[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6580-6581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3127]
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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, and 5 Units
of the National Park System.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The University of Vermont is proposing to conduct four
projects at up to five parks during FY 98:
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Estimated
NPS unit number of Estimated
responses burden hours
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(1) Yosemite National Park.............. 1200 600
(2) Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island
National Monuments..................... 800 400
(3) Golden Gate National Recreation
Area:
(A) Alcatraz Island................. 500 250
(B) Muir Woods...................... 500 250
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Totals.......................... 3000 1500
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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 (NPS) is soliciting comments on the need for gathering the
information in the proposed visitor studies listed above. The NPS is
also 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
the use of automated information collection techniques or other forms
of information technology.
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The NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to identify
characteristics, use patterns, perceptions, preferences, and opinions
of visitors about management and services in these parks. In addition,
each project will identify indicators and standards of quality for the
visitor experience.
Results of all of the surveys will be used by NPS managers in their
ongoing planning and management activities to improve visitor services,
protect park resources, and better serve the park's current and
potential future visitors.
DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before April 10, 1998.
SEND COMMENTS TO: Dr. Robert E. Manning, Professor, School of Natural
Resources, 356 Aiken Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
05405. Phone (802) 656-2684.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Robert E. Manning. Voice (802)
656-2684; Fax (802) 656-2623; Email;rmanning@nature.snr.uvm.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
concerning visitor demographics and visitor opinions about the service
that the National Park Service provides. The NPS also needs information
about indicators and standards of quality for the visitor experience.
The proposed information to be collected from visitors in these parks
is not available from other existing records, sources, or observations.
Automated Data Collection: AT the present time, there is no
automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking
visitors to reach to management and services to park. The intrusion on
visitors is minimized by contacting them only once during their visit
to the park.
Description of Respondents: A sample of visitors to each park or
park unit.
Estimated Average Number of respondents: 1200 visitors to Yosemite
National Park, 800 visitors to Statute of Liberty/Ellis Island National
Monuments, and 500 visitors to each of two units of the Golden Gate
National Recreation Area.
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 Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 600 Burden hours at Yosemite
National Park, 400 burden hours at Statute of Liberty/Ellis Island
National Monuments Visitor Surveys, and 500 burden hours total for the
two units of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 98-3127 Filed 2-6-98; 8:45 am]
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