Wave 3 Survey: Coastal Freshwater/Saltwater Ratio

2022 National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation

OMB Control No. 1018-0088
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Dear [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME],

You're Invited
Make an impact on state and federal [ACTIVITY] policy and earn $[x] by completing this 10-minute survey.
Recently, you (or someone from your household) completed a short survey about your participation in outdoor recreational
activities. On behalf of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, we thank you!
You have been selected to take part in an additional survey about your participation in [ACTIVITY] over the course of 2022. We
will send you 3 short 10-minute surveys (approximately 1 survey every 4 months), to ask about any recent trips you took and how
much you spent on equipment and other expenses. You will receive $[x] for each survey you complete.
This is survey [1/2/3] of 3 surveys about your [ACTIVITY] activity in 2022. It covers the time period from [date-date].
This survey is only open for a limited time, so please respond quickly.
To participate, please visit us at www.xxxx.xxxxxxx.xxxxxxx and enter your PIN (see other side), or call us toll-free at XXXXXX-XXXX.
On behalf of all of us at XXXXXXXXX, AFWA, and the USFWS, we thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey.
Sincerely yours,
Name, Title
[email protected]
www.xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx
123-456-7891

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[REMINDER/Last Chance] - You’ve
been selected to participate in a
nonpartisan survey about [ACTIVITY]
conducted by XXXXXXX.

Fill out your [ACTIVITY] survey
today and earn $[X].
Participation is easy and your responses are
anonymous. The survey is only open for a limited
time, so please respond quickly.
Follow these three easy steps:

1

Visit www.xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
or call XXX-XXX-XXXX.

2

Complete this 10-minute survey
using your unique PIN.
Scratch off for PIN.

3

Get $[x] and help us understand the
impacts of outdoor recreational activities
across the U.S. and in your community.

HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL

Scratch off to
show PIN

XXXXXXX

JOHN DOE
10 ELM ST
ANYTOWN, IL 98765-4321

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NOTICES
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 669 et seq., as amended; 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq., as amended; 16 U.S.C. 742d-f; Public Law 106-408.
Purpose: This information will be used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to effectively administer fish and wildlife restoration grant
programs and by States to develop project proposals and conservation programs.
Routine Uses: The information collected may be shared in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 and the routine uses listed in the
Department of Interior System of Records Notices INTERIOR/ FWS-27, Correspondence Control System - 73 FR 31877 (June 4, 2008).
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary; if not collected, FWS would likely experience difficulty in effectively carrying out its mission.
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service collects information necessary to
effectively administer fish and wildlife restoration grant programs and helps states develop project proposals and conservation programs, and to
respond to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974. Information requested in this collection is purely
voluntary. According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to
a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has approved this collection of information and
assigned Control No. 1018-0088.
ESTIMATED BURDEN STATEMENT
We estimate public reporting for this collection of information to vary from 9 minutes to 22 minutes, depending on activity, including time for
reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate
or any other aspect of the form to the Service Information Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 5275
Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA 22041-3803, or via email at [email protected]. Please do not send your completed form
to this address.