Community Harvest Assessments
for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
12/07/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2024
2,359
1,834
1,972
1,463
0
0
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:
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
US Code: 54
USC 100101 Name of Law: NPS Organic Act of 1916
We are estimating 2,359
responses totaling 1,972 annual burden hours. There is an overall
net increase of 525 responses and 509 burden hours from our
previous submission. This increase is caused by an increase in the
number of respondents at Wrangell-St. Elias (WRST) National Park
and Preserve (n=659) Gates of the Artic (GAAR) National Park and
Preserve (n=273) and Katmai (KATM) National Park and Preserve (n=
255). This includes a collective net decrease of 662 responses at
Bering Land Bridge (BELA), Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
(YUCH), Cape Krusenstern (CAKR) Kobuk Valley (KOVA) Noatak (NOAT)
and Aniakchak (ANIA).
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.