Community Harvest Assessments for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
12/07/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2024
2,359
1,834
1,972
1,463
0
0
To develop resource management strategies for the parklands, the National Park Service needs information on harvest patterns among residents of communities with subsistence eligibility, resource distribution systems, and the impact of the changing rural economy on subsistence activities. A survey will be used to estimate subsistence harvests and to describe community subsistence economies. The communities to be surveyed are designated as resident zone communities in recognition that many residents have customarily and traditionally engaged in subsistence uses within a national park or monument. The resulting information will assist park managers in their subsistence management responsibilities and will also be of use to local and regional advisory councils in making recommendations and by the State of Alaska and the Federal Subsistence Board in making decisions regarding the management of fish and wildlife in the region.
US Code:
36 USC 13.430
Name of Law: Determination of Resident Zones
US Code:
16 USC 410hh-3233
Name of Law: Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980
US Code:
54 USC 100102
Name of Law: National Park Service and Related Programs, Research Mandate
US Code:
54 USC 100101
Name of Law: NPS Organic Act of 1916
We are estimating 2,359 responses totaling 1,972 annual burden hours. There is an overall net increase of 525 responses and 509 burden hours from our previous submission. This increase is caused by an increase in the number of respondents at Wrangell-St. Elias (WRST) National Park and Preserve (n=659) Gates of the Artic (GAAR) National Park and Preserve (n=273) and Katmai (KATM) National Park and Preserve (n= 255). This includes a collective net decrease of 662 responses at Bering Land Bridge (BELA), Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH), Cape Krusenstern (CAKR) Kobuk Valley (KOVA) Noatak (NOAT) and Aniakchak (ANIA).
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.