The purpose of this study is to provide information to fire managers of Federal agencies assigned wildland-fire protection responsibilities, allowing these managers to develop fuels reduction treatment programs acceptable to residential communities. There is a need to understand what residential communities know about such programs and the extent these communities support fuels reduction programs.
There is a decrease of 596 hours since the last submission. This is a result of corrections in calculation errors in the initial submission. This recalculation has resulted in a decrease in both the number of annual responses (from 1,100 to 500) and the annual burden hours (from 912 to 317).
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.
Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003.pdf
Supporting_statement_B.doc
Understanding Value Trade-Offs Regarding Fire Hazard Reduction Programs in the Wildland-Urban Interface