Programmatic Clearance Process for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys

ICR 201510-1024-001

OMB: 1024-0224

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Supplementary Document
2015-10-21
Supporting Statement A
2016-04-15
Supplementary Document
2016-04-15
Supplementary Document
2016-04-15
Supplementary Document
2015-10-15
Supporting Statement B
2015-10-26
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ICR Details
1024-0224 201510-1024-001
Historical Active 201408-1024-002
DOI/NPS
Programmatic Clearance Process for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 05/10/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 10/30/2015
This programmatic collection of information is approved to facilitate the NPS Social Science Program. As such, the agency has adopted practices that are consistent with the 2008 Terms of Clearance, including the use of the “Pool of Known Questions” and the restrictions on the use of the stated preference or stated choice techniques to value non-market goods. OMB concurs with such practices. Further, OMB advises that any substantial changes to the “Pool of Known Questions” and methods allowed under this collection be conducted during the regular 3-year review cycle since this collection is reserved for only non-controversial, non-policy relevant, and non-programmatic areas of inquiry. The agency is reminded that it may not proceed with any specific survey unless it receives affirmative notice from OMB. OMB strives to meet the expedited review schedule requested by the agency in this submission. During the next submission, OMB requests that NPS provide the total number of unique questions that are approved under this collection.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
05/31/2019 36 Months From Approved 05/31/2016
124,500 0 53,500
33,849 0 17,080
0 0 0
The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting a three-year extension of its Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys, originally approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in August 1998. The Programmatic Clearance enables NPS to conduct research through external standard social science research methods (e.g., questionnaires, focus groups, interviews, etc.). This information has historically been collected to inform and improve the services and products that NPS provides to the public and thus better carry out part of its statutory mission.
US Code: 42 USC 102 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act of 1982
   PL: Pub.L. 103 - 62 IIa1 and IIb1 Name of Law: The Government Performance and Results Act
   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
   US Code: 16 USC 1a.7 Name of Law: National Park Service Organic Act of 1916
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  80 FR 30720 05/29/2015
80 FR 66932 10/30/2015
Yes
71
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Yellowstone National Park Visitor-Bison Survey
Denali Winter Roads and Trails Survey
Visitor use at Buffalo River National River (BUFF)
Glen Canyon, Capital Reef, and Grand Staircase Escalante Visitor Use and Experience Study
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Visitor Use Survey: On-site survey
Analysis of Interpretive Programs in Grand Teton National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park Backcountry Visitor Use Study - On-site Survey
Visitor Survey in the Moose-Wilson Corridor of the Grand Teton National Park - on-site survey
Hot Springs National Park Visitor Use Study (HOSP)
Yellowstone Backcountry Hiker Survey
CASA and FOMA Visitor Experience Studies
Impacts of Sound on Visitors' Experience in Denali National Park Front-Country (DENA)
Wrangell-St. Elias Backcountry Monitoring Study
Grand Teton National Park Qualitative Interview for String and Leigh Lakes 2017
Understanding Visitors to Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site
Yellowstone Summer Visitor Use Survey: Geofencing and On-site Surveys
Denali National Park and Preserve Paleontological Resource Management Study (Survey)
National Capital Region (NCR) Visitor Use and Transportation Study at Six NCR Units
Wind Cave National Park (WICA) Visitor Use Survey
Shenandoah National Park Old Rag Mountain Visitor Use Study
Gateway National Recreation Area Visitor Use Study
Visitor Survey At Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Study of Media Perceptions and Usage In Yellowstone National Park
Visitor use surveys at Arches National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Monitoring Horseback Rider and Hiker Use at Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Visitor Use Management Planning at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
NPS Bat Caves Survey
Cape Lookout Visitor Survey
Visitor experiences at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - Miners Beach and Sand Point
Rocky Mountain National Park Backcountry Visitor Study: Hikers and Anglers
Denali National Park and Preserve Paleontological Resource Management Study (Interviews)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Visitor Use Survey: Telephone Survey
River and landing preferences among St Croix National Scenic Riverway visitors
Evaluation of Visitor Characteristics Across and Within Seasons at Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Gateway National Recreation Area 2017 Law Enforcement Survey
Evaluating Visitor Preferences for Social Media and Access to Technology at Shenandoah National Park
Glacier Bay National Park Backcountry/Wilderness Visitor Use Study
Castillo de San Marcos Visitor Experience and Community Study
Visitor Use Survey for the Rim to Rim Corridor at Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Visitor Preferences for Social Media and Access to Technology at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Visitor use at String and Leigh Lakes Area of Grand Teton National Park: Recreational Users
Glacier Bay National Park Back country/Wilderness Visitor Use Study: Back county Surveys
Visual Resources Visitor Study Focus Groups
NPS Socioeconomic Monitoring Program (SEM1.0)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area visitor study
Visitor Experience in Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (JICA)
Zion National Park Visitor Use Study
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Visitor Use Study II
Cumberland Island National Seashore Visitor Survey
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO) Recreational Trail use Survey
Visitor Use and Threshold Testing at Theodore Roosevelt National Park (THRO)
NPS Bridging the Watershed Partnership Program
Visitor Use Study at the Flagstaff Area National Monuments (FLAG)
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Use Study
Visitor Survey in the Moose-Wilson Corridor of the Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park:Qualitative Interviews for String and Leigh Lakes 2017
Visitor use at String and Leigh Lakes Area of Grand Teton National Park: Drivers
A Survey of Tick Borne Disease Prevention at Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Road noise reduction survey in Death Valley National Park
Evaluating Visitor's Temporal and Spatial Distribution and Service Level Satisfaction at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (TAPR)
Ethnographic interviews of ranching and agriculture on Capitol Reef National Park (CARE)
Lighting and night skies in Grand Teton National Park
Yosemite National Park Visitor Use Study - Mail back Survey
Cape Lookout Community Interviews
Improving communications with day hikers about bear-safety in Yellowstone National Park.
2017 Visitor User and Experience in Denali's Backcountry
Jenny Lake Visitor Experience Study (JELA)
Visitor use surveys at Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg National Military Park
Visitor's experience climbing in Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Visitor perceptions of human-moose (Alces alces) interactions in Isle Royale National Park
Bryce Canon Transportation Survey (Resubmitted)
  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 124,500 53,500 0 0 71,000 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 33,849 17,080 0 0 16,769 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
The numbers show a burden increase because this is a three-year request and the burden thus is for three years of surveys via our generic clearance program, whereas the previous request/approval was for only one year. However, the actual annual burden is estimated to decrease because we expect to have fewer survey submissions per year over the next three years, in part, due to the ending of our contract with the Visitor Service Project (VSP) at the University of Idaho.
$1,525,780
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Phadrea Ponds 970 226-9445 pondsp@usgs.gov
  No
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.
10/30/2015
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