XXXX 2025 Predator APHIS 79

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Overview

APHIS 71
APHIS 79

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Sheet 1: APHIS 71

OMB CONTROL NO.	0579-XXXX									DATE PREPARED	6/4/2024
Due to section 508 accessibility, do not merge cells. If the ICR title requires more space then allowed, key in additional words of the title in row 3. TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST (ICR)	A Survey of Livestock Producer Perceptions of Predators and Predator Damage Management Methods
Additional line for ICR Title if title is too long.
PART I - ICR INFORMATION, POINT OF CONTACT, FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE INFORMATION										DATA SUMMARY
Enter one: -Proposed rule -Final rule -New ICR -Renewal -Reinstatement TYPE OF REQUEST	New									This is the sum of Activities, Column , filtered to capture only first occurences as marked in Activitiy Description, Part II Column G. TOTAL IN PERSON RESPONDENTS	200
POINT OF CONTACT (POC)	Merril Cook									This is the sum of all entries in Part II, Column J. TOTAL ANNUAL RESPONSES	1,608
POC TELEPHONE NO.	(970) 266-6044									Enter the estimated percentage of total responses that are submitted electronically. % ELECTRONIC	75%
DATE PREPARED	6/4/2024									Automatically calculates; Total Respondents X Total Annual Respondents RESPONSES PER CASE RESPONDENT	8.04
Docket number assigned by RAD for 60-day public comment period Federal Register notice PUBLIC COMMENT DOCKET NO.	APHIS-2024-0053									This is the sum of all entries, Section II Column L TOTAL BURDEN HOURS	265
Citation for 60-day public comment period Federal Register notice (e.g., 84FR38333) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE	89 FRN 84109									Automatically calculates; Total Burden Hours ÷ Total Annual Responses HOURS PER RESPONSE	0.165
FEDERAL REGISTER DATE	10/21/2024									Enter the percentage of total business respondents that are small entities. % SMALL ENTITIES	95%
PART II - SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES
The title must be consistent from the previous submission to the current one, and between the APHIS 71 and the Supporting Statement. If the title has changed, insert another column to the right and title it "PREVIOUS TITLE". If this activity is a discretionary change, enter (NEW) if this is a new activity, respondent type, or response time estimate; or (VIOLATION) if this is previously unreported activity. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION	AUTHORITY (U.S.C., CFR, or MANUAL)	If there is a form associated with this activity, enter the form number (e.g., APHIS 123). If the activity uses a form letter or something similar, enter "letter". If the information is collected via an information system, enter the acronym for the information system (e.g., MITS). FORM NO.	Enter all that apply if the collection instrument is a form: - Paper - PDF - Info System FORMAT	" " - None. Leave blank if there is no change to this activity. E - Estimate. The change is to the number of respondents, responses, or burden hours only. D - Discretionary. The change is a new activity, a reported violation, or a new respondent type or response time. C - Correction. The change is to capture and report a previous error of some type. TYPE OF CHANGE	Select only one group per line (e.g., FG and S1 are two lines, S1 and S2 are one line): FG - foreign government S1 - state government S2 - local government S3 - tribal government P1 - business P2 - farm P3 - non or not for profit I - individual or household TYPEOF RESPONDENT	Respondents should not be counted more than once in the total number of respondents. Place an "X" in this space to indicate this activity reflects a unique group of respondents in this ICR. FIRST OCCURENCE	Select only one per line: I - Reporting. Information is received from the public via voice, document, or information system. R - Recordkeeping. The respondent is required to maintain records for a prescribed period of time. TP - Third Party Disclosure. The respondent is required to post information for the benefit of a third party (e.g., labels on product packages or quarantine signs at fairs). TYPE OF RESPONSE	See the comment for Column G. Do not count respondents multiple times within the same activity. Each individual or household counts as one respondent, and each business or non-U.S. Federal government activity counts as one respondent. ESTIMATED ANNUAL NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS OR RECORDKEEPERS	Each instance of the activity counts as one response regardless of the respondent type. Each recordkeeper counts as one response. ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL RESPONSES	This entry should be the same as that entered in the OMB banner at the top of the form. Times less than 1 hour should be calculated as number of minutes divided by 60 and listed to three decimal places. For recordkeepers, enter the estimated average number of hours per year the recordkeeper will spend on this activity. ESTIMATED HOURS PER RESPONSE OR ANNUAL HOURS PER RECORDKEEPER	Calculation: Column J x K Formula rounds up ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Pre-Survey Postcard
Predator Damage Management Pre-Survey Postcard - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	P1	X	I	186	186	0.25	47
Predator Damage Management Pre-Survey Postcard - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	I	X	I	10	10	0.25	3
Survey - Intial Survey Packet
Predator Damage Management Cover Letter 1 - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	P1		I	36	36	0.08	3
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	P1		I	36	36	0.75	27
Predator Damage Management Cover Letter 1 - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	I		I	5	5	0.08	1
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	I		I	5	5	0.75	4
First Follow-Up Survey Packet
Predator Damage Management Cover Letter 2 - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	P1		I	24	24	0.08	2
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	P1		I	24	24	0.75	18
Predator Damage Management Cover Letter 2 - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	I		I	2	2	0.08	1
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	I		I	2	2	0.75	2
Second Follow-Up Survey Packet
Predator Damage Management Cover Letter 3 - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	P1		I	13	13	0.08	2
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Info System	D	P1		I	13	13	0.75	10
Predator Damage Management Cover Letter 3 - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	I		I	1	1	0.08	1
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Info System	D	I		I	1	1	0.75	1
Third Follow-Up Survey Packet
Predator Damage Management Cover Letter 4 - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	P1		I	5	5	0.08	1
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Info System	D	P1		I	5	5	0.75	4
Nonresponse Packet
Predator Damage Management Nonresponse Email - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Email	D	P1		I	32	32	0.08	3
Predator Damage Management Reminder Letter - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	P1		I	11	11	0.08	1
Predator Damage Management Nonresponse Postcard - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	P1		I	7	7	0.08	1
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	P1		I	4	4	0.75	3
Predator Damage Management Reminder Letter - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	I		I	2	2	0.08	1
Predator Damage Management Nonresponse Postcard - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	I		I	2	2	0.08	1
Auto-Response Email
Predator Damage Management Auto-Response Email - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Email	D	P1		I	35	35	0.05	2
Predator Damage Management Auto-Response Email - Response	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Email	D	I		I	2	2	0.05	1
Pre-Survey Postcard
Nonlethal Incentive Pre-Survey Postcard - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	P1	X	I	1	1	0.08	1
Nonlethal Incentive Pre-Survey Postcard - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	I	X	I	3	3	0.08	1
Intial Survey Packet
Nonlethal Incentive Cover Letter 1 - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	P1		I	150	150	0.05	8
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	P1		I	150	150	0.15	23
Nonlethal Incentive Cover Letter 1 - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	I		I	5	5	0.05	1
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	I		I	5	5	0.15	1
First Follow-Up Survey Packet
Nonlethal Incentive Cover Letter 2 - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	P1		I	126	126	0.05	7
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	P1		I	126	126	0.15	19
Nonlethal Incentive Cover Letter 2 - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	I		I	3	3	0.05	1
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	I		I	3	3	0.15	1
Second Follow-Up Survey Packet
Nonlethal Incentive Cover Letter 3 - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	P1		I	113	113	0.05	6
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Info System	D	P1		I	113	113	0.15	17
Nonlethal Incentive Cover Letter 3 - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	I		I	2	2	0.05	1
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Info System	D	I		I	2	2	0.15	1
Third Follow-Up Survey Packet
Nonlethal Incentive Cover Letter 4 - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	P1		I	108	108	0.05	6
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Info System	D	P1		I	108	108	0.15	17
Nonlethal Incentive Cover Letter 4 - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Email	D	I		I	2	2	0.05	1
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper, Info System	D	I		I	2	2	0.15	1
Nonresponse Survey Packet
Predator Damage Management Nonresponse Email - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Email	D	P1		I	49	49	0.05	3
Nonlethal Incentive Reminder Letter - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	P1		I	16	16	0.05	1
Nonlethal Incentive Nonresponse Postcard - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Paper	D	P1		I	20	20	0.02	1
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	P1		I	23	23	0.15	4
Nonlethal Incentive Questionnaire - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Info System	D	I		I	2	2	0.15	1
Auto-Response Email
Predator Damage Management Auto-Response Email - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Email	D	P1		I	12	12	0.05	1
Predator Damage Management Auto-Response Email - Nonresponse	7 U.S.C 8351; 7 U.S.C 8353; 7 CFR 371.6		Email	D	I		I	1	1	0.05	1

