96-13362. Submission of Study Package for Office of Management and Budget Review Opportunity for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26929-26930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13362]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Submission of Study Package for Office of Management and Budget 
Review Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, 
Interior

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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ABSTRACT: The National Park Service and University of Texas at El Paso 
propose to conduct a survey of visitors to Guadalupe Mountains National 
Park. The goal is to learn visitor demographics and visitors' opinions 
about services and facilities in the park. Results will be used by 
managers to improve services, protect resources and better serve the 
visitors. The study package including the proposed survey questionnaire 
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 a 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 primary purpose of the proposed ICR is to compare and contrast 
any significant differences between park users from three apparently 
different visitor use seasons of spring, summer, and fall. This 
proposed collection of information will be accomplished using a mail-
back questionnaire focusing on information that is not readily 
available from registers at visitor centers, trailheads, or camping 
permits. The range of issues in the questionnaire will assess (1) 
visitor information sources inside and outside the park, (2) visitor 
travel flow within the park, (3) visitor evaluation of existing and 
desired facilities, programs or activities, and (4) visitor perceptions 
of crowding or solitude in wilderness and developed areas. This data is 
needed to plan for future management actions that would protect park 
resources and provide visitor services.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Superintendent, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, HC 
60 Box 400, Salt Flat, TX 79847-9801.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SUBMITTED FOR 
OMB REVIEW, CONTACT: Fred Armstrong, Resource Management Specialist, at 
[phone] ext. 132, or Jacqueline Bergdahl, Department of 
Sociology, UTEP AT [phone].
    There were no public comments received or submitted to OMB for 
review as a result of publishing a 60 day notice of intention to 
request clearance of information collection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Visitor Survey--Guadalupe Mountains 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: To evaluate significant differences in visitor 
activities and visitor perceptions during three apparently different 
visitor use seasons of spring, summer and fall. The proposed 
information to be collected is not available from existing records, 
sources, or observations.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or groups of park visitors