The National Recreational Boating Survey

OMB Control No: 1625-0089	ICR Reference No: 201305-1625-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201103-1625-003
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCG	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The National Recreational Boating Survey
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 06/25/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/26/2013
Terms of Clearance: In its next submission to revise or extend this collection request, DHS shall provide evidence to OIRA on its efforts to share the results of the survey with states and examples of how states use the data. DHS shall also include response rates from the last collection of the surveys as well as the results of the nonresponse bias analysis.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2014
Responses	169,020	0	152,596
Time Burden (Hours)	13,050	0	10,880
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 determines the framework of the Coast Guard recreational boating safety program. This program as set forth in Title 46, United States Code, § 13101, requires the Coast Guard to "encourage greater State participation and uniformity in boating safety efforts, and particularly to permit the States to assume the greater share of boating safety education, assistance, and enforcement activities." The Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety achieves these goals by providing timely and relevant information on boating activities that occur in each respective jurisdiction. The boating information provided by the Coast Guard enables each State agency to tailor and implement safety initiatives that address specific needs of boaters in local jurisdictions. The primary objective of this collection is to provide the Coast Guard with the required information in a format suitable to an effective management.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 46 USC 13101 Name of Law: Recreational Boating Safety (Definitions)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 74686	12/17/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 32408	05/30/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title Form No. Form Name Boat Survey - Telephone Participant Survey - Telephone Boat Survey - Mail Trip Survey - Telephone/Web

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	169,020	152,596	0	0	16,424	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,050	10,880	0	0	2,170	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There will be no change for the next round of data collection for the National Recreational Boating Survey. There may be some minor variations regarding the sample sizes in the different states. The past Notice of Action allowed the CG to do the 2012 Boat Survey in the third quarter of 2011 (see Exhibit 1 on the next page), and will allow for the 2012 trip and 2013 participation surveys. Note that, exceptionally a subsample of the boat survey was used to collect 2011 participation data. The current information collection request is for the 2014 boat Survey (to be done in the third quarter of 2013), the 2014 trip survey, and the 2014 participant survey (to be done in January of 2015), which are all components of what is known as the 2014 National Recreational Boating Survey.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,012,800

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Philippe Gwet 2023721102 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 06/26/2013

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