Quagga EXIT Survey (Commercial Boaters - USFWS)

OMB Control Number: 1090-0013

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Trailered Recreational Watercraft Questions

NOTE: The following questions are asked of boaters or commercial boat haulers, immediately before entering or immediately after exiting a water body.

For boats entering:

1. Has the boat been out of the state in the last 30 days?

 No

 Yes

If yes, please specify where

2. Has the boat been in any other waters in the last 30 days?

 No

 Yes

If yes, please specify which waters

For boats Exiting

1. What is the destination for the boat?

2. Where and when will the boat be launched next?

For boats Entering and Exiting:

1. What compartment or containers on the boat, including ballast tanks, hold water? If the boat includes compartments that hold water, initiate inspection.

2. Does the boater have any live aquatic bait? If yes, determine what species and initiate inspection.

3. What is the boat owner or watercraft transporter originating zip code?

For boats departing from a body of water contaminated with quagga or zebra mussels, boat owner contact information will be collected and shared with watercraft inspection / decontamination personnel in affected jurisdictions by email. This information is not saved or stored for the purposes of this collection.

Paperwork Reduction and Privacy Act Statements: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), we collect this information to reduce the risk of introduction and spread for quagga / zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species and for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of watercraft inspection / decontamination in the western U.S. Your responses are required to obtain a benefit and will remain anonymous. Your name and address have been requested for follow-up purposes only. At the completion of this collection all contact information will be destroyed and in no way be connected with the results of this survey. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. OMB has approved this information collection and assigned OMB Control No. 1090-0013.

Burden Estimate: We estimate public reporting for this collection of information to be 3 minutes, including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data and responding to the questions. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of the information collection by mail to the Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240, or via email to DOI-PRA@

ios.doi.gov.