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	Repair queued
XXXVII NWOS Caribbean Islands Focus Group Topic Guide	Form	Modified	Repair queued
XXXVI NWOS Focus Group Topic Guide	Form	Modified	Repair queued
XXXIV NWOS Focus Group Screener Guide	Form	Modified	Repair queued
XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide	Form	Modified	Repair queued
XIX NWOS Face to Face Interview Guide	Form	Modified	Repair queued
XVIII NWOS Urban Survey	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module	Form	Modified	Repair queued
XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module	Form	Modified	Repair queued
XI NWOS Wildfire Science Module	Form	Modified	Repair queued
X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module	Form	Modified	Repair queued
IX NWOS Climate Change Science Module	Form	Modified	Repair queued
VIII NWOS State Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide	Form	Modified	Available
VI NWOS Short Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
V. NWOS Long Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
XXXIII NWOS Public Telephone Interview Guide	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
XXXII NWOS Public Survey	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
VIII NWOS State Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
VI Short Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
V NWOS Long Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
XXVII NWOS Corporate Telephone Interview Guide	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
XXVI NWOS Corporate Survey	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
XIX NWOS Urban Face to Face Interview Guide	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Urban Survey	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
X! NWOS Wildfire Science Module	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
IX Climate Change Science Module	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
VIII NWOS State Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
VII NWOS Telephone Survey Guide	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
VI NWOS Short Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
V NWOS Long Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
0596-0078 NWOS Burden-cost Spreadsheet-FINAL.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-10-14	Repair queued
0596-0078 NWOS Worksheets.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-07-13	Repair queued
0596-0078 NWOS Burden-cost Spreadsheet.xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-07-13	Repair queued
0596-0078 NASS Review of NWOS.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-07-13	Repair queued
0596-0078 Supporting Statement B-Final.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2021-10-14	Repair queued
0596-0078 Supporting Statement A-Revision.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-10-14	Repair queued

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	Form and Instruction	Modified
3184	National Woodland Owner Survey - Individuals & Households	Instruction	Modified
217771	Non-responses	Other-Non-response reply	Unchanged
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form	Unchanged	XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form	Unchanged	XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form	Unchanged	XXXIII NWOS Public Telephone Interview Guide
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	XXXII NWOS Public Survey
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	VIII NWOS State Form
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form	Unchanged	VII NWOS Telephone Interview Guide
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	VI Short Form
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	V NWOS Long Form
217753	National Woodland Owner Survey - State, Local & Tribal Government	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	XL NWOS Cognitive Interview Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	Unchanged	XXXVIII NWOS Cognitive Interview Screener Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	Unchanged	XXVII NWOS Corporate Telephone Interview Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	XXVI NWOS Corporate Survey
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	Unchanged	XXI NWOS Urban Telephone Survey Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	XIX NWOS Urban Face to Face Interview Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Urban Survey
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	Unchanged	XIII NWOS Forest Owner Values Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	Unchanged	XII NWOS Landowner Decision Making Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	Unchanged	X! NWOS Wildfire Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	Unchanged	X NWOS Invasive Plants Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form	Unchanged	IX Climate Change Science Module
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	VIII NWOS State Form
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	VII NWOS Telephone Survey Guide
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	VI NWOS Short Form
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	V NWOS Long Form
217752	National Woodland Owner Survey - Private Sector	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0078	ICR Reference No: 202105-0596-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-0596-002
Agency/Subagency: USDA/FS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Woodland Owner Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/30/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/21/2021
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2022
Responses	3,558	0	5,416
Time Burden (Hours)	2,118	0	2,198
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. 99 - 198 1770 Name of Law: Food Security Act of 1985
   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
  

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:
	86 FR 13520	03/09/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 58249	10/21/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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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	3,558	5,416	0	-1,858	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,118	2,198	0	-80	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Burden decrease is a result of the Agency changes from the pandemic.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $167,088

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? No

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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: 10/21/2021

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