National Visitor Use Monitoring, and Customer and Use Survey Techniques for Operations, Management, Evaluation and Research

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IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3222	National Visitor Use Monitoring, and Customer and Use Survey Techniques for Operations, Management, Evaluation and Research	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0110	ICR Reference No: 200302-0596-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199912-0596-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Visitor Use Monitoring, and Customer and Use Survey Techniques for Operations, Management, Evaluation and Research
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/11/2003
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/14/2003
Terms of Clearance: The Forest Service needs to change its racial/ethnicity question to comply with OMB's 2003 guidelines. The "other" category must be deleted, and the instruction must be modified to allow the option of choosing more than one category. Additionaly, the Hispanic/Latino/Spanish ethnicity question must be separated from the racial question. The FS has committed to making the changes through the surveying protocols, and changing the actual form at the end of the fiscal year 2003. The FS is expected to submit to OMB the corrected form at that time using a change work sheet.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2006	07/31/2006	04/30/2003
Responses	66,000	0	57,000
Time Burden (Hours)	9,000	0	9,917
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This survey uses a double sampling design to describe visitors to and to develop estimates of the number of recreation visits to National Forests and Grasslands. The purpose of its primary module is to estimate National Forest Visits with a defined level of statistical accuracy and in a consistent method for each National Forest in the US, in accordance with 1993 GPRA and Forest Service Manual requirements. To assist Forest staff in planning and management decisions, various characteristics about visitors are obtained. These characteristics include trip length activity participation, travel distance, spending profiles,

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Visitor Use Monitoring, and Customer and Use Survey Techniques for Operations, Management, Evaluation and Research

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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	66,000	57,000	0	0	9,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,000	9,917	0	0	-917	0
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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? Uncollected

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)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 02/14/2003

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