This is the template for the text version of the first email message sent that announced this survey.
Special data fields are embedded in the template message that are replaced with respondent-specific information, such
the respondent's user name and password, as each message is created and sent. These data fields may be taken
from either the respondent's user account or his or her answers to the questionnaire. For
example, the user name field, "q_uname," is embedded into the template as "{$q_uname}," and
will be replaced with the a respondent's user name when the message is sent.
ActivationLetter.txt
From: U.S. General Accounting Office
Subject: Survey of Recreational Fee Demonstration Program Officials
We have now activated GAO's survey regarding your project's
participation in the recreational fee demonstration program. To obtain
valid data, we need a response from all the projects participating in the
program including yours. In some cases, your project may involve multiple
sites however we need one consolidated response for the project as a
whole, which incorporates all sites participating in the project.
This email is being sent to you because, according to our records,
you are the coordinator for the "{$PROJECT}"
project.
If you are a manager for more than one fee demonstration project, you
should have received a separate e-mail for each project and will need to
complete a separate questionnaire for each project. (Note: You will be
sent a separate user name and password for each questionnaire.) If you
have further questions or need assistance regarding the questionnaire,
please contact either Brian Estes or Frank Kovalak of GAO as listed below.
Please note that the scope of this survey is limited to fees and fee
collection methods whose revenue is counted under the fee
demonstration program.
HOW TO ACCESS THE SURVEY ON
THE FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
You can access the survey at your convenience. To access and fill-out the
survey, please follow these instructions:
1. Start your Internet browser (e.g., Netscape or Internet Explorer).
2. In the text box (towards the top of the screen) that says "Location",
type in:
http://websurveys.gao.gov/perm/demo/rec_fees/ You must type in this address exactly
as it appears here (i.e., using all lowercase letters)!
3. Hit enter.
4. Your browser will create a login screen that will ask you to enter a
username and password for the Rec Fee Survey at www.gao.gov.
For a user name please enter: {$q_uname}
and for a password please enter: {$q_pswd}
5. Please be sure that you read all of the instructions
carefully before you begin filling out the questionnaire.
The survey will be available for you to complete until MARCH 23rd, 2001
If you have any questions or experience any problems, please contact
either:
Brian Estes, Seattle Field Office
Phone: (206) 287-4799, 8:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. PST
e-mail: estesb@gao.gov
Frank Kovalak, Washington, DC
Phone: (202) 512-6883, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
e-mail: kovalakf@gao.gov
ABOUT THE SURVEY: at the request of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. General
Accounting Office (GAO) is conducting a survey of all projects
participating in the recreational fee demonstration program. The GAO is
an independent, non-partisan agency that provides information to the
U.S. Congress. The survey includes approximately 380 projects among the
4 agencies participating in the fee demonstration program: the Bureau of
Land Management, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the U.S. Forest Service. The survey covers the types of
recreation fees charged, fee collection methods, and coordination efforts
with adjacent recreation areas.
We will present the results of the survey in a report to the Congress by
September 2001.
Once the report has been issued, you will be able to access it through
GAO's Homepage: www.gao.gov. You can also order a printed copy
from GAO through our Homepage or by calling GAO. When the report is
issued, we will provide information on how to obtain your copy.
