The Forest Service needs to change its racial/ethnicity question to comply with OMB's 2003 guidelines. The "other" category must be deleted, and the instruction must be modified to allow the option of choosing more than one category. Additionaly, the Hispanic/Latino/Spanish ethnicity question must be separated from the racial question. The FS has committed to making the changes through the surveying protocols, and changing the actual form at the end of the fiscal year 2003. The FS is expected to submit to OMB the corrected form at that time using a change work sheet.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2006
07/31/2006
04/30/2003
66,000
0
57,000
9,000
0
9,917
0
0
0
This survey uses a double sampling design to describe visitors to and to develop estimates of the number of recreation visits to National Forests and Grasslands. The purpose of its primary module is to estimate National Forest Visits with a defined level of statistical accuracy and in a consistent method for each National Forest in the US, in accordance with 1993 GPRA and Forest Service Manual requirements. To assist Forest staff in planning and management decisions, various characteristics about visitors are obtained. These characteristics include trip length activity participation, travel distance, spending profiles,
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
National Visitor Use Monitoring, and Customer and Use Survey Techniques for Operations, Management, Evaluation and Research