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Supporting Statement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions
OMB Control Number 1006-XXXX
General Instructions
A Supporting Statement, including the text of the notice to the public required by 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(i)(iv) and its actual or estimated date of publication in the Federal Register, must
accompany each request for approval of a collection of information. The Supporting
Statement must be prepared in the format described below, and must contain the information
specified in Section A below. If an item is not applicable, provide a brief explanation. When
Item 17 of the OMB Form 83-I is checked "Yes", Section B of the Supporting Statement
must be completed. OMB reserves the right to require the submission of additional
information with respect to any request for approval.
Specific Instructions
A. JUSTIFICATION
1.
Explain the circumstances that make the collection of information necessary.
Identify any legal or administrative requirements that necessitate the collection. Attach
a copy of the appropriate section of each statute and regulation mandating or
authorizing the collection of information.
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is responsible for the management of land
resources, including recreation, at all Federal water development projects under its
jurisdiction. Presently there are 310 managed recreation areas on lands under the jurisdiction
of Reclamation in the 17 western states. These areas host approximately 90 million visitors
each year and visitation is increasing at a rate of 1.2 million visitors per year.
The New Melones Lake Project was authorized by the Flood Control Act of December
22, 1944 and construction was completed in the summer of 1978. New Melones Lake is
located on the Stanislaus River in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties, and lies approximately
35 miles northeast of Modesto, and 40 miles east of Stockton, California. At gross pool the
reservoir has a surface area of 12,500 acres, 100 miles of shoreline, and contains 2.4 million
acre feet of water. Federal project lands around New Melones Lake are approximately
17,000 acres. Public use included approximately 700,000 visitors for 2005.
In order to effectively manage the current and future recreation opportunities and
facilities at the New Melones Lake Area, Reclamation needs to know who visits the project
and how those visitors recreate during their visit to the project. From this data, the impacts
from such use can be estimated and a resource management plan (RMP) developed to help
balance visitor use with other authorized uses of the New Melones. Thus, current visitor use
information is a crucial part of the RMP process.

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The projections now available for New Melones of visitation and visitor use were made
in the original New Melones Master Plan published in 1976. These projections were based
on extensive development of recreation facilities which in the intervening 31 years were only
partially implemented and reflect a different demographic profile than exists in the Central
Valley of California today. Additionally, the projections predate the operation of New
Melones Lake Area as a reservoir and a recreational facility. There have been no follow-up
studies or surveys to verify these visitor use projections since 1976.
Besides these projections, information on visitors to New Melones includes campground
records and vehicle count information but much of this information has limited utility. The
campground records provide some information on the number of people using the
campground, but provide little insight about other visitor uses at New Melones (i.e. biking,
boating, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, picnicking, rock climbing, spelunking,
wildlife viewing etc.). The other available visitor data source is vehicle count data. The
vehicle count information has significant gaps in data and provides no information about who
is in the vehicle or what those visitors did during their stay at New Melones Lake.
This information collection will provide information on visitor use early enough in the
RMP process to allow this long-term plan to be responsive to current and future recreation
users of the New Melones Lake Area. The purpose of the on-site recreation survey is to
characterize existing users, characterize their use of the New Melones Lake Area, assess their
satisfaction with their experience and the facilities, and find out what other opportunities or
facilities they would like to see developed at the New Melones Lake Project. The purpose of
the regional telephone survey is to verify the results from the on-site recreation survey,
characterize regional population, their outdoor recreation use, the demand for various types
of outdoor recreation activities, trends in outdoor recreation use, and the extent to which
regional population use New Melones Lake Area, Sonora, CA. Together the on-site survey
and the regional telephone survey shall describe the recreational preferences of visitors to the
New Melones Lake Area and provide guidance on what recreational planning objectives
should be included in the New Melones RMP.
Purpose and Need for a New Melones RMP:
In 1992, a DOI Task Force stated that “Resource management is integral to proper
stewardship of the lands and resources that DOI manages because it is though this dynamic
planning process that land use decisions are made.” One tool that can facilitate proper
stewardship and resource management planning is the RMP. An RMP incorporates into one
document all the information pertinent to the future guidance of a management area. By
synthesizing this information into one coherent document, an RMP may serve as the basis for
future resource decision-making that, when well implemented, may result in the desired
future condition for the management area. The RMP is to chart the resultant biological,
physical, and social condition that Reclamation desires to see once all the RMP management
actions have been implemented.
Reclamation’s mission statement declares that it is “to manage, develop, and protect
water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the

