[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 248 (Monday, December 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78107-78108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30294]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[RR83570000, 145R5065C6, RX.59389832.1055700]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Renewal of a Currently Approved Collection (OMB Control Number 1006-
0028)

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We, the Bureau of Reclamation, have forwarded the following 
Information Collection Request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval: Recreation Visitor Use Surveys, OMB 
Control Number 1006-0028. The Information Collection Request describes 
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost burden.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove this Information 
Collection Request, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public 
comments must be received on or before January 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to the Desk Officer for the Department 
of the Interior at the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile to (202) 395-5806, or 
email to [email protected]. A copy of your comments should 
also be directed to Jerome Jackson, Bureau of Reclamation, 84-57000, 
P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225-0007, or via email to 
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1006-0028 in 
your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome Jackson, Bureau of Reclamation, 
at (303) 445-2712. You may also view the Information Collection Request 
at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Bureau of Reclamation is responsible for recreation development 
at all of its reservoirs. Presently, there are 289 designated 
recreation areas on our lands within the 17 Western States. 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.
    The required 60-day comment period for the Recreation Visitor Use 
Surveys was initiated by a notice published in the Federal Register on 
August 14, 2014 (79 FR 47673). No comments were received.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1006-0028.
    Title: Recreation Visitor Use Surveys.
    Frequency: Varies by survey.
    Respondents: Respondents to the surveys will be members of the 
public engaged in recreational activities on our lands. The surveys 
target people engaged in specific activities such as boating on a 
specific lake/river, 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/river, and visitors from 
out of state.
    Estimated Total Number of Respondents: 6,141.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.0.
    Estimated Total of Annual Responses: 6,141.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 2,044.

                                        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...................              20               2             278             556             185
Campground Survey...............              25               2             278             556             232
River Instream Flow Survey......              25               2             278             556             232
Reservoir Preferred Water Level               25               2             278             556             232
 Survey.........................
Lake/River Visit Expenditure                  15               2             278             556             139
 Survey.........................
Recreation Activities Survey....              25               2             278             556             232
Recreation Management Survey....              20               2             278             556             185
Recreation Fee Survey...........              10               1             581             581              97
Recreation Development Survey...              10               2             278             556              93
Water Level Impacts on                        20               2             278             556             185
 Recreation Boating Use.........
River Recreation Quality Survey.              25               2             278             556             232
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    Totals......................  ..............  ..............  ..............           6,141           2,044
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    In addition, there are an estimated 1,575 number of contacts who 
will not respond. These non-respondents account for 13 total burden 
hours per year.

III. Request for Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection 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 burden estimate for the proposed collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (c) Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents.
    We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them 
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we 
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to 
OMB.
    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 OMB control number. Reclamation will display a valid 
OMB control number on the forms.

IV. Public Disclosure of Comments

    Before including your address, phone number, email 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: December 16, 2014.
Karl Stock,
Acting Director, Policy and Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-30294 Filed 12-24-14; 8:45 am]
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