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View Generic ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1024-0224	ICR Reference No: 201510-1024-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201408-1024-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/NPS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Programmatic Clearance Process for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/10/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/30/2015
Terms of Clearance: This programmatic collection of information is approved to facilitate the NPS Social Science Program. As such, the agency has adopted practices that are consistent with the 2008 Terms of Clearance, including the use of the “Pool of Known Questions” and the restrictions on the use of the stated preference or stated choice techniques to value non-market goods. OMB concurs with such practices. Further, OMB advises that any substantial changes to the “Pool of Known Questions” and methods allowed under this collection be conducted during the regular 3-year review cycle since this collection is reserved for only non-controversial, non-policy relevant, and non-programmatic areas of inquiry. The agency is reminded that it may not proceed with any specific survey unless it receives affirmative notice from OMB. OMB strives to meet the expedited review schedule requested by the agency in this submission. During the next submission, OMB requests that NPS provide the total number of unique questions that are approved under this collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2016
Responses	124,500	0	53,500
Time Burden (Hours)	33,849	0	17,080
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	124,500	53,500	71,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	33,849	17,080	16,769
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: The numbers show a burden increase because this is a three-year request and the burden thus is for three years of surveys via our generic clearance program, whereas the previous request/approval was for only one year. However, the actual annual burden is estimated to decrease because we expect to have fewer survey submissions per year over the next three years, in part, due to the ending of our contract with the Visitor Service Project (VSP) at the University of Idaho.