EPA will report back to OMB on the response rates achieved for these surveys when the collections are completed and provide the results of the nonresponse bias analyses.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/2010
36 Months From Approved
4,500
0
0
1,485
0
0
0
0
0
This study will be conducted, and the information collected, by the Risk Characterization Branch, Western Ecology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Participation in this collection of information is strictly voluntary.
This study will examine use of rodenticides by households and household services (e.g., restaurants), as a case study for developing methods for studying attitudes toward the environment and human decision-making related to potential impacts of household and household service activities on the sustainability of urban ecosystems. The specific topic of interest was spurred by evidence of recent inadvertent poisoning of wildlife in southern California (Riley et al., 2003, Conservation Biology 17:566-576; Seth Riley, National Park Service, personal communication; Brian Cypher, California State University, Stanislaus, personal communication). Although other researchers have sought pesticide use information in California, corresponding animal movement data are unavailable. Therefore, study areas for this research were based on availability of locally-corresponding animal movement data. Household and household service use of rodenticides and awareness of rodenticide use will be assessed by an adult-completed questionnaire. The questionnaire will be distributed to a random selection of households and household service providers within the southwestern quadrant of Bakersfield, as well as portions of the cities of Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, and Westlake Village, California. General locations of survey distribution will correspond to known movement patterns of resident large mammal populations, as collected via radiotelemetry observation by local wildlife biologists (Riley et al., 2003, Conservation Biology 17:566-576; Seth Riley, National Park Service, personal communication; Brian Cypher, California State University, Stanislaus, personal communication). The collected information will be used to assess overall household and household service use of rodenticides as a case study to demonstrate a method that can be used to link ecology with social science (via a social survey) and evaluate the spatial distribution of attitudes and actions as related to human decision-making, as well as awareness of effects of human activities on ecosystems. Integrating household and household service use of rodenticide data and responses related to awareness of impact on the sustainability of urban ecosystems will be used to assess the potential contribution that household rodenticides make to pesticide pollution. This will be inferred from wildlife observation and research plus assessment of the factors that contribute to environmental awareness of residents located on the urban-wildland fringe. The estimated respondent burden for this study is 1,485 hours and $26,463. This study requires no maintenance of records by the respondents. The estimated agency cost for conducting this study is 1,980 hours and $44,442.
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.
PretestStudyReport.pdf
2223ss01_revised2.doc
Contribution Of Household Activities To The Health Of Urban Ecosystems