[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7141]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60-day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Information
Collection--Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cuyahoga
Valley National Recreation Area.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service invites public
comments on a proposed information collection. 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 use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
The National Park Service is conducting a study to assess the
positive and negative social consequences of various potential deer
management alternatives in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area
(CVNRA). This information will be used to help the staff at CVNRA
develop a deer management strategy that considers public desires and
concerns relating to management of the CVNRA. The following specific
study objectives have been identified:
1. Determine the acceptability, tolerance, and preferences among
the local public for: deer management activities, the perceived
positive and negative consequences of deer management activities, and
deer population levels;
2. Identify and determine the intensity of the psychological and
emotional Impacts among the local public served by CVNRA due to various
deer management actions;
3. Determine the effect of deer management activities on local
public attitudes toward the park, its services, and park staff;
4. Determine the degree to which deer management activities may
affect park visitation patterns among the local public;
DATES: Public comments on the proposed ICR will be accepted on or
before May 24, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to David C. Fulton, Ph.D., Assistant Unit
Leader, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit,
University of Minnesota, 142 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul
MN 55108-6124.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
requests for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. Copies of draft surveys
can be obtained from David C. Fulton, Ph.D., Assistant Unit Leader,
Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of
Minnesota, 142 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6124.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Fulton, 612-625-5256, or
Jerrilyn Thompson, 612-624-3699.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Assessing Public Reaction to Potential Deer Management
Programs in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
Bureau Form Number: None.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration date: To be requested.
Type of request: Request for new clearance.
Description of need: To assess social impacts (positive and
negative) of potential deer management programs on Cuyahoga Valley
residents.
Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no
automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking
residents about their perceptions, expectations, and preferences
related to deer management programs in the CVNRA.
Description of respondents: Individuals residing in 9 county area
surrounding CVNRA.
Estimated average number of respondents: 600.
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: 10 minutes.
Estimated frequency of responses: once.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 100 burden hours.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, WAPC.
[FR Doc. 99-7141 Filed 3-23-99; 8:45 am]
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