Paperwork Reduction Act (Pra) Submission Part B (Page 5 of 8) in pdf

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Chief Evaluation Office OMB PRA Review Checklist

REQUIREMENTS

RESPONSES

REVIEWER COMMENTS

2.7 Unusual problems (for example,

use of a census, exclusion of

specific populations, multi-

stage design) requiring

specialized sampling

procedures are identified.

2.8 The use of periodic data

collection cycles to reduce

burden are identified.

B3. Maximizing Response Rates and Addressing Nonresponse

3.1 Methods to maximize response

rates and to deal with issues of

non-response are described.

3.1.a. Plans for nonresponse bias

analyses are included. These

plans are required for the

following situations: if the

expected unit response rate is

below 80% or the expected item

response rate is below 70% with

an assessment of whether the

data appear to be missing at

random.

Note: Nonresponse

bias analysis could be (a)

comparing characteristics of

respondents and

nonrespondents or (b)

comparing characteristics of

See p. 8 and p. 16, OMB standards and guidelines for statistical surveys.

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