[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4700-4701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2127]
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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: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Yukon-
Charley Rivers National Preserve.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) in conjunction with a natural
resource protection council including members from the Air Force and a
number of state and federal land management agencies is proposing in
1999 to conduct surveys of persons using selected Alaskan Military
Operations Areas where Air Force training occurs. In one of these
surveys, visitors to Harding Lake and Chena River State Recreation
Areas will be asked about their expectation concerning Air Force
training and the impacts of reported overflights on their activities
and experiences.
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Estimated number of
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Burden
Responses hours
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Alaskan Military Operations Areas
On-Site Visitor Survey............................ 1890 630
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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 goal in conducting these surveys is to assess the
effectiveness of current mitigation efforts in limiting impacts of Air
Force training activity on human users of Alaskan Military Operations
Areas.
DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before March 30, 1999.
SEND COMMENTS TO: Darryll R. Johnson, USGS/BRD/FRESC/UWFS, College of
Forest Resources, Box 352100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
98195-2100; or Mark E. Vande Kamp, USGS/BRD/FRESC/UWFS, College of
Forest Resources, Box 352100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
98195-2100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darryll R. Johnson. Voice: 206-685-
7404, Email: darryllj@u.washington.edu>; Mark E. Vande Kamp. Voice:
206-543-0378, Email: mevk@u.washington.edu>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: Alaskan Military Operations Areas On-Site Visitor Survey.
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 (in conjunction with
a natural resource protection council including members from the Air
Force and a number of state and federal land management agencies) needs
information to assess the effectiveness of current mitigation efforts
in limiting impacts of Air Force training activity on human users of
Alaskan Military Operations Areas.
Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no
automated way to gather this information because it includes
expectations and evaluations visitors associate with their experiences
in Harding Lake and Chena River State Recreation Areas.
Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who use Harding
Lake and Chena River State Recreation Areas for recreation purposes.
Estimated average number of respondents: 1890.
Estimated average number of responses: Each respondent will respond
only one time, so the number of responses will be the same as the
number of respondents.
Estimated average burden hours per response: 20 minutes.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
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Estimated annual reporting burden: 630 hours.
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 99-2127 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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