Notice2023-22459
Information Collection; Interagency Generic Clearance for Federal Land Management Agencies Collaborative Visitor Surveys on Recreation and Transportation Related Programs and Systems
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October 12, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentForest Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking public comment on reapproval of a currently approved information collection request, Interagency Generic Clearance for Federal Land Management Agencies Collaborative Visitor Surveys on Recreation and Transportation Related Programs and Systems.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70638-70639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22459]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 196 / Thursday, October 12, 2023 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Interagency Generic Clearance for Federal
Land Management Agencies Collaborative Visitor Surveys on Recreation
and Transportation Related Programs and Systems
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking public comment on reapproval of a currently
approved information collection request, Interagency Generic Clearance
for Federal Land Management Agencies Collaborative Visitor Surveys on
Recreation and Transportation Related Programs and Systems.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by December 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Kenli
Kim via mail at USDA Forest Service, Yates Building, 201 14th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20520 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7ccc2c9cbce89cccecae7d2d4c3c689c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f398969d9f9add989a9eb386809792dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a> or to Nicholas
Grisham via mail at Transportation Systems Planner, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Federal Lands
Highway, 610 East 5th Street, Vancouver, WA 98661 or email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e30373d3631323f2d70392c372d363f331e3a312a70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1512181314171a08551c091208131a163b1f140f551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>.
All timely comments, including names and addresses, will be placed
in the record and will be available for public inspection and copying.
The public may inspect comments received at USDA Forest Service, Yates
Building, 201 14th Street SW, Washington, DC 20520, during normal
business hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 202-205-0925
to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenli Kim, USDA Forest Service,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d4648434144034644406d585e494c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6308060d0f0a4d080a0e23161007024d040c15">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-205-0925, or Nicholas Grisham, U.S.
Department of Transportation, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#315f5852595e5d50421f5643584259505c71555e451f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e30373d3631323f2d70392c372d363f331e3a312a70393128">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-839-1409.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the hearing
impaired (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Interagency Generic Clearance for Federal Land Management
Agencies Collaborative Visitor Surveys on Recreation and Transportation
Related Programs and Systems.
OMB Number: 0596-0236.
Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2024.
Type of Request: Reapproval of a currently approved information
collection request.
Abstract: Federal land management agencies (FLMAs) need to acquire
visitor and user feedback about site- and area-specific recreational
services and facilities and supporting road, trail, and other
transportation programs and systems. FLMAs include but are not limited
to the USDA Forest Service; U.S. Department of the Interior National
Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, and Presidio
Trust; and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Visitor feedback allows the FLMAs to enhance customer service by
establishing and revising objectives for FLMA recreational services and
facilities and recreation-related transportation programs and systems;
inform FLMA land use plans; and facilitate interagency coordination
across FLMA jurisdictions. This feedback augments the ability of FLMAs
to meet the recreational needs of the public and more effectively
utilize the resources under FLMA management. In addition, this generic,
interagency information collection request saves visitor and agency
time and costs by allowing multiple FLMAs in an area to work jointly on
data collection. The information collected may also help FLMAs respond
to queries from the public, Congressional staffs, the media, and
transportation and recreation organizations.
The authorities for the FLMAs to conduct public surveys on
recreation and supporting transportation programs and systems include:
<bullet> Forest Service Organic Administration Act of 1897.
<bullet> Forest Service Multiple Use-Sustained Yield Act.
<bullet> National Park Service Act of 1916.
<bullet> National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of
1966.
<bullet> National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act.
<bullet> Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.
<bullet> Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
Respondents include visitors and potential visitors to FLMA-managed
lands and residents of communities in or near those lands, as well as
state, local, or Tribal agency staff who are involved with public land
management and businesses operating on or near FLMA-managed lands. Many
of the FLMA information collections may be similar in terms of the
populations surveyed, types of questions asked, research methods, and
data applications. The information collection may occur at one
location, several locations, across FLMA units, across regions, or
nationally and may be multi-jurisdictional at any of these levels. The
information collection may occur once, multiple times over a short time
period, or periodically over a long period. Individual, organizational,
agency, or business feedback could be collected through facilitated
focus groups, in-person or telephonic interviews, or electronic or
handwritten comment cards or questionnaires. Potential participants may
be contacted at pertinent sites, including FLMA access points, or pre-
or post-visit.
In general, questions relate to recreational use of one or more
specific locations on FLMA-managed lands and may address one or more of
the following:
<bullet> Mobility and access, such as different transportation
modes used to access sites; satisfaction with transportation-related
services and facilities; use and satisfaction with traveler
information; reasons for non-visitation.
<bullet> Resource management, such as support for different
management approaches.
<bullet> Safety, for example, safety-related incidents that have
occurred.
<bullet> Environment, including for example visitor priorities with
respect to natural and cultural resources and perceptions related to
sound.
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<bullet> Economic development, such as the amount of money visitors
spend in an area.
<bullet> Trip characteristics, for example, length of trip and trip
purpose, activities, and destinations.
<bullet> Visitor or user demographics and use data, such as city
and state of residence, age group, gender, race, and number of people
or vehicles in a party.
All results are aggregated so that specific responses cannot be
connected to specific respondents. If any names, addresses, or
telephone numbers are collected, FLMAs will not store that information
with responses. Contact information will be purged from FLMAs' files
once data collections are completed.
Participation in the FLMA surveys, interviews, focus groups, and
other data collections under this information collection is strictly
voluntary. The information may be collected and analyzed by FLMA
personnel, private contractors, other federal agencies, or universities
or other educational institutions conducting the information collection
on behalf of the FLMAs. All results will be aggregated so specific
responses cannot be connected to specific respondents.
Without coordinated information collections on recreation and
supporting transportation programs and systems on federal land, the
FLMAs will lack the information necessary to identify and implement
improvements in recreational services and facilities and supporting
transportation programs and systems that address public needs, protect
federal land and resources, and enhance the visitor experience. These
information collections will become more important as demand for access
to FLMA recreation sites and opportunities continues to grow.
Estimated Annual Burden per Respondent: 0.35 hour for surveys, 1.5
hours for focus groups, 1 hour for interviews, and 0.05 hour for
comment cards.
Type of Respondents: Individuals and households, businesses and
non-profit organizations, and state, local, and Tribal governments.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,000 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on (1) whether this information collection
request is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance
of the functions of the FLMAs, including whether the information
collected will have practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy
of the Forest Service's estimate of the burden of the information
collection request, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden
of the information collection request on respondents, including the use
of automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request for
Office of Management and Budget approval.
David Lytle,
Deputy Chief, Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-22459 Filed 10-11-23; 8:45 am]
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