Interagency Generic Clearance for Federal Land Management Agencies Collaborative Visitor Feedback Surveys on Recreation and Transportation Related Programs and Systems

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FWS - National Wil Monitoring Visitors and Their Experiences on National Wildlife Refuges Form and Instruction	Modified
Region 1 Survey to Inform Forest Planning, Monitoring and Management of Forests Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Millennial & Baby Boomer Mobility Preferences to Access Nat'l Wildlife Refuges in 3 Western States Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Presidio Trust Residential Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Presidio Trust Employee Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Franconia Ridge Trail Survey - White Mountain NF Form and Instruction	Unchanged
White Mountain NF Visitor Survey - Crawford Path Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Gulfside Trail Survey - White Mountain NF Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Chattooga Wild and Scenic River Form and Instruction	Unchanged
GMNF Bourn and Branch Ponds Visitor Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Alaska Federal Lands Transportation-Recreational/Non-Recreational Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
BLM-CVTS Survey; Role of Transportation-Related Issues Environmental Justice Populations Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Mt. Shasta Visitor Recreation Survey Form	Unchanged
Change Request for Generic CLearance 0596-0236 (1).docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-05-07
8-17-17_0596-0236 Renewal-Justification Form-8-8-17 (1).docx Supplementary Document	2017-08-17
0596-0236-Renewal-Compendium Table of identifiers_8-8-17.xlsx Supplementary Document	2017-08-09
0596-0236 Renewal-FLMA Compendium-8-8-17.docx Supplementary Document	2017-08-09
2017-05653.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-06-22
Transfer Act 1905.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
National Park Services Act of 1916.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
National Forest Management Act of 1976.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
National Environmental Policy Act.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
Government Performance and Results Act of 1976.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
General Survey Act of 1824.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
Forest Service Administration Organic Act of 1897.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources and Planning Act of 1974.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
Executive Order 13571 of April 27 2011.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
Executive Order 12996 of March 25 1996.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
Executive Order 12862 of September 11 1993.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-15
0596 0236 Renewal-FLMA SupStmt-B-8-8-17.docx Supporting Statement B	2017-08-09
0596-0236 Renewal-FLMA-SupStmt-A-8-8-17.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-08-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
241700	USFWS John Heinz NWF Visitor Feedback Survey Other-Survey	New
233745	FS R&D: Eleven Point National Scenic River Transportation and Recreation Survey to Support Comprehensive River Management Planning Other-Survey Instrument	Unchanged
232499	Lake Sidney Lanier Boater Survey Other-Mailed Survey	Unchanged
232498	Green Point Area Community Needs Assessment - Saginaw Community Member Questionnaire Other-Assessment Survey	Unchanged
232497	Raystown Lake Boating Capacity Study Other-Main Boating Survey	Unchanged
230665	Monitoring Visitors and Their Experiences on National Wildlife Refuges Form and Instruction	Modified
229035	Region 1 Survey to Inform Forest Planning, Monitoring and Management of Forests Form and Instruction	Unchanged
228053	Millennial & Baby Boomer Mobility Preferences to Access Nat'l Wildlife Refuges in 3 Western States Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227999	Presidio Trust Residential Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227998	Presidio Trust Employee Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227975	Franconia Ridge Trail Survey - White Mountain NF Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227974	White Mountain NF Visitor Survey - Crawford Path Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227973	Gulfside Trail Survey - White Mountain NF Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227972	Chattooga Wild and Scenic River Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227971	GMNF Bourn and Branch Ponds Visitor Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227970	Alaska Federal Lands Transportation-Recreational/Non-Recreational Survey Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227969	BLM-CVTS Survey; Role of Transportation-Related Issues Environmental Justice Populations Form and Instruction	Unchanged
227968	Mt. Shasta Visitor Recreation Survey Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0236	ICR Reference No: 201903-0596-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201805-0596-001
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Interagency Generic Clearance for Federal Land Management Agencies Collaborative Visitor Feedback Surveys on Recreation and Transportation Related Programs and Systems
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: 11/18/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/28/2019
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves this collection for a period of three years. To request approval of information collections under this generic approval, the agency must do the following: 1) Unless an agency is using multiple modes of collection (e.g., paper forms and electronic submissions), provide a Generic Clearance Submission Template for each Instrument; 2) If the agency is using multiple modes of collection (e.g., paper forms and electronic submissions), the same Generic Clearance Submission Template may be used for both instruments; 3) each Generic Clearance Submission Template must be uploaded as a Supplementary document using a naming convention that allows the public to identify the associated instrument; 4) submit no more than three Generic Submission Templates with each request. In addition, to renew this generic umbrella collection in 3 years, OMB requests that the USFS work together with the other agencies that are included in this generic request to separate out the burden hours by agency, including a mechanism to track how many burden hours are being used by agency for each generic IC submitted under this umbrella IC.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2020	11/30/2020	11/30/2020
Responses	150,000	0	150,000
Time Burden (Hours)	25,000	0	25,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This Interagency Generic Clearance project is to collect information that will help the signatory Federal Land Management Agencies (FLMAs), including the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Forest Service and Army Corps of Engineers improve transportation conditions and recreation and resource management on the respective FLMAs and jointly at area, state, regional, and/or national scales. In particular, information collections will be designed to collect information about visitors' perceptions, experiences, and expectations, with respect to transportation conditions, services, and recreation opportunities at various FLMA locations and across areas that could include multiple locations managed by different FLMAs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): Statute at Large: 39 Stat. 535 Name of Statute: National Park Services Organic Act of 1916
   US Code: 16 USC 668dd-668ee Name of Law: National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966
   PL: Pub.L. 106 - 408 1 Name of Law: National Wildlife Refuge System Centenial Act
   PL: Pub.L. 94 - 579 1 Name of Law: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
   PL: Pub.L. 112 - 141 1119 Name of Law: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP21)
   US Code: 16 USC 472, 525, 554 Name of Law: Organic Act of 1897
   US Code: 16 USC 472, 524, 554 Name of Law: Transfer Act of 1905
   PL: Pub.L. 86 - 15 3 Name of Law: Multiple Use Act of 1960
   PL: Pub.L. 93 - 378 3 (2,3) Name of Law: Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources and Planning Act of 1974
   PL: Pub.L. 94 - 588 2 (3) , 6 (d) Name of Law: National Forest Management Act of 1976
   PL: Pub.L. 103 - 62 1 Name of Law: Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
   EO: EO 12862 Name/Subject of EO: Setting Customer Service Standards
   EO: EO 13571 Name/Subject of EO: Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service
   EO: EO 12996 Name/Subject of EO: Management and General Public Use of the National Wildlife Refuge System
  