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Sheet 2: APHIS 79

OMB CONTROL NO.	0579-XXXX				DATE PREPARED	3/4/2025
TITLE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST (ICR)	A Survey of Livestock Producer Perceptions of Predators and Predator Damage Management Methods
Additional line for ICR Title if title is too long
	OPM PAY TABLE (A)	09/2019 Benefits account for 38% of employee costs and wages account for the remaining 62%. W = .62 x TC TC = 1.6129 x W FB = .38 x TC TC = 2.6316 x FB 2.6316 x FB = TC = 1.6129 x W FB = (1.6129 / 2.6316) x W FB = .613 x W Fringe Benefits = Wages x .613 FRINGE BENEFITS FACTOR (B)	OVERHEAD COST FACTOR (C)			TOTAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COSTS
Activity descriptions and calculations are below.	2025-RUS	0.613	0.139			$42,432
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION (incl form number)	TOTAL ANNUAL RESPONSES (D)	AVG TIME PER RESPONSES (E)	TOTAL HOURS PER YEAR (F)	GRADE (G)	WAGE (Step 1) (H)	TOTAL COSTS (1+B+C) x F x H
Predator Damage Management Pre-Survey Postcards
Materials and Printing	200					$56
Administration (Assembling, Mailing)	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Data Collection	200	0.250	50	12	$42.46	$3,719
Data Entry and Validation	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Predator Damage Management Cover Letters
Materials and Printing	200					$104
Postage (Mailing Only)	200					$292
Administration (Assembling, Mailing)	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Predator Damage Management Questionnaire
Questionnaire design	200	0.750	150	12	$42.46	$11,158
Purchase of Qualtrics accounts through APHIC VS license	200					$6,000
Materials and Printing	200					$144
Postage (Mailing, Postage-Paid Return Envelopes)	200					$1,460
Administration (Assembling, Mailing)	200	0.025	5	12	$42.46	$372
Data Entry and Validation	200	0.150	30	12	$42.46	$2,232
Analysis	200	0.250	50	12	$42.46	$3,719
Reporting	200	0.600	120	12	$42.46	$8,927
Predator Damage Management Nonresponse Letters
Materials and Printing	200					$26
Postage (Mailing Only)	200					$146
Administration (Assembling, Mailing)	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Predator Damage Management Nonresponse Postcards
Materials and Printing	200					$56
Postage (Postage-Paid Postcards)	200					$146
Administration (Assembling, Mailing)	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Data Entry and Validation	200	0.025	5	12	$42.46	$372
Analysis	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Reporting	200	0.025	5	12	$42.46	$372
Predator Damage Management Nonresponse Email
Questionnaire design	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Data Validation	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Analysis	200	0.015	3	12	$42.46	$223
Reporting	200	0.025	5	12	$42.46	$372
Additional Items
Freelance IRB service						$750