97-10097. Submission of Study Package to Office of Management and Budget Review Opportunity for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19129-19130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10097]


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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: National Park Service; Bryce Canyon National Park; Grand Teton 
National Park; Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial; Lowell National 
Historical Park; Voyageurs National Park, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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ABSTRACT: The National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project and 
five parks (Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah; Grand Teton National 
Park in Wyoming; Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana; Lowell 
National Historical Park in Massachusetts; Voyageurs National Park in 
Minnesota) propose to conduct visitor surveys to learn about visitor 
demographics and visitor opinions about services and facilities in each 
of these five parks. 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. Study packages that 
include the proposed survey questionnaires for these five proposed park 
studies have 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 these five 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 or information technology.
    The purpose of the five proposed ICRs is to document the 
demographics of visitors to the five parks, to learn about the 
motivations and expectations these visitors have for their park visits, 
and to obtain their opinions regarding services provided by the five 
parks and the suitability of the visitor facilities maintained in the 
five parks. 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 these five surveys.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or until May 19, 1997.

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 20503; 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 QUESTIONNAIRE SUBMITTED FOR 
OMB REVIEW, CONTACT:Margaret Littlejohn, 208-885-7863.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project Visitor 
Surveys at Five Parks.
    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 each of these 
five parks. The proposed information to be collected regarding visitors 
in these five parks is not available from existing records, sources, or 
observations.
    Description of Respondents: A sample of visitors to each of these 
five parks.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 500 at Bryce Canyon 
National Park; 800 at Grand Teton National Park; 500 at Lincoln Boyhood 
National Memorial; 500 at Lowell National Historical Park; 800 at 
Voyageurs National Park.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses: 500 at Bryce Canyon National 
Park; 800 at Grand Teton National Park; 500 at Lincoln Boyhood National 
Memorial; 500 at Lowell National Historical Park; 800 at Voyageurs 
National Park.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 100 hours at Bryce Canyon 
National Park; 160 hours at Grand Teton National Park; 100 hours at 
Lincoln Boyhood

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National Memorial; 100 hours at Lowell National Historical Park; 160 
hours at Voyageurs National Park.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: One time.
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 97-10097 Filed 4-17-97; 8:45 am]
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