98-33250. Submission of Study Package to Office of Management and Budget; Review Opportunity for Public Comment
[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33250]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Submission of Study Package to Office of Management and Budget;
Review Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Padre Island
National Seashore.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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ABSTRACT: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing in 1998-99 to
conduct on-site surveys of visitors to Padre Island National Seashore
and Mustang Island regarding their perception and understanding of
beach garbage (that has washed ashore from the Gulf of Mexico) and
their preference regarding shoreline garbage cleaning methods.
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Estimated
numbers of Burden hours
responses
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Visitor Survey to Determine the Public
Perception of and the Response to
Marine Debris by the Visiting Public to
Padre Island National Seashore......... 1500 300
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirement, the NPS
invites public comment on these three proposed information collection
requests (ICR). Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the
information including whether the information has practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected,
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to understand visitor
perception of beach debris and preference regarding shoreline debris
cleaning methods.
There was no public comments received as a result of publishing in
the Federal Register a 60-day notice of intention to request clearance
of information collection for this survey.
DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before January 15, 1999.
SEND COMMENTS TO: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB,
Attention desk Officer for the Interior Department, Office of
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20530. The OMB has up to 60 days
to approve or disapprove the information collection but may respond
after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum consideration, OMB should
receive public comments on or before (insert date 30 days from date of
publication in the Federal Register.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE STUDY PACKAGES SUBMITTED FOR
OMB REVIEW, CONTACT: John Miller, Voice: 512-949-8173 x 227, Email:
john__miller@nps.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Visitor Survey to Determine the Public Perception of and the
Response to Marine Debris by the Visiting Public to Padre Island
National Seashore.
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 a research report on beach garbage for Padre Island
National Seashore which will guide further management and planning for
the Seashore.
Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no
automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking
visitors about their perceptions, expectations, and preferences in the
Padre Island National Seashore area.
Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who use the
beaches of Padre Island National Seashore and Mustang Island.
Estimated average number of respondents: 1500.
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 hour per response: 10-15 minutes.
Frequency of response: 1 time per respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 300 hours.
Diane M. Cook,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33250 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 12/16/1998
- Department:
- National Park Service
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice and request for comments.
- Document Number:
- 98-33250
- Dates:
- Public comments will be accepted on or before January 15, 1999.
- Pages:
- 69302-69302 (1 pages)
- PDF File:
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98-33250.pdf