[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 15 (Monday, January 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1540]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60 Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing in 1999 and 2000
to conduct social science research related to (1) advancing the Money
Generation Model, (2) developing and advancing social carrying capacity
methodologies, (3) developing and advancing the Visitor Experience and
Resource (VERP) Protection Framework, (4) developing and conducting an
NPS national survey of the American Public, and (5) evaluating the
effect of the NPS Fee Demonstration Program on backcountry users in
selected national parks. Each research project will require a specific
combination of mail, phone, and/or on-site surveys of visitors and/or
the general public to identify characteristics, use patterns,
expectations, preferences and perceptions that are relevant to the
individual research projects.
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Estimated number of
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Responses Burden hours
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1. Advancing the Money Generation Model
Survey................................. 500 85
2. Development and Advancement of Social
Carrying Capacity Methodologies........ 500 170
3. Development and Advancement of the
Visitor Experience and Resource
Protection (VERP) Framework............ 500 170
4. NPS National Survey of the American
Public................................. 1400 470
5. Effect of NPS Fee Demonstration
Program on Selected National Parks..... 600 100
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Total............................... 3500 995
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Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR
Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park
Service is soliciting comments on the need for gathering the
information in the proposed surveys. The NPS also is asking for
comments on the practical utility of the information being gathered;
the accuracy of the burden hour estimate; ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden to respondents, including use of automated
information collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
The NPS goals in conducting surveys associated with these research
projects are to incorporate survey information into the development of
state-of-the-art social science tools to be used by NPS managers
(Projects 1-3), into the development of NPS policies (Project 4), and
into evaluating the impacts of increased and additional fees on
national park visitors.
dates: Public comments will be accepted on or before March 26, 1999.
Send comments to: Jean McKendry, Ph.D., NPS Social Science Program,
1849 C Street, NW (3127) Washington, DC 20240.
for further information contact: Jean McKendry. Voice: 202-219-8894,
Email: jeanm@uidaho.edu>.
supplementary information:
Titles: 1. Advancing the Money Generation Model.
2. Development and Advancement of Social Carrying Capacity
Methodologies.
3. Development and Advancement of the Visitor Experience and
Resource Protection (VERP) Framework.
4. NPS National Survey of the American Public.
5. Effect of Fee Demonstration Program on Backcountry Users in
Selected National Parks.
Bureau Form Number: None.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: Request for new clearance.
Description of need: The National Park Service needs information to
incorporate into the development of state-of-the-art social science
tools to be used by NPS managers (Projects 1-3), into the development
of NPS policies (Project 4), and into evaluating the impacts of
increased and additional fees on national park visitors (Project 5).
Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no
automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking
visitors and/or the general public to identify characteristics, use
patterns, expectations, preferences and perceptions that are relevant
to the individual research projects.
Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who visit
various units of the National Park System and individuals who do not
visit units of the National Park System.
Estimated average number of respondents: 500 (Money Generation
Model); 500 (Social Carrying Capacity); 500 (VERP); 1400 (Survey of
American Public); 600 (Fees Demo Project and Backcountry Users).
Estimated average number of responses: Each respondent will respond
only one time, so the number of respondents will be the same as the
number of respondents.
Estimated average burden hours per response: 10 minutes (Money
General Model); 20 minutes (Social Carrying Capacity); 20 minutes
(VERP); 20 minutes (Survey of American Public); 10 minutes (Fees Demo
Project and Backcountry Users).
Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 85 hours (Money Generation
Model); 17 hours (Social Carrying Capacity); 170 hours (VERP); 470
hours (Survey of American Public); 100 hours (Fees Demo Project and
Backcountry Users).
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc 99-1540 Filed 1-22-99; 8:45 am]
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