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interest of the American public.” Planning through RMPs, provides specific direction for
Reclamation to accomplish its mission at water resource development projects.
Reclamation’s 2000-2005 Strategic Plan indicates it will develop, monitor, and update RMPs
for lands directly managed by Reclamation.
The New Melones Project mission statement states that it is “to provide flood control,
hydroelectric power, irrigation, and fish and wildlife enhancement, and to protect water
quality and natural resources while providing a broad range of safe recreational opportunities
for the visiting public.” Public use of Reclamation’s reservoirs has grown significantly,
putting increased demands on the limited lands and facilities surrounding the reservoirs in
the Mid-Pacific Region (California, Nevada, Oregon). As public use has increased the
ability for New Melones to fulfill the goals described in its mission statement and the
Reclamation mission statement has become increasingly difficult –due in part to outmoded
resource management guidance. Past planning efforts at New Melones include the 1995
Draft Resource Management Plan and the 1976 Master Plan. These planning documents do
not now fulfill the need for resource management planning due to an increase in visitor use
of the project.
Reclamation’s authority to prepare RMP’s is vested in the broad authority of the
Reclamation Act of 1902 (Chapter 1093, 32 stat. 388); the Reclamation Project Act of 1939
(Chapter 418, 53 Stat. 1187); the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (Public Law [P.L.]
89-72, 79 Stat. 213); and more specifically, in the Reclamation Recreation Management Act
of 1992 (P.L. 102-575, Title 28 [2805(C)(1)(A)]). The Reclamation Recreation Management
Act authorized the preparation of RMPs to ”provide for the development, use, conservation,
protection, enhancement, and management of resources of Reclamation lands in a manner
that is compatible with the authorized purpose of the Reclamation Project associated with the
Reclamation lands.”
2. Indicate how, by whom, and for what purpose the information is to be used. Except
for a new collection, indicate the actual use the agency has made of the information
received from the current collection. [Be specific. If this collection is a form or a
questionnaire, every question needs to be justified.]
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The purpose of the survey is to characterize existing visitors, characterize their use of
the New Melones Lake Area, assess satisfaction with the experience and the facilities,
and find out what other opportunities or facilities visitors would like to see developed
at New Melones Lake Area.

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Provide information on which to base management decisions regarding recreation for
the New Melones RMP.

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Provide a record of the current visitation for the New Melones Lake Project to
compare against the 1976 projected visitation, for future planning efforts, and current
management activities.

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Establish the demand for different types of recreational uses at New Melones Lake
Area.

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Provide demographic information on visitors to the New Melones Lake Area and
identify barriers or obstacles that might differentially prevent a certain demographic
segment from recreating at the New Melones Lake Area

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Provide information for preparing economic and financial studies on present and
proposed projects for determining such factors as socio-economic impact and natural
resource management.

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Identify management changes that may enhance the recreational experience for
visitors to New Melones Lake Area.

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Characterize the market area of the New Melones Lake Area and establish use
patterns of that market area.

