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OMB Control No: 1024-0283	ICR Reference No: 202604-1024-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-1024-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/NPS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Designation as National Recreation Trail or National Water Trail
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement without change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/27/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	30	0
Time Burden (Hours)	130	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to assist the National Park Service (NPS) in submitting suitable trails or trail systems to the Secretary of the Interior for designation as National Recreation Trails (NRTs), and in recommending exemplary water trails to the Secretary of the Interior for designation as National Water Trails (NWTs) to be included in the National Water Trails System (NWTS). The NPS administers the NRT program by authority of section 4 of the National Trails System Act (16 USC 1243). Secretarial Order No. 3319 established National Water Trails as a class of National Recreation Trails and directed that such trails collectively be considered in a National Water Trails System. National Recreation Trail designation provides national recognition to local and regional trails or trail systems, acknowledging local and state efforts to build and maintain viable trails and trail systems. This recognition function is shared by the Secretary of Agriculture (for trails on National Forest lands and waters) and the Secretary of the Interior (for all other trails). The National Water Trails System is focused on building a national network of exceptional water trails that can be sustained by an ever growing and vibrant water trail community. The NWTS connects Americans to the nation’s waterways and strengthens the conservation and restoration of those waterways. Best management practices provide high quality water-based outdoor recreational opportunities.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1243 Name of Law: National Trails System 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:
	91 FR 12441	03/13/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 55111	08/26/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	30	30
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	130	130
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $70,006

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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. Yes

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: Phadrea Ponds 970 226-9445 pondsp@usgs.gov

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