The North American Waterfowl
Management Plan (NAWMP) is an international agreement signed by the
United States Secretary of the Interior, the Canadian Minister of
the Environment, and the Mexican Secretary of the Environment and
Natural Resources. NAWMP lays out a strategy to restore waterfowl
populations in North America through habitat protection,
restoration, and enhancement. The 2012 revised goals of NAWMP
focused for the first time on people as well as waterfowl and their
habitats. Specifically, the plan states that "The needs and desires
of people [as they relate to waterfowl] must be clearly understood
and explicitly addressed" and calls for more human dimensions
research with waterfowl hunters, viewers, and the general public.
The plan recognizes the interconnectedness of waterfowl, their
habitat, and stakeholders. This collection will provide the NAWMP
with real information about stakeholder values and opinions
regarding wet land and waterfowl use at the local level. Without
human dimensions information, NAWMP objectives may not reflect
stakeholder and societal values, and management and policy
decisions may lead to actions that could be either irrelevant or
counter to stakeholder and societal expectations.
US Code:
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USC 703-711 Name of Law: Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
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USC 742 Name of Law: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956
This is a new collection and
these are best estimates of the time and burden to complete the
surveys. The two postcards contain a link to the web form survey,
there is one non-response postcard that will be used as follow up
for non-participants. No PII is collected or retained. The
purchased mailing list will be used to generate mail labels, and
they contain a unique number the participant will use to access
their survey.
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.