Below is the justification for questions asked on each survey.
On-site survey
Q1-Q5 establish the pattern of use of the visitor over the 12 prior months by asking
several questions about the same time period: visitor information about the frequency,
timing, location, approximate duration, and type of recreation activity the visitor participated.
This information will be used in setting recreation planning priorities as to when and where
recreation resources should be targeted.
Q6 allows visitors to report which recreational activity is most important to a quality
recreational experience. This information is important in creating a RMP that supports and
prioritizes recreational resources to provide a quality recreational experience for a broad base
of visitors for current use of the New Melones Lake facilities.
Q7 allows visitors to report which recreational activity may become more important
to a quality recreational experience in the future. This information is important in creating a
RMP that addresses possible future trends in recreational uses of the New Melones Lake
facilities; this is especially important for a long-term (15 to 20 years) plan such as a RMP.
Q8 allows visitors to report perceived barriers to recreation at New Melones Lake.
This information identifies possible undesirable management or conditions that prevent
visitors from enjoying a quality recreational experience.
Q9-Q13 establishes the pattern of use the visitor expects for the current visit to New
Melones Lake. Questions about the current visit are more specific and target details that are
difficult to ask when aggregated over a year or which maybe difficult to recall. Also by
taking the discrete information from these current visit questions and the discrete numbers
from the vehicle counting instruments during this time period, these questions should allow
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Reclamation to refine the formula used to estimate annual visitation. Finally by asking
several questions about this current visit, the survey has an internal check on whether the
information the visitor is reporting for the last 12 months are a perceived pattern or whether
the recreation trends are similar to the visitation described in this one discrete visit. This
portion of the survey provides information about the social setting of the visit, the number of
persons in the group visiting the project, the number of vehicles per individuals in a group,
the recreation facilities, and where the visitor is planning to recreate during their visit. This
information will be used in setting recreation planning priorities.
Q14 allows visitors to report what improvements they think should be made at New
Melones and which improvements have the highest urgency. This is a basic question that
should help set RMP priorities as to what improvements should be considered and how
quickly those improvements need to be implemented.
Q15 to Q22 are basic demographic questions which establish a basic profile of the
New Melones visitor’s origin, sex, education, age, number and age of other members of the
household, ethnicity, race, and annual household income.
The comments section is included so that a visitor has the opportunity to provide
additional information to Reclamation on the survey, recreation, and New Melones. This is a
free form comment section where visitors can provide written feedback especially if the
respondent has particular concerns about the survey or survey technique.
Telephone Survey
HELLO through CALLBAK2 includes a greeting, seeks permission to begin a
survey, and requests that the respondent be at least 18 years old. In addition to initiating the
survey, a statement of anonymity and an approximate duration for the survey is given to the
respondent.
SELSUBJ requests that the respondent be at least 18 years old and ensures a more
random sample by requesting that the respondent be the person with the most recent
birthday. This is a strategy to eliminate some of the cultural bias as to whose household
responsibility it is to answer and respond to telephone calls. The purpose of the question is
to get respondents that are older than 18 but may include a mix of older children, spouses,
grandparents, and head of the households.
Q1 through Q5 establishes the recreation patterns of the respondent. These questions
focus on importance of recreation, consistency of recreation use, importance of water
recreation, location of recreation, and preferred location of recreation.
Q6-Q11 establishes the pattern of the respondent’s use of New Melones Lake.
Answers about patterns over the past 12 months will be used as a check on the on-site
survey. By replicating some of the questions in both surveys, inferences can be drawn on the
sample of respondents for the on-site and telephone survey, as well as provide the same basic

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statistical information from a different pool of respondents which can be used in long-term
planning at New Melones.
Q6 is an important question for survey structure. This question allows respondents,
who have never been to New Melones, to skip to the barriers section (BARRIERS).
Q12-Q21 rates satisfaction of the respondent with the quality of services and facilities
at New Melones Lake.
Q22-Q36 establishes the adequacy of the number of facilities and services at New
Melones Lake for the respondent.
Q37-Q55 asks the respondent to identify possible barriers to their recreation at New
Melones Lake.
Q47 and Q48 are important questions for survey structure. These questions allow
respondents, who know little about the facilities and recreation at New Melones, to skip to
the demographics section (DEMOGRAF). In addition, these questions verify whether the
respondent consistently knew little about New Melones. Also by directing this respondent to
the demographics section prevents the unnecessary collection of poor data from respondents
who are either inconsistent in their answers or who know little about the specific facilities at
New Melones Lake.
Q56 to Q63 are basic demographic questions which establish a basic profile of the
respondent’s education, age, household zip code, number and age of other members of the
household, ethnicity, race, and annual household income.
CONTAC2 - The conclusion offers contact information and thanks the respondent for
participating.
CODE - The interviewer gender code question allows the interviewer to record
gender, if suspected, without asking a gender question that might offend the respondent.
3. Describe whether, and to what extent, the collection of information involves the use
of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses, and the basis for the decision for adopting this means of collection. Also
describe any consideration of using information technology to reduce burden [and
specifically how this collection meets GPEA requirements.].
There are no plans to provide electronic versions of the forms in this information
collection because this is a one-time survey. The on-site survey is at recreation areas where
it is not practicable to collect information electronically. The telephone survey is targeted at
residences in specific zip codes and would not be practicable to collect electronically.