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:
	82 FR 14674	03/22/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 37418	08/10/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 18

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Alaska Federal Lands Transportation-Recreational/Non-Recreational Survey	None, None, None	AK Recreational Survey ,   AK Online-mail Back Recreational Survey ,   AK Non-Recreational Survey
White Mountain NF Visitor Survey - Crawford Path	None	WMNF Crawford Path Survey
Region 1 Survey to Inform Forest Planning, Monitoring and Management of Forests	N/A	Region 1 Social Survey
Gulfside Trail Survey - White Mountain NF	None	WMNF Gulfside Trail Survey
Monitoring Visitors and Their Experiences on National Wildlife Refuges	FWS - National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey, FWS - NWRS Non-Respondent	National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey ,   National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Survey - Non Respondent
Presidio Trust Employee Survey	None	Presidio Employee Transportation Survey
Presidio Trust Residential Survey	None	Presidio Resident Transportation Survey
Mt. Shasta Visitor Recreation Survey	None	Mt. Shasta Recreation Survey
Green Point Area Community Needs Assessment - Saginaw Community Member Questionnaire
Franconia Ridge Trail Survey - White Mountain NF	None	Franconia Ridge Trail Survey WMNF
Millennial & Baby Boomer Mobility Preferences to Access Nat'l Wildlife Refuges in 3 Western States	None	Millennial & Baby Boomer Mobility Preferences to Access National Wildlife Refuges
BLM-CVTS Survey; Role of Transportation-Related Issues Environmental Justice Populations	None	BLM/CVTS Survey
Chattooga Wild and Scenic River	None	Chattooga Wild & Scenic River Recreation Use Questionnaire
FS R&D: Eleven Point National Scenic River Transportation and Recreation Survey to Support Comprehensive River Management Planning
GMNF Bourn and Branch Ponds Visitor Survey	None	Green Mountain NF Bourn and Branch Ponds Visitor Survey
USFWS John Heinz NWF Visitor Feedback Survey
Raystown Lake Boating Capacity Study
Lake Sidney Lanier Boater Survey

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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	150,000	150,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	25,000	25,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increase is due to needing more respondents, responses, and burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $987,914

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 03/28/2019

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