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OMB Control No: 0710-0021	ICR Reference No: 202104-0710-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201902-0710-001
Agency/Subagency: DOD/COE	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Northwest Households Recreation Use Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/29/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	9,700	9,700
Time Burden (Hours)	3,150	3,150
Cost Burden (Dollars)	60,291	57,078

Abstract: On May 16, 2016 U.S. District Court Judge Simon ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to produce a comprehensive environmental impact statement (EIS) by March 26, 2021 after finding that the National Marine Fisheries Service biological opinion (BiOp) on the operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and that the Corps and BOR violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for failing to prepare an EIS upon deciding to implement the BiOp reasonable and prudent alternative. As part of the EIS, the Corps was tasked with evaluating changes in the economic value provided by water-based recreation. The purpose of this survey effort is to gather information that will support development of a water-based recreational demand model for the Columbia River Basin. The model will be used to evaluate recreational impacts associated with alternatives identified within the CRSO EIS. Sampled individuals will be contacted via mail to complete a web survey. A targeted non-respondent follow-up survey will also be sent to assess the potential for non-response bias. This collection was originally approved by OMB for two years as a part of this effort. However, based on an Oct. 19, 2018 Presidential memorandum that addressed streamlining federal agency decision-making, the schedule for the EIS was shortened by a year to September 30, 2020. The Corps, BPA, and BOR jointly developed the Columbia River System Operations (CRSO) EIS, meeting the required September 30, 2020 deadline for the Record of Decision. Due to the expedited schedule however, the Corps was unable to implement the approved the survey for the initial EIS. However, the Columbia River System litigation continues, with multiple complaints filed against the recently completed CRSO EIS citing that the EIS does not comply with the requirements of NEPA. Anticipating that the Corps will be required to address potential shortfalls in the initial EIS, it is requested that the Pacific Northwest Households Recreation Use Survey implementation timeframe be extended.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 55 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 11736	02/26/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 20670	04/21/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Northwest Water-Based Recreation Non-Response Follow-Up Survey
Northwest Water-Based Recreation Survey

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	9,700	9,700	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,150	3,150	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	60,291	57,078	3,213

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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $71,729

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Angela James 571 372-7574 angela.n.james4.civ@mail.mil

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