NWOS Short Form and Science Modules Pre-notice Letter

NWOS Pre-Notice Letter

OMB # 0596-0078

Expiration date: to be updated

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with an information collection subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0596-0078. Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey. Public reporting for this information collection is estimated to be approximately 2 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the information collection. All responses to this information collection are voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the U.S.D.A. Forest Service email address SM.FS.InfoCollect@usda.gov and include the OMB Control Number in the subject line.

Dear Landowner:

Within the next few days, you should receive a questionnaire in the mail from the National Woodland Owner Survey. You are one of only a few landowners who will receive it. The questionnaire is designed to give you an opportunity to let policy makers, land managers, and public and private service providers better understand your concerns.

We invite you to participate in the survey by completing the questionnaire when it arrives. Your participation is voluntary. All responses will be held in strict confidentiality.

If you have any questions regarding the Survey, please call us toll-free at

1-855-233-3372, write us at USDA Forest Service, National Woodland Owner Survey, 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003, or visit our website at www.fia.fs.usda.gov/nwos/.

Brett J. Butler, Survey Director