[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54647-54648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22285]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Revision of Information Collection; Non-Use Valuation Survey, 
Klamath Basin; Correction and Supplement

AGENCY: U.S. Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Correction and Supplement.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary of the Department of 
the Interior announces the proposed revision of an information 
collection ``Klamath Non-use Valuation Survey,'' Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) Control No. 1090-0010, and that it is seeking comments 
on its provisions. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this information 
collection.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments directly to the Desk Officer 
for the Department of the Interior (OMB 1090-0010), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by electronic mail at [email protected] or by fax at 202-395-5806. Please also send a copy 
of your comments to the Department of the Interior; Office of Policy 
Analysis, Attention: Don Bieniewicz, Mail Stop 3530; 1849 C Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20240. If you wish to e[dash]mail comments, the e-
mail address is [email protected]. Reference ``Klamath 
Non-use valuation survey'' in your e-mail subject line. Include your 
name and return address in your e-mail message and mark your message 
for return receipt.

DATES: OMB has 60 days to review this request but may act after 30 
days, therefore you should submit your comments on or before September 
29, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Simon, Economics Staff 
Director, Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of the Interior 
telephone at 202-208-5978 or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This Notice corrects and supplements the Notice that was published 
on August 30, 2010.
    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 
1320, which implement the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-
13), require that interested members of the public and affected 
agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and 
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice identifies 
an information collection activity that the Office of the Secretary has 
submitted to OMB for revision.
    The Klamath River provides habitat for fall and spring run Chinook 
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), 
steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), green sturgeon (Acipenser 
medirostris), Pacific lamprey (Lampetra tridentate), and Pacific 
eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus). Some of these species are important 
components of non-tribal harvest (e.g., fall Chinook, steelhead), some 
have important subsistence and cultural value to Klamath Basin tribes 
(e.g., salmon, sturgeon, lamprey, eulachon), and some are at low levels 
of abundance or Endangered Species Act-listed (e.g., spring Chinook, 
lamprey, coho, eulachon).
    Studies on the potential removal of four dams on the Klamath River 
owned by PacifiCorp are being conducted as a result of the Klamath 
Hydroelectic Settlement Agreement (KHSA) executed February 18, 2010. 
Under the KHSA, the Secretary of the Interior is to determine by March 
31, 2012, whether the potential removal of these dams will advance 
restoration of the salmonid fisheries of the Klamath Basin and is in 
the public interest, which includes but is not limited to consideration 
of potential impacts on affected local communities and Tribes. The 
determination will be based on a number of factors, including an 
economic analysis. One part of the economic analysis is a non-use 
valuation survey that is designed to determine the potential benefits 
of dam removal that may accrue to members of the U.S. public who value 
such improvements regardless of whether they consume Klamath Basin fish 
or visit the Klamath Basin. Non-use valuation surveys such as the one 
discussed herein are routinely included as a part of the economic 
analysis for large-scale water development projects.

II. Data

    Title: Klamath Non-Use Valuation Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1090-0010.
    Type of Review: Revision of an approved collection.
    Affected Entities: Households.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 10,885 households who will 
receive the survey (3,389 respondents and 7,496 non-respondents).
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 3,389.
    Estimated Time per Response: The base for this survey is 10,885 
households. The households will be divided into two mailing groups, at 
a 10/90 split. The first wave of mailings will be to 10% of the 
households. 17% of households are estimated to respond, which will take 
30 minutes. Non-respondents will take 3 minutes. The second mailing 
will be sent to the remaining 83% of non-respondent households. 10% of 
the households are estimated to respond to the second mailing, taking 
30 minutes. The second group of non-respondents are estimated to spend 
3 minutes. The Department will then conduct preliminary analysis.
    The second wave of mailings will be to the remaining 90% of the 
households. 17% of households are estimated to respond, which will take 
30 minutes. Non-respondents will take 3 minutes. The second phase will 
be sent to the remaining 83% of non-respondent households. 10% of the 
households are estimated to respond to the second mailing, taking 30 
minutes. The second group of non-respondents are estimated to spend 3 
minutes.
    The remaining non-respondents from the second mailings will be 
split into two groups in a 80/20 split. It is

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assumed that 65% of the non-respondent households will have a phone 
number. Both groups will be sent another copy of the survey. For the 
households with a phone number, a non response bias call will be made, 
taking an estimated 2 to 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,205 hours.

III. Request for Comments

    On June 9, 2009, we published in the Federal Register (74 FR 27340) 
a request for public comments on this proposed survey. No comments were 
received. This notice provides the public with an additional 
opportunity to comment on the proposed information collection activity. 
The Department of the Interior invites comments on:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
collection and 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 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or prove 
information to or for a Federal agency.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

    Dated: September 2, 2010.
Benjamin M. Simon,
Economics Staff Director, Office of Policy Analysis.
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