[Federal Register: March 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 42)]
[Notices]
[Page 9775-9776]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Bureau of
Reclamation (we, our, or us) intends to seek approval of the following
proposed new information collection: Recreation Visitor Use Surveys. We
will use several distinct forms to collect different types of
recreation information. Before submitting the information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, we
are soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information
collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this notice to Bureau of
Reclamation, Office of Program and Policy Services, Attention: Darrell
Welch (84-53000), PO Box 25007, Denver CO 80225-0007 or via e-mail at
dwelch@do.usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or a copy of
the proposed collection of information forms, contact Darrell Welch at
303-445-2711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are requesting approval for the
collection of data from recreational users of our lands, rivers, and
reservoirs. To meet our needs for the collection of visitor use data,
we will be requesting OMB to authorize a two-part request. The first
part of the request provides us with a set of 11 pre-approved
questionnaires to be administered as approved by OMB.
The second part of the request consists of OMB and the Bureau of
Reclamation agreeing upon a process whereby we custom design a survey
instrument to fit a specific situation or area. The custom designed
survey would be created by extracting questions from the approved
questionnaires as applicable to the area and issue being evaluated.
Only questions included in the pre-approved questionnaires will be
used. We will then submit the new survey form to OMB for expedited
approval.
Title: Recreation Visitor Use Surveys.
Abstract: The Bureau of Reclamation is responsible for recreation
development at all of its reservoirs. Presently there are 300
designated recreation areas on our lands within the 17 Western States
hosting almost 90 million visitors annually. Visitation to our
reservoirs is increasing at an average rate of 1.2 million visitors per
year, and more than 100 million people are projected to visit our
reservoirs by the early twenty-first century. We must be able to
respond to emerging trends, changes in the demographic profile of
users, changing values, needs, wants, and desires, and conflicts
between user groups. Statistically valid and up-to-date data derived
from the user is essential to developing and providing recreation
programs relevant to today's visitor.
Respondents: Respondents to the surveys will be members of the
public engaged in recreational activities on our lands. Several surveys
target people engaged in specific activities such as boating on a
specific lake, or people camping at a developed campground. Visitors
will primarily consist of local residents, people from large
metropolitan areas in the vicinity of the lake/reservoir, and visitors
from out of state.
Frequency: Varies by survey.
Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 7,350.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0.
Estimated Total of Annual Responses: 7,350.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 2,013.
Estimate of Burden for Each Form
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Burden Total
estimate per Number of Number of estimated Total annual
Survey instrument survey (in surveys (times/ respondents number of hour burden
minutes) yr.) per survey respondents
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Marina Survey................... 10 2 278 556 93
Campground Survey............... 25 2 278 556 232
River Instream Flow Survey...... 20 2 278 556 185
Reservoir Preferred Water Level 15 2 278 556 139
Survey.........................
Lake/River Visit Expenditure 15 2 278 556 139
Survey.........................
Recreation Activities Survey.... 15 2 278 556 139
Recreation Management Survey.... 15 2 278 556 139
Recreation Fee Survey........... 10 1 400 400 67
Recreation Development Survey... 15 2 278 556 139
Water Level Impacts on 10 2 278 556 93
Recreation Boating Use.........
River Recreation Quality Survey. 20 2 278 556 185
Customized Surveys.............. 20 5 278 556 463
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Totals...................... .............. .............. .............. 7,350 2,013
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Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of our functions,
including whether the information will have practical use;
(b) The accuracy of our estimated time and cost burdens of the
proposed new collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, use, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including increased use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information technology.
We will summarize all comments received regarding this notice. We
will publish that summary in the Federal Register when the information
collection is submitted to OMB for review and approval.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Dated: January 26, 2007.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Office of Program and Policy Services.
[FR Doc. E7-3765 Filed 3-2-07; 8:45 am]
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