Researchers with the U.S. Geological
Survey (USGS) are conducting this information collection at the
request of the DOI Restoration Program. The DOI Restoration Program
is interested in collecting restoration cost data as part of
contractor reporting requirements for all DOI restoration projects.
The collection described under this request is designed to refine
potential expenditure and project summary questions prior to
initializing these questions as part of the contractor reporting
requirements. As part of this collection, expenditure data will be
collected and economic impacts will be estimated for approximately
100 DOI restoration projects. This number of cases will allow the
USGS to gather information on a wide variety of different types of
projects in a number of different locations, and will also allow
the USGS to refine the survey instruments and to begin to identify
patterns in restoration expenditures and resultant economic
impacts. Most importantly, these initial analyses will help the DOI
Restoration Program determine if it is worth their investment to
collect these data for all DOI restoration projects. Results from
the individual case studies will be summarized as fact sheets and
will not be generalized or aggregated.
US Code:
42
USC 9601 Name of Law: Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
US Code: 33
USC 2701 Name of Law: Oil Pollution Act
US Code:
33 USC 1251-1376 Name of Law: Clean Water Act
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.