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4. Describe efforts to identify duplication. Show specifically why any similar
information already available cannot be used or modified for use for the purposes
described in Item 2 above.
As stated earlier, Reclamation has only projected visitor-use numbers for the New
Melones Project that pre-date the operation of New Melones as a recreation facility.
Additionally, the vehicle count data and the campground data are very limited in their utility
for the purposes of planning for the New Melones RMP or establishing current visitation
trends and demographics.
5. If the collection of information impacts small businesses or other small entities
(Item 5 of OMB Form 83-I), describe any methods used to minimize burden.
The on-site survey and phone survey will be completed by private citizens; there should
be no effect on small businesses or other small entities.
6. Describe the consequence to Federal program or policy activities if the collection is
not conducted or is conducted less frequently, as well as any technical or legal obstacles
to reducing burden.
The three main consequences of not conducting this survey include the use of generalized
visitor information from other Central Valley recreation areas, heavy reliance on the public
involvement process, and more qualitative goal setting for the RMP. Firstly, visitor use
information would have to be generalized from other surveys performed at comparable
recreation destinations in the Central Valley of California. The use of a surrogate survey
would be tempered by the anecdotal information provided by the New Melones staff.
However the differences between locations, recreation facilities, and visitor population can
be subtle and the use of anecdotal information can be biased. The use of a surrogate
recreation survey could lead to conclusions that do not apply to the New Melones Area.
If Reclamation was unable to complete a successful visitor survey, another possible
consequence would be that the RMP project would be more reliant on the public involvement
process. An intensive public involvement process is already planned for the RMP, however
the visitor survey serves to counterbalance the more vocal interest groups that often do not
represent the ‘average’ visitor. By utilizing the visitor survey results, the RMP project can
ensure that a broad spectrum of interest groups that visit New Melones Project are involved
in the public involvement process.
Additionally planning to manage impacts to the resources at New Melones will be less
effective and less efficient. For example without a visitor survey management might
unnecessarily restrict access or limit certain uses on anecdotal information or a vocal, but
small, subset of visitors. Finally without a visitor use survey at New Melones, the
effectiveness of the RMP may have to be evaluated in a more qualitative manner due to the
initial generalized visitor use information and lack of a baseline of visitor use at the New
Melones Lake Area.

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7. Explain any special circumstances that would cause an information collection to
be conducted in a manner:
a. requiring respondents to report information to the agency more often than
quarterly.
N/A. This is a one-time survey to analyze recreation use for the New Melones Lake
RMP. The respondents will not be required to report quarterly.
b. requiring respondents to prepare a written response to a collection of
information in fewer than 30 days.
N/A. Reclamation has included no requirement that the data be provided within 30 days
of a fixed date.
c. requiring respondents to submit more than an original and two copies of any
document.
N/A. The information request only requires submission of an original copy. The
respondent may retain a copy for their own purposes if they desire.
d. requiring respondents to retain records, other than health, medical,
government contract, grant-in-aid, or tax records, for more than 3 years.
N/A. This data request does not require the respondent to retain any records.
e. in connection with a statistical survey, that is not designed to produce valid
and reliable results that can be generalized to the universe of study.
N/A. The survey will produce valid and reliable results.
f. requiring the use of a statistical data classification not reviewed and approved
by OMB.
N/A. The surveys will be reviewed and approved by OMB.
g. that includes a pledge of confidentiality that is not supported by authority
established in statute or regulation, that is not supported by disclosure and data
security policies that are consistent with the pledge, or which unnecessarily impedes
sharing of data with other agencies for compatible confidential use.
N/A. To maintain confidentially the surveys are anonymous, the hard copy surveys will
be destroyed after the results are calculated, and the results will only be reported as aggregate
numbers. The confidentiality of respondents will be maintained through data management
and survey design preventing unintended breaches in confidentiality.

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h. requiring respondents to submit proprietary trade secrets, or other
confidential information unless the agency can demonstrate that is has instituted
procedures to protect the information’s confidentiality to the extent permitted by law.
N/A. Reclamation does not require the respondent to supply proprietary, trade secret, or
other confidential information.
8. If applicable, provide a copy and identify the date and page number of
publication in the Federal Register of the agency’s notice, required by 5 CFR 1320.8(d),
soliciting comments on the information collection prior to submission to OMB.
Summarize the public comments received in response to that notice [and in response to
the PRA statement associated with the collection over the past three years] and describe
actions taken by the agency in response to these comments. Specifically address
comments received on cost and hour burden.
A copy of the notice published in the Federal Register (71 FR 25857, May 2, 2006)
announcing this information collection and requesting public comments is attached. No
comments were received. However, please note that the number of respondents has been
increased by 250 respondents for a total of 500 respondents for the telephone survey from the
Federal Register notice of May 2, 2006. We have determined that this small increase in data
collection significantly increases the statistical power of the survey.
a. Describe efforts to consult with persons outside the agency to obtain their
views on the availability of data, frequency of collection, the clarity of instructions and
recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting format (if any) and on the data elements to be
recorded, disclosed, or reported.
This one-time voluntary recreation survey does not require participants to produce data
and there are no recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting formats. We have conducted
numerous internal tests on the clarity of instructions. Much of the sampling procedure has
been adapted from a previous survey performed in the California Central Valley by
California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Reclamation’s managing partner for
Folsom State Recreation Area. There has been much communication and information
sharing between DPR and Reclamation in an effort to make results comparable between
FSRA and New Melones Lake.
This is a voluntary survey. Those visitors that agree to take the survey will be given an
explanation of the survey process and how the data will be used to guide the RMP process at
the time of the survey.
9. Explain any decision to provide any payment or gift to respondents, other than
remuneration of contractors or grantees.
No payments or gifts will be provided.

