Intercept Survey - Aquatic

<NPS UNIT>

Aquatic Intercept Survey

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: The National Park Service is authorized by 54 U.S.C. 100070 to collect this information. This short survey is designed to help park managers understand visitor experiences with wildlife. Your responses to this collection are completely voluntary and will remain anonymous. You can end the process at any time and will not be penalized in any way for choosing to do so. Data collected will only be reported in aggregates and no individually identifiable responses will be reported. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Your response is not required to obtain or retain a benefit. OMB has approved this collection of information and assigned control number XXXX-XXXX. The expiration date is XX/XX/XXXX

Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be about 5 minutes per survey. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 13461 Sunrise Valley Dr. (MS-244), Reston, VA 20191.

OMB Control #: 1024-XXXX

Expiration Date: XX/XX/XXXX

Introductory Script for Aquatic Intercept Survey:

“Hello, I am working with [NPS Site] conducting a 5-minute survey to improve visitor experiences in the park. May I ask you several questions about your [NPS Site] experience?

If NO – The surveyor will thank the visitor and ask them to answer the questions that will serve as a non-response bias check.

If YES – The surveyor will begin the intercept visitor survey with the recruited individual after reading the Paperwork Reduction and Privacy Act statement. The surveyor will verbally administer the survey and record responses on an Android Tablet.

Aquatic Animal Intercept Survey

Q1-Q3: These questions will be used to gather background information on respondent experiences with aquatic species and oil spills.

1. Did you personally see any sea turtles or piping plovers on your trip to <NPS UNIT>?

¨ No

¨ Yes

2. Have you personally ever been to a coastal area where contamination from an oil spill was evident?

¨ No

¨ Yes

3. Please place a check next to each of the animal species you saw while on your recent trip to <NPS UNIT>.

¨ Sea Turtle	¨ Jack Rabbit
¨ Piping Plover	¨ Bald Eagle
¨ Coyote	¨ Pelican
¨ Deer	¨ Lizard
¨ Raccoon ¨ Other _____________	¨ Egret

Q4-Q6: These questions will be used in the non-response bias analysis.

4. What is your gender?

¨ Male

¨ Female

¨ Transgender, non-binary, or another gender

¨ Prefer not to respond

5. Which of the following ranges describes you age?

¨ Under 30

¨ 30-60

¨ Over 60

6. Are you a permanent resident of the United States?

¨ Yes ¨ No

7. Would you be willing to take a more detailed survey that addresses some current wildlife issues in <NPS UNIT>? We can either give you the survey packet right now with the survey and a postage-paid return envelope or email you a link to the survey online. Would you like to take either the paper survey or the online survey for us?

IF YES:

“Yes, I would like to take the paper survey.”
“Thank you!” <Give visitor the survey packet and record survey number.>
SURVEY PACKET # _________

“Yes, I would like to take the online survey.”

“Thank you!” What is the best email address for us to contact you?

Email address _______________________________________

IF NO: “Thank you for answering our questions today.”