The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
proposing to sponsor visitor use surveys for the Headwaters Forest
Reserve and the King Range National Conservation Area (KRNCA). The
KRNCA survey will focus on the Lost Coast Trail which follows the
King Range Wilderness coastline and is used by the majority of
visitors. The Secretary of the Interior acquired the lands
comprising the Headwaters Reserve under the authority of the 1998
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
Public Law 105-83 (codified at 16 USC 471j), and established the
KRNCA under the authority of Public Law 91-476 (codified at 16 USC
460y 460y-9). The Headwaters Reserve and the KRNCA are managed by
the BLM Arcata Field Office in Northern California and are part of
BLM's National Landscape Conservation System. The proposed visitor
use surveys would contribute to the implementation of the Resource
Management Plans (RMPs) for the Reserve and the KRNC that the BLM
approved in 2004 and 2005, respectively. In order to achieve
resource protection and recreation goals set forth in the RMPs, BLM
must gather accurate data regarding visitor use characteristics.
Baseline studies of visitor use characteristics were conducted in
the Reserve and the KRNCA in 1999 and 2003, respectively. These
past studies provided comprehensive information about visitors'
demographics and visitors' views on facilities, conflicts, existing
and proposed management actions, resource conditions, and desires
for the area. Since those initial studies, several changes have
occurred in each area, including the addition of new facilities,
and implementation of new management actions, and increasing annual
visitation. A new visitor use study is needed in each area to
determine changes in visitor characteristics, including
demographics, usage, user conflicts, and perspectives toward
management programs and facilities. The IC methods will include
conducting on-site interviews with visitors on a stratified random
sampling basis and distributing mail-back questionnaires. The IC
will take place during the summer season when visitation rates are
highest. Data will be analyzed and a final report developed for
both the Headwaters Reserve and the KRNCA. This collection of
information will enable the BLM to respond to problems, protect
natural and cultural resources, and develop appropriate
interpretive programs.
US Code:
16 USC 460y - 460y-9 Name of Law: King Range National
Conservatoin Area
US Code: 16
USC 471j Name of Law: Headwaters Forest and Elk River Property
Acquisition
US Code: 5 USC
306 Name of Law: Government Performance and Results Act
US Code:
31 USC 1115-1119 Name of Law: Government Pewrformance and
Results Act
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.
30-day notice.pdf
Supporting_statement_B-6-1-2012.docx
2013 LCT reminder postcard for OMB.doc
Headwaters Visitor Interview