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10. Describe any assurance of confidentiality provided to respondents and the basis for
the assurance in statute, regulation, or agency policy.
During the initial contact, in both the on-site survey and the telephone survey, an
assurance of confidentially is made. To maintain confidentially the surveys are anonymous,
the hard copy surveys will be destroyed after the results are calculated, and the results will
only be reported as aggregate numbers. The confidentiality of respondents will be
maintained through data management and survey design preventing unintended breaches in
confidentiality.
11. Provide additional justification for any questions of a sensitive nature, such as
sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly
considered private. This justification should include the reasons why the agency
considers the questions necessary, the specific uses to be made of the information, the
explanation to be given to persons from whom the information is requested, and any
steps to be taken to obtain their consent.
No questions of a personally sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, or other matters that are commonly considered private are included in the
request.
12. Provide estimates of the hour burden of collection of information. The
statement should:.
a. Indicate the number of respondents, frequency of response, annual hour
burden, and an explanation of how the burden was estimated.
The total number of respondents for the on-site survey is 1,250 while the total number of
respondents for the telephone survey is 500, thus the total number of respondents for both
surveys in this information collection is 1,750 respondents. This is a one time information
collection so the frequency of response is one time during the year 2007. The estimated
burden per response for each form is 0.25 hours or 15 minutes. The total estimated annual
burden for both forms is 438 hours which was established by multiplying the number of
respondents (1,750) by the frequency of response (1) and then multiplying that number by
the estimated burden hour per response (0.25 for both surveys). The estimated total annual
burden is 438 hours for 2007.
b. If this request for approval covers more than one form, provide separate
hour burden estimates for each form and aggregate the hour burdens in item 13 of
OMB Form 83-I.
Please note that the number of respondents has been increased by 250 respondents for a
total of 500 respondents for the telephone survey from the Federal Register notice of May 2,
2006. It was suggested during internal review of the survey instrument that this small
increase in data collection significantly increases the statistical power of the survey.

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Form
On-site survey
Telephone survey
Total

Estimated
Number of
Respondents
1,250
500
1,750

Frequency of
Response
1
1
1

Burden Hours
Per Response
.25
.25

Total Annual
Burden Hours
313
125
438

c. Provide estimates of annualized costs to respondents for the hour burdens for
collection of information, identifying and using appropriate wage rate categories.
Using information contained on the Department of Labor – Bureau of Labor Statistics
website (http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0827.pdf), Reclamation was able to estimate the
applicable hourly cost for the following labor sectors: metropolitan workers in the Pacific
Region ($21.15) and non-metropolitan workers in the Pacific Region ($16.30). These two
categories cover the range of visitors to the New Melones Lake Area. However to make the
estimate of annualized cost conservative, all respondents for both the on-site and telephone
survey were assumed to be metropolitan workers in the Pacific Region. For the telephone
survey the total annualized cost of the on-site survey is $9,253 and the cost of the telephone
survey is $2,644; therefore the total annualized cost of the information collection is $11,897.
Table A: On-site Survey
Labor Sector
Average metropolitan worker in the
Pacific Region

Average
Hourly
Wage*
$21.15

Number of
Annual
Responses
1250

Burden
Hours of One
Response
0.25

Annual
Burden
Hours
313

(Annual burden hours times
average hourly wage)

Annualized Costs

313

$9,253

$9,253

(To be conservative, all respondents
were assumed to be metropolitan
workers in the Pacific Region)
TOTALS:

*No overhead was included as all surveys are conducted during respondents’ leisure time.

