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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Information Collection; Request for
Comment; National Visitor Use
Monitoring
Office of the Secretary
Solicitation of Input From Stakeholders
on the Roadmap for Agricultural
Research, Education, and Extension
Research, Education, and
Economics Office, USDA.
AGENCY:
ACTION: Notice of Public comment
period for written stakeholder input;
correction.
SUMMARY: The Research, Education, and
Extension Office (REEO) of the
Research, Education, and Economics
(REE) Mission Area of the Department of
Agriculture published a document in
the Federal Register on April 1, 2009,
concerning written stakeholder input on
the preparation of a roadmap for the
REEO. The document contained an
incorrect word in the background and
purpose section which is listed under
the supplementary information section
of the notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Simmons, 202–720–1777.
Correction
In the Federal Register of April 1,
2009, in FR Doc. E9–7252, on page
14768, in the fifth column, correct
section to read as follows:
Background and Purpose
The preparation of the roadmap for
agricultural research, education, and
extension is mandated in section 7504
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act (FCEA) of 2008, (Pub. L. 110–246,
U.S.C. 7614a). The Secretary, acting
through the Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Extension
(Under Secretary), will prepare the
Roadmap.
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US Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a
currently approved information
collection, National Visitor Use
Monitoring (0596–0110).
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before June 9, 2009 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Dr.
Donald B.K. English, Recreation,
Heritage, and Volunteer Resources,
Mailstop 1125, Forest Service, USDA,
1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1125.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 202–205–1145 or by e-mail
to: denglish@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at Room 4 Central, Yates
Building, Recreation, Heritage and
Volunteer Resources Staff, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington,
DC 20250 during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to (202) 205–9595 to facilitate
entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donald B.K. English, Recreation,
Heritage, and Volunteer Resources staff,
at 202–205–9595. Individuals who use
TDD may call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 hours a
day, every day of the year, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Visitor Use
Monitoring.
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OMB Number: 0596–0110.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,
2010.
Type of Request: Extension with no
revision.
Abstract: The Government
Performance and Results Act of 1993
requires that Federal agencies establish
measurable goals and monitor their
success at meeting those goals. Two of
the items the Forest Service must
measure are: (1) The number of visits
that occur on the National Forest
System lands for recreation and other
purposes, and (2) the views and
satisfaction levels of recreational
visitors to National Forest System lands
about the services, facilities, and
settings. The agency receives requests
for this kind of information from a
variety of organizations, including
Congressional staffs, newspapers,
magazines, and recreational trade
organizations.
The data from this collection provides
vital information for strategic planning
efforts, decisions regarding allocation of
resources, and revisions of land and
resource management plans for national
forests. It provides managers with
reliable estimates of the number of
recreational visitors to a national forest,
activities of those visitors (including
outdoor physical activities), customer
satisfaction, and visitor values. The
knowledge gained from this effort helps
identify recreational markets as well as
the economic impact visitors have on an
area. The information collected is also
used by the Office of Management and
Budget as part of the Program Analysis
Reporting Tool measures for the Forest
Service recreation program. For the
Forest Service, the collection is
designed for a five-year cycle of
coverage across all national forests.
Conducting the collection less
frequently puts information updates out
of cycle with forest planning and other
data preparation activities.
To conform to the Southern Nevada
Public Land Management Act
(SNPLMA), the National Park Service,
Bureau of Land Management, and U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (all United
States Department of Interior (USDI)
agencies) will be utilizing this collection
once every five years to obtain credible
and mutually comparable estimates of
recreational use on lands they
administer in Clarke County, Nevada.
This collection helps ensure a timely
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response to SNPLMA requirements. In
addition, the Bureau of Land
Management intends to partner with the
Forest Service to use the NVUM
program as its means for estimating the
volume of visitation and describing key
visitor characteristics.
At recreation sites or access points,
agency personnel or contractors will
conduct onsite interviews of visitors as
they complete their visit. Interviewers
will ask about the purpose and length of
the visit, the trip origin, activities,
annual visitation rates, trip-related
spending patterns, use of recreation
facilities, satisfaction with agency
services and facilities, and the
composition of the visiting party.
Primary analysis of the information for
the Forest Service and partnering
agencies will be performed by Forest
Service staff in the Washington Office
and by scientists in one or more of the
agency’s research stations.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 minutes
(average).
Type of Respondents: Visitors to lands
managed by the US Forest Service, USDI
Bureau of Land Management, and
within Clarke County, Nevada to lands
managed by the USDI—Fish and
Wildlife Service, and National Park
Service.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 69,000.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 9,900 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the lead agency, including whether
the information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
lead agency’s estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, 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
collection of information 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
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
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April 6, 2009.
Richard W. Sowa,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National
Forest System.
[FR Doc. E9–8188 Filed 4–9–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Land
Management Agency Volunteer
Surveys
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the new information
collection, the Land Management
Agency Volunteer Surveys.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before June 9, 2009 to be
assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to James
Absher, Forest Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture (Forest Service), 4955
Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA
92507.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to (951) 680–1501 or by e-mail
to: jabsher@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at Building One Reception,
4955 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA
92507 during normal business hours.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
(951) 680–1500 to facilitate entry to the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Absher, Pacific Southwest
Research Station, Forest Service, (951)
680–1559. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Land Management Agency
Volunteer Surveys.
OMB Number: 0596–New.
Type of Request: New.
