Programmatic Approval for National Park Service-Sponsored Public Surveys

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 1 Creating Stewardship Through Discovery at Biscayne National Park Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 1024-0224 08-036 Bryce Canyon National Park Visitor Study Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form V2 Tusayan Pilot Shuttle Transportation System Survey, Grand Canyon National Park Form	Unchanged
1024-0224 - Request for a nonsubstantive change.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2011-01-25
MGM_YELL.doc Supplementary Document	2008-06-03
Passback_PoolOfQuestions_5-21-08.doc Supplementary Document	2008-06-03
AttachD_knownpool_FINAL.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-06-03
Supporting_Statement_PartB.doc Supporting Statement B	2007-11-30
Supporting_Statement_PartA_FINAL.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-06-03
AttachJ_Dillman_Review.doc Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachI_60-day.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachH_place_attachment.doc Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachG_WillingnessPay.doc Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachF_Expenditures.doc Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachE_TpB.doc Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachD_REP_scale.doc Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachC_FY06 Annual_Report.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachB_Mngmt_Policies.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-11-30
AttachA_OrganicAct.doc Supplementary Document	2007-11-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198282	NPS Visitor Surveys (Bundle of 7: DEWA, FOSC, PETE, DENA, SHEN, FOST, YELL)) Other-NPS Programmatic Form and Survey Instruments	New
197966	Assessing Hispanic Recreational Use Patterns Other-telephone survey - script	New
197760	NPS Bundle - Three Visitor Experience Surveys: Lake Roosevelt (LARO), Yosemite (YOSE) and Grand Teton (GRTE) Other-Expedited Form and Survey Instruments	New
197430	Understanding Transportation-related Effects on Visitor Experience Quality in Mount Rainier and Denali National Parks Other-survey instrument	New
197340	Congaree National Park Visitor Survey Other-survey instrument	New
197115	Recreational uses of cliff resources in the New River Gorge National River (NERI) Other-survey instrument and interview script	New
196907	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Science Festival Evaluation Other-Survey Script and Interview Log	New
196373	Visitor Use Estimation at Denali National Park (DENA) Other-survey instruments and interview script	New
196302	World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (VALR) Visitor Study Other-Expedited form, survey log and instruction	New
195980	Bundled Expedited Request for four on-site visitor Surveys (ROMO, CHIR, FOBO) Other-Expedited Form and Supporting Documents	Unchanged
194816	Visitor Services Project (VSP) Survey for Joshua Tree National Park (JOTE) Other-Associated Letters	Unchanged
194346	Soundscape Surveys: Yosemite (YOSE) and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI) Other-Expedited Approval Form and Surveys	Unchanged
193779	Two NPS Transportation Studies Other-Survey	Unchanged
193719	Third NPS Visitor Services Project Bundle Other-Survey log	Unchanged
193357	Three NPS Visitor Studies Other-Survey Package	Unchanged
193045	Sierra Network Visitor Experience Surveys Other-Survey	Unchanged
192867	Two NPS visitor surveys Other-Survey and submission form	Unchanged
192498	Two Short Travel Surveys Other-Submission Form and Survey	Unchanged
192264	Visitor Services Project, Bundle 2 Other-Surveys	Unchanged
192119	Creating Stewardship Through Discovery at Biscayne National Park Form and Instruction	Unchanged
191735	NPS focus group and survey Other-Focus group script	Unchanged
191362	Copper Basin Community Harvest Survey, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Other-Survey	Unchanged
191128	Three Visitor Services Project surveys Other-Surveys	Unchanged
190985	Cumberland Island Visitor Surveys Other-Surveys	Unchanged
190697	Two Recreation Monitoring Surveys Other-Survey	Unchanged
190328	Monitoring Backcountry Indicators in Denali NP&PRES Other-Survey & Log	Unchanged
190223	Denali Park Road Stated Choice Survey Other-survey log	Unchanged
190027	Pilot Interviews of Visitors’ and Nearby Residents’ Perceptions of the Yosemite Fire Management Program Other-Interview	Unchanged
189816	Preliminary Study of Tread Lightly OHV Education Efforts Other-Survey Instrument	Unchanged
189258	Acadia National Park Visitor Surveys Other-survey log	Unchanged
189011	Social Research in Support of Impact Mitigation on Restoration of the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park (Phase 4) Other-Survey Log	Unchanged
188746	NPS Visitor Services Project Bundled Package Other-Exel Question List	Unchanged
188178	Petrified Forest National Park & Nez Perce National Historic Park VSP Formative Studies Other-Focus Group Script	Unchanged
188176	Interpretation Studies: Great Basin National Park & Gulf Islands National Seashore Other-Great Basin Survey	Unchanged
188174	Great Smoky Mountains National Park Backcountry Visitor Survey Other-Survey & Log	Unchanged
188170	Transporation Studies: Roosevelt-Vanderbilt NHS & Colonial NHP Other-Survey (Roosevelt)	Unchanged
188168	Understanding and Managing Soundscapes in Naitonal Parks: Sequoia and Kings Cnayon National Park Visitor Use Survey Other-Survey & Log	Unchanged
186724	Assessing the Visitor Experience at Chaco Culture National Historical Park Other-survey instrument	Unchanged
186318	Bryce Canyon National Park Visitor Study Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186119	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Study Other-survey	Unchanged
185924	Tusayan Pilot Shuttle Transportation System Survey, Grand Canyon National Park Form	Unchanged
185861	Isle Royale National Park Inland Lakes Creel Survey Other-Script & Survey	Unchanged
185784	City of Rocks National Reserve Visitor Study (VSP) Other-Mailings & Survey	Unchanged
185770	Identifying Non-traditional Park Visitor Needs at Bandelier National Monument Other-Focus/interview scripts	Unchanged
185674	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Visitor Services Project Visitor Survey Other-Mailings & Survey	Unchanged
185634	National Mall and Memorial Parks Visitor Study Other-Mailings & Survey	Unchanged
185384	Visitor Use Survey of Golden Gate National Recreation Area Park Lands Other-Contact Scripts & Survey Instruments	Unchanged
185254	Blue Ridge Parkway: Rocky Knob Area Visitor Survey Other-Survey	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1024-0224	ICR Reference No: 201101-1024-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200709-1024-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/NPS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Programmatic Approval for National Park Service-Sponsored Public Surveys
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/15/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/25/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2011	06/30/2011	06/30/2011
Responses	130,000	0	90,000
Time Burden (Hours)	29,000	0	15,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Park Service needs information for the public to provide park managers with usable knowledge for improving the quality and utility of part programs and planning efforts.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1, 2, 3, 4 Name of Law: National Park Service Organic Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 14295	03/27/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 71157	12/14/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 48