Table B: Telephone Survey
Labor Sector

Average metropolitan worker in the
Pacific Region

Average
Hourly
Wage*
$21.15

Number of
Annual
Responses
500

Burden
Hours of One
Response
0.25

Annual
Burden
Hours
125

(Annual burden hours times
average hourly wage)

Annualized Costs

125

$2,644

$2,644

(To be conservative, all respondents
were assumed to be metropolitan
workers in the Pacific Region)
TOTALS:

*No overhead was included as all surveys are conducted during respondents’ leisure time.

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13. Provide an estimate of the total annual [non-hour] cost burden to respondents
or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of information. (Do not include the cost
of any hour burden shown in Items 12 and 14).
• The cost estimate should be split into two components: (a) a total capital and
start-up cost component (annualized over its expected useful life) and (b) a total
operation and maintenance and purchase of services component. The estimates
should take into account costs associated with generating, maintaining, and
disclosing or providing the information [including filing fees paid]. Include
descriptions of methods used to estimate major cost factors including system and
technology acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, the discount
rate(s), and the time period over which costs will be incurred. Capital and startup costs include, among other items, preparations for collecting information
such as purchasing computers and software; monitoring, sampling, drilling and
testing equipment; and record storage facilities..
• If cost estimates are expected to vary widely, agencies should present ranges of
cost burdens and explain the reasons for the variance. The cost of purchasing or
contracting out information collection services should be a part of this cost
burden estimate. In developing cost burden estimates, agencies may consult
with a sample of respondents (fewer than 10), utilize the 60-day pre-OMB
submission public comment process and use existing economic or regulatory
impact analysis associated with the rulemaking containing the information
collection, as appropriate.
• Generally, estimates should not include purchases of equipment or services, or
portions thereof, made: (1) prior to October 1, 1995, (2) to achieve regulatory
compliance with requirements not associated with the information collection, (3)
for reasons other than to provide information or keep records for the
government, or (4) as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
(a) There would be no capital and start-up component to the respondents imposed
because of this information collection. The data being requested are currently held opinions
and intrinsic demographic information.
(b) There would be no operation and maintenance cost to the respondents imposed
because of this data collection.
14. Provide estimates of annualized cost to the Federal government. Also, provide a
description of the method used to estimate cost, which should include quantification of
hours, operational expenses (such as equipment, overhead, printing, and support staff),
and any other expense that would not have been incurred without this collection of
information. Agencies also may aggregate cost estimates from Items 12, 13, and 14 in a
single table.
The estimated annual cost to the Federal Government is $156,950 including data
checking, editing, analysis, and data processing. The lump sum contract cost has been
awarded as part of the overall New Melones RMP/EIS contract with Tetra Tech Inc. The
staff hours was an in-house estimate of the amount of time required of the New Melones
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RMP/EIS project manager to seek approval of the information collection through OMB and
to manage the contract task.
Cost Activity
Data Collection & Data Processing (Lump Sum Contract Cost)
Data Processing (100 staff hours times $48.40 hourly salary rate for a GS-11, step 1)
[Salary rate includes estimated benefits and overhead]
Miscellaneous administrative costs for equipment and support staff costs are included
in the overhead.

TOTAL Federal Government Cost

Cost
$152,110
$4,840
$0
$156,950

15. Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments reported in Items 13
or 14 of the OMB Form 83-I.
The program change is to approve and implement a new information collection. This
information collection will support an on-going project to develop long-term planning
guidance for the New Melones Lake Area through the RMP process.
16. For collections of information whose results will be published, outline plans for
tabulation and publication. Address any complex analytical techniques that will be
used. Provide the time schedule for the entire project, including beginning and ending
dates of the collection of information, completion of report, publication dates, and other
actions.
Reclamation will post an executive summary of the survey results on the New Melones
RMP/EIS web site (http://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/field_offices/new_melones/rmp.html) by
December of 2007. The executive summary will describe the general survey techniques as
well as report several key statistics such as response rates, trends, and recreation related
results. Additionally, a more comprehensive recreation survey report will be included as an
appendix in the New Melones RMP/EIS. The appendix will describe in detail the survey
instruments, survey techniques, and report a summary table of results that can be referenced
in the RMP. The publication of the RMP is planned for the second quarter of 2009.
17. If seeking approval to not display the expiration date for OMB approval of the
information collection, explain the reasons that display would be inappropriate.
Reclamation will display the expiration date of the OMB approval of the information
collection.
18. Explain each exception to the certification statement identified in Item 19,
"Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions," of OMB Form 83-I.
No exceptions to the certification statement are being requested.

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