 
year, each requiring an average of 18 minutes for review and 
completion. We estimate respondents to these surveys to be between 50 
and 6,000 customers. Some of these surveys will be repeats of earlier 
surveys for purposes of monitoring customer/partner service and 
developing long-term data.
    In the Federal Register of January 24, 2008 (73 FR 4234), FDA 
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the information 
collection provisions. No comments were received.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as 
follows:

                                  Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden\1\
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                                            No. of        Annual Frequency      Hours per
           Type of Survey                Respondents        per Response         Response         Total Hours
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Mail, telephone, fax, web-based                  15,000                  1                .30              4,500
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.


    Dated: April 4, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
[FR Doc. E8-7640 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]

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