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Creating Stewardship Through Discovery at Biscayne National Park	1	Survey Log
Social Research in Support of Impact Mitigation on Restoration of the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park (Phase 4)
Assessing Hispanic Recreational Use Patterns
National Mall and Memorial Parks Visitor Study
Bryce Canyon National Park Visitor Study	1024-0224 08-036	Bryce Canyon National Park Visitor Survey
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Visitor Services Project Visitor Survey
Monitoring Backcountry Indicators in Denali NP&PRES
Blue Ridge Parkway: Rocky Knob Area Visitor Survey
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Backcountry Visitor Survey
Two Short Travel Surveys
Sierra Network Visitor Experience Surveys
Third NPS Visitor Services Project Bundle
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Science Festival Evaluation
Bundled Expedited Request for four on-site visitor Surveys (ROMO, CHIR, FOBO)
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (VALR) Visitor Study
Pilot Interviews of Visitors’ and Nearby Residents’ Perceptions of the Yosemite Fire Management Program
City of Rocks National Reserve Visitor Study (VSP)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Study
Recreational uses of cliff resources in the New River Gorge National River (NERI)
Cumberland Island Visitor Surveys
Copper Basin Community Harvest Survey, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Visitor Services Project, Bundle 2
Visitor Services Project (VSP) Survey for Joshua Tree National Park (JOTE)
Isle Royale National Park Inland Lakes Creel Survey
Preliminary Study of Tread Lightly OHV Education Efforts
Understanding and Managing Soundscapes in Naitonal Parks: Sequoia and Kings Cnayon National Park Visitor Use Survey
Interpretation Studies: Great Basin National Park & Gulf Islands National Seashore
NPS Visitor Services Project Bundled Package
Denali Park Road Stated Choice Survey
Three NPS Visitor Studies
Visitor Use Survey of Golden Gate National Recreation Area Park Lands
Understanding Transportation-related Effects on Visitor Experience Quality in Mount Rainier and Denali National Parks
NPS focus group and survey
Three Visitor Services Project surveys
Congaree National Park Visitor Survey
NPS Visitor Surveys (Bundle of 7: DEWA, FOSC, PETE, DENA, SHEN, FOST, YELL))
Transporation Studies: Roosevelt-Vanderbilt NHS & Colonial NHP
Two NPS Transportation Studies
Assessing the Visitor Experience at Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Acadia National Park Visitor Surveys
Petrified Forest National Park & Nez Perce National Historic Park VSP Formative Studies
Two Recreation Monitoring Surveys
Two NPS visitor surveys
Soundscape Surveys: Yosemite (YOSE) and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Visitor Use Estimation at Denali National Park (DENA)
Tusayan Pilot Shuttle Transportation System Survey, Grand Canyon National Park	V2	survey
Identifying Non-traditional Park Visitor Needs at Bandelier National Monument
NPS Bundle - Three Visitor Experience Surveys: Lake Roosevelt (LARO), Yosemite (YOSE) and Grand Teton (GRTE)

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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	130,000	90,000	0	40,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	29,000	15,000	0	14,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request results in a program change due to an unexpected increase in the number of FY10 submissions. We expect that there will be at least 130,000 responses totaling 29,000 burden hours over the three year period. This is a net increase of 40,000 responses and 14,000 burden hours from our previous request of 90,000 responses and 15,000 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $960,000

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? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 01/25/2011

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