Project Summary Survey: Introductory Call

OMB Control #: 1028-NEW

Expiration Date: Under Review at OMB

Project Manager Initial Call Script

Discussion Points:

• Introduction to the USGS point of contact person

• Discuss an overview of the restoration project

• What makes this project unique or interesting

• Any challenges that PM believes may arise during data gathering stage (i.e., contractor no longer in business, etc.)

• Were there any phases of the project: planning, implementation, monitoring?

• Lay out the process for the case study

• Project summary survey

  • The project summary will ask basic classifying questions about the project as well as questions about total project cost, project phases, project duration, and contact information for the contractors that have worked on the project.

• Expenditure worksheet

  • Needs to be completed by the PM and by the contractors

  • Worksheet will ask questions regarding:

    • Total expenditures for labor, non-labor and contracting

    • Cost of equipment rental, maintenance and repair, materials, travel and administration

    • Specific travel costs

    • Specific materials costs

• Contractors – How many are there for the project?

  • May need to discuss the nature of contractors (what was the basic structure of the project?)

• I will send you an email detailing all of the information we have discussed today and a link to the project manager survey.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: The Paperwork Reduction Act requires us to tell you why we are collecting this information, how we will use it, and whether or not you have to respond. The information that we collect in this survey will help improve agency decision making on individual restoration projects, help prioritize spending across restoration projects, and meet internal guidelines for credible economic analysis. Your response is voluntary. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB Control Number. We estimate it will take an average of 15 minutes to complete this discussion. You may send comments concerning the burden estimate or any aspect of the survey to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192. OMB CONTROL #1028-XXXX EXPIRATION DATE XX/XX/201X.