In its next
submission to revise or extend this collection request, DHS shall
provide evidence to OIRA on its efforts to share the results of the
survey with states and examples of how states use the data. DHS
shall also include response rates from the last collection of the
surveys as well as the results of the nonresponse bias
analysis.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2014
169,020
0
152,596
13,050
0
10,880
0
0
0
The Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971
determines the framework of the Coast Guard recreational boating
safety program. This program as set forth in Title 46, United
States Code, § 13101, requires the Coast Guard to "encourage
greater State participation and uniformity in boating safety
efforts, and particularly to permit the States to assume the
greater share of boating safety education, assistance, and
enforcement activities." The Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
achieves these goals by providing timely and relevant information
on boating activities that occur in each respective jurisdiction.
The boating information provided by the Coast Guard enables each
State agency to tailor and implement safety initiatives that
address specific needs of boaters in local jurisdictions. The
primary objective of this collection is to provide the Coast Guard
with the required information in a format suitable to an effective
management.
US Code:
46
USC 13101 Name of Law: Recreational Boating Safety
(Definitions)
There will be no change for the
next round of data collection for the National Recreational Boating
Survey. There may be some minor variations regarding the sample
sizes in the different states. The past Notice of Action allowed
the CG to do the 2012 Boat Survey in the third quarter of 2011 (see
Exhibit 1 on the next page), and will allow for the 2012 trip and
2013 participation surveys. Note that, exceptionally a subsample of
the boat survey was used to collect 2011 participation data. The
current information collection request is for the 2014 boat Survey
(to be done in the third quarter of 2013), the 2014 trip survey,
and the 2014 participant survey (to be done in January of 2015),
which are all components of what is known as the 2014 National
Recreational Boating Survey.
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.