[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 42 (Monday, March 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9775-9776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3765]


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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 
[email protected].

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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