Abstract: The Forest Service and
university researchers will contact
individuals who currently volunteer, or
have recently volunteered, for selected
natural resource (land) management
agencies (LMA). Through a short Webbased survey, respondents will provide
information regarding how often and
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why they volunteer, the positive and
negative aspects of that experience, and
basic socio-demographics. The results of
this information collection will help
researchers and managers improve their
ability to provide land management
services to the public, as well as
strengthen volunteers’ experiences at
their respective agencies.
Participation in the survey will be
strictly voluntary. If necessary,
respondents will be allowed to answer
via postal mail at their convenience. A
Forest Service researcher, agency
technician, or a cooperating university
researcher will collect and analyze the
data. The Forest Service and university
researchers are experts in applied social
research and survey methods.
Additionally, in order to ensure
anonymity, personal information will
not be stored with contact information
at any time, and contact information
will be purged from researcher files
once data collection is complete.
Responses will be used to assess
volunteers’ experience with agencies
that have a land management function
such as parks, forests, recreation areas
or wildlife refuges. Although an
abundance of research exists regarding
volunteering in general, there is very
little rigorous, academic research on
volunteering as it applies to LMAs,
largely because there is no reliable,
uniform, and comprehensive data
available. Further, it is unknown
whether the findings emerging from
other studies of volunteerism are
applicable in the context of LMAs.
Because of the enormous role that
volunteers play in the operations of
LMAs, clarity and insight into volunteer
characteristics and experiences is
imperative. Ultimately, findings will
help researchers and resource managers
determine the best ways to involve,
retain, and manage volunteers.
The primary beneficiaries of results
from these surveys will be LMAs, such
as the Forest Service, and other agencies
at all levels of government that are
concerned with enjoyment,
preservation, and advancement of our
natural resources. These results will be
particularly important to LMAs because
these agencies have recently become
heavily dependent on volunteer
support. Without this information
collection, managers of volunteers in
LMAs will continue to rely upon
anecdotal or unreliable information,
which may perpetuate poor volunteer
recruitment, retention, and satisfaction.
The information collected will help
researchers develop and test models of
volunteer management, supply
information to LMA program managers
and other voluntary action managers
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[FR Doc No: E9-8188]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Request for Comment; National Visitor Use
Monitoring
AGENCY: US 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 comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension of a currently approved information
collection, National Visitor Use Monitoring (0596-0110).
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before June 9, 2009
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to Dr.
Donald B.K. English, Recreation, Heritage, and Volunteer Resources,
Mailstop 1125, Forest Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-1125.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 202-205-1145 or by
e-mail to: denglish@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at Room 4 Central, Yates
Building, Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer Resources Staff, 1400
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250 during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (202) 205-9595 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald B.K. English, Recreation,
Heritage, and Volunteer Resources staff, at 202-205-9595. Individuals
who use TDD may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339,
24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Visitor Use Monitoring.
OMB Number: 0596-0110.
Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2010.
Type of Request: Extension with no revision.
Abstract: The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
requires that Federal agencies establish measurable goals and monitor
their success at meeting those goals. Two of the items the Forest
Service must measure are: (1) The number of visits that occur on the
National Forest System lands for recreation and other purposes, and (2)
the views and satisfaction levels of recreational visitors to National
Forest System lands about the services, facilities, and settings. The
agency receives requests for this kind of information from a variety of
organizations, including Congressional staffs, newspapers, magazines,
and recreational trade organizations.
The data from this collection provides vital information for
strategic planning efforts, decisions regarding allocation of
resources, and revisions of land and resource management plans for
national forests. It provides managers with reliable estimates of the
number of recreational visitors to a national forest, activities of
those visitors (including outdoor physical activities), customer
satisfaction, and visitor values. The knowledge gained from this effort
helps identify recreational markets as well as the economic impact
visitors have on an area. The information collected is also used by the
Office of Management and Budget as part of the Program Analysis
Reporting Tool measures for the Forest Service recreation program. For
the Forest Service, the collection is designed for a five-year cycle of
coverage across all national forests. Conducting the collection less
frequently puts information updates out of cycle with forest planning
and other data preparation activities.
To conform to the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act
(SNPLMA), the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (all United States Department of
Interior (USDI) agencies) will be utilizing this collection once every
five years to obtain credible and mutually comparable estimates of
recreational use on lands they administer in Clarke County, Nevada.
This collection helps ensure a timely
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response to SNPLMA requirements. In addition, the Bureau of Land
Management intends to partner with the Forest Service to use the NVUM
program as its means for estimating the volume of visitation and
describing key visitor characteristics.
At recreation sites or access points, agency personnel or
contractors will conduct onsite interviews of visitors as they complete
their visit. Interviewers will ask about the purpose and length of the
visit, the trip origin, activities, annual visitation rates, trip-
related spending patterns, use of recreation facilities, satisfaction
with agency services and facilities, and the composition of the
visiting party. Primary analysis of the information for the Forest
Service and partnering agencies will be performed by Forest Service
staff in the Washington Office and by scientists in one or more of the
agency's research stations.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 9 minutes (average).
Type of Respondents: Visitors to lands managed by the US Forest
Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, and within Clarke County,
Nevada to lands managed by the USDI--Fish and Wildlife Service, and
National Park Service.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 69,000.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 9,900 hours.
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the lead agency, including whether the information will
have practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the lead
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information,
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 collection of
information 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 request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
April 6, 2009.
Richard W. Sowa,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. E9-8188 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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