To develop resource management
strategies for the parklands, the National Park Service needs
information on harvest patterns among residents of communities with
subsistence eligibility, resource distribution systems, and the
impact of the changing rural economy on subsistence activities. A
survey will be used to estimate subsistence harvests and to
describe community subsistence economies. The communities to be
surveyed are designated as resident zone communities in recognition
that many residents have customarily and traditionally engaged in
subsistence uses within a national park or monument. The resulting
information will assist park managers in their subsistence
management responsibilities and will also be of use to local and
regional advisory councils in making recommendations and by the
State of Alaska and the Federal Subsistence Board in making
decisions regarding the management of fish and wildlife in the
region.
US Code:
54
USC 100101 Name of Law: NPS Organic Act of 1916
US Code: 36
USC 13.430 Name of Law: Determination of Resident Zones
US Code:
16 USC 410hh-3233 Name of Law: Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980
US Code: 54
USC 100102 Name of Law: National Park Service and Related
Programs, Research Mandate
With this renewal the program
will add three new communities (DENA, KATM and LACL) to this
collection and removing two communities where the sampling is
complete (GAAR and YUCA). The change also includes a correction in
the method used to calculate the non-response burden. Previous
reporting “double counted” the non-respondents. This correction
caused a net decrease of 829 non-respondents by and as a result,
the annual burden was reduced by 139 hours.
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.