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

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Fossil Creek Visitor Survey	Form	New	Repair queued
0596-0236-60-day-FRN-published10-12-2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-19	Repair queued
0596-0236-Burden-Cost-Worksheet_030524.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-19	Repair queued
0596-0236-Justification-Form_030524.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-19	Repair queued
0596-0236-Compendium_030524.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-19	Repair queued
0596-0236-Compendium-Table_030524.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-19	Repair queued
Change Request for Generic CLearance 0596-0236 (1).docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2018-05-07	Repair queued
0596-0236 Renewal-Justification Form-121620.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Available
0596-0236-Renewal-Compendium Table of identifiers_122820.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
0596-0236 Renewal-FLMA Compendium-8-8-17.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
0596-0236 Federal Register Notice - October 27, 2020.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Transfer Act 1905.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
National Park Services Act of 1916.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
National Forest Management Act of 1976.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
National Environmental Policy Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Government Performance and Results Act of 1976.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
General Survey Act of 1824.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Forest Service Administration Organic Act of 1897.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources and Planning Act of 1974.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Executive Order 13571 of April 27 2011.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Executive Order 12996 of March 25 1996.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
Executive Order 12862 of September 11 1993.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-01-05	Repair queued
0596-0236-SSB_030524.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-03-19	Repair queued
0596-0236-SSA_030524.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-03-19	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
279103	Presidio Travel Behavior Survey for Employees	Other-Survey	New
279102	Presidio Travel Behavior Survey for Residents	Other-Survey	New
275493	Monitoring visitors and their experiences on national wildlife refuges	Other-Online Survey	New
275319	Nolin Lake Boating Capacity Study	Other-Online Survey	New
274360	Social science to support Wild and Scenic River plan implementation	Other-survey	New
274359	Trends in Use and Users in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota	Other-Survey	New
274353	E-Bikes on Public Lands	Other-Survey	New
271638	Social science to support Wild and Scenic River plan implementation	Form	New	Fossil Creek Visitor Survey

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0596-0236	ICR Reference No: 202403-0596-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202101-0596-002
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: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/10/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/29/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. The agency is required to display the OMB Control Number and inform respondents of its legal significance in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.5(b).

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2024
Responses	140,400	0	150,000
Time Burden (Hours)	22,557	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): PL: Pub.L. 93 - 378 3 (2,3) Name of Law: Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources and Planning Act of 1974
   Statute at Large: 39 Stat. 535 Name of Statute: National Park Services Organic Act of 1916
   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
   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
   PL: Pub.L. 94 - 579 1 Name of Law: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
   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
   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
  

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:
	88 FR 70638	10/12/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 22116	03/29/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
E-Bikes on Public Lands
Monitoring visitors and their experiences on national wildlife refuges
Nolin Lake Boating Capacity Study
Presidio Travel Behavior Survey for Employees
Presidio Travel Behavior Survey for Residents
Social science to support Wild and Scenic River plan implementation	none	Fossil Creek Visitor Survey
Social science to support Wild and Scenic River plan implementation
Trends in Use and Users in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	140,400	150,000	0	-9,600	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,557	25,000	0	-2,443	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: The agency is changing the time it takes to complete a request for information, the number of participants, and number of refusals, which will result in a program change of 2,443 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,104

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: 03/29/2024

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