[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17887-17888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9483]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Submission of Study Package to Office of Management and Budget;
Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY: Department of the Interior; National Park Service; and Acadia
National Park.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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ABSTRACT: The National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project and
Acadia National Park propose to conduct visitor surveys to learn about
visitor demographics and visitor opinions about services and facilities
in Acadia National Park. The results of the surveys will be used by
park managers to improve the services they provide to visitors while
better protecting park natural and cultural resources. A study package
that includes the proposed survey questionnaire for the proposed Acadia
National Park study has been submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget for review.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the NPS
invites public comment on the proposed information collection request
(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 purpose of the proposed ICR
is to document the demographics of visitors to Acadia National Park, to
learn about the motivations and expectations these visitors have for
their park visit, and to obtain their opinions regarding services
provided by the park and the suitability of the visitor facilities
maintained in the park. This information will be used by park planners
and managers to plan, develop, and operate visitor services and
facilities in ways that maximize use of limited park financial and
personnel resources to meet the expectations and desires of park
visitors.
There were 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 May 11, 1998.
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; and also to: Margaret
Littlejohn; Cooperative Park Studies Unit; Department of Forest
Resources; College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences; University
of Idaho; Moscow, ID 83844-1133.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE STUDY PACKAGE SUBMITTED FOR
OMB REVIEW, CONTACT:
Margaret Littlejohn, phone: 208-885-7863, fax: 208-885-4261, or email:
littlej@uidaho.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project Visitor
Survey at Acadia National Park.
Form: Not applicable.
OMB Number: To be assigned.
Expiration Date: To be assigned.
Type of Request: Request for new clearance.
Description of Need: The National Park Service needs information
concerning visitor demographics and visitor opinions about the services
and facilities that the National Park Service provides in Acadia
National Park.
The proposed information to be collected regarding visitors in this
park is not available from 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 evaluate services and facilities that they used during
their park visit. The intrusion on visitors to the park is minimized by
only contacting visitors during one 7-9 day period.
Description of Respondents: A sample of visitors to Acadia National
Park.
Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 864.
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: 12 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time per respondent.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 173 hours.
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 98-9483 Filed 4-9-98; 8:45 am]
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