National Woodland Owner Survey

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide	Form	Modified	Available
XXXVII NWOS Caribbean Islands Focus Group Topic Guide	Form	Modified	Available
XXXVI NWOS Focus Group Topic Guide	Form	Modified	Available
XXXIV NWOS Focus Group Screener Guide	Form	Modified	Available
XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide	Form	Modified	Available
XIX NWOS Face to Face Interview Guide	Form	Modified	Available
XVIII NWOS Urban Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module	Form	Modified	Available
XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module	Form	Modified	Available
XI NWOS Wildfire Science Module	Form	Modified	Available
X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module	Form	Modified	Available
IX NWOS Climate Change Science Module	Form	Modified	Available
VIII NWOS State Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide	Form	Modified	Available
VI NWOS Short Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
V. NWOS Long Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide	Form	New	Available
XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide	Form	New	Available
XXXIII NWOS Public Telephone Interview Guide	Form	New	Available
XXXII NWOS Public Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
VIII NWOS State Form	Form and Instruction	New	Available
VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide	Form	New	Available
VI Short Form	Form and Instruction	New	Available
V NWOS Long Form	Form and Instruction	New	Available
XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide	Form and Instruction	New	Available
XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide	Form	New	Available
XXVII NWOS Corporate Telephone Interview Guide	Form	New	Available
XXVI NWOS Corporate Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide	Form	New	Available
XIX NWOS Urban Face to Face Interview Guide	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Urban Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Available
XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module	Form	New	Available
XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module	Form	New	Available
X! NWOS Wildfire Science Module	Form	New	Available
X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module	Form	New	Available
IX Climate Change Science Module	Form	New	Available
VIII NWOS State Form	Form and Instruction	New	Available
VII NWOS Telephone Survey Guide	Form and Instruction	New	Available
VI NWOS Short Form	Form and Instruction	New	Available
V NWOS Long Form	Form and Instruction	New	Available
0596-0078 NWOS Burden-Cost Spreadsheet_July2015.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-08-04	Available
NASS Review- NWOS_June2015.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2015-07-09	Available
NWOS Regional Examples.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-12	Available
Butler 2008a.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-11	Available
Butler and Carr 2008.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-08-11	Available
Publications containing NWOS data.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-03-09	Available
0596-0078 2015 NWOS Suppoting Stmt B_July2015.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2015-07-09	Available
0596-0078 2015 NWOS Suppoting Stmt A_v10072015.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-10-07	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XXXVII NWOS Caribbean Islands Focus Group Topic Guide
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XXXVI NWOS Focus Group Topic Guide
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XXXIV NWOS Focus Group Screener Guide
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XIX NWOS Face to Face Interview Guide
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form and Instruction	Modified	XVIII NWOS Urban Survey
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	XI NWOS Wildfire Science Module
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	IX NWOS Climate Change Science Module
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form and Instruction	Modified	VIII NWOS State Form
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form	Modified	VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form and Instruction	Modified	VI NWOS Short Form
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form and Instruction	Modified	V. NWOS Long Form
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Instruction	Modified
217771	Non-responses	Other-Non-response reply	New
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form	New	XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form	New	XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form	New	XXXIII NWOS Public Telephone Interview Guide
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	New	XXXII NWOS Public Survey
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	New	VIII NWOS State Form
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form	New	VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	New	VI Short Form
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	New	V NWOS Long Form
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	New	XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	New	XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	New	XXVII NWOS Corporate Telephone Interview Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	New	XXVI NWOS Corporate Survey
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	New	XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	New	XIX NWOS Urban Face to Face Interview Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	New	Urban Survey
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	New	XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	New	XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	New	X! NWOS Wildfire Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	New	X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	New	IX Climate Change Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	New	VIII NWOS State Form
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	New	VII NWOS Telephone Survey Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	New	VI NWOS Short Form
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	New	V NWOS Long Form

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0078	ICR Reference No: 201507-0596-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201003-0596-004
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Woodland Owner Survey
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/18/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/07/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	39,846	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,452	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The NWOS helps policy analysts and resource managers better understand the composition, behavior and needs of private woodland owners in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 95 - 307 3 Name of Law: Forest and Range Land Renewable Resources Act of 1978
   PL: Pub.L. 93 - 278 3 Name of Law: Forest and Range Land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974
   PL: Pub.L. 105 - 185 253 Name of Law: Agriculture Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
   PL: Pub.L. 99 - 198 1770 Name of Law: Food Security Act of 1985
  

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:
	80 FR 19065	04/09/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 60620	10/07/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None	V. NWOS Long Form ,   VI NWOS Short Form ,   VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide ,   VIII NWOS State Form ,   IX NWOS Climate Change Science Module ,   X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module ,   XI NWOS Wildfire Science Module ,   XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module ,   XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module ,   XVIII NWOS Urban Survey ,   XIX NWOS Face to Face Interview Guide ,   XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide ,   XXXIV NWOS Focus Group Screener Guide ,   XXXVI NWOS Focus Group Topic Guide ,   XXXVII NWOS Caribbean Islands Focus Group Topic Guide ,   XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide
National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None	V NWOS Long Form ,   VI NWOS Short Form ,   VII NWOS Telephone Survey Guide ,   VIII NWOS State Form ,   IX Climate Change Science Module ,   X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module ,   X! NWOS Wildfire Science Module ,   XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module ,   XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module ,   Urban Survey ,   XIX NWOS Urban Face to Face Interview Guide ,   XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide ,   XXVI NWOS Corporate Survey ,   XXVII NWOS Corporate Telephone Interview Guide ,   XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide ,   XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide
National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None	V NWOS Long Form ,   VI Short Form ,   VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide ,   VIII NWOS State Form ,   XXXII NWOS Public Survey ,   XXXIII NWOS Public Telephone Interview Guide ,   XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide ,   XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide
Non-responses

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	39,846	0	0	39,846	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,452	0	0	4,452	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 submission is a reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection. Change in burden due to the increase of respondents in the previous years.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $230,475

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? No

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: 10/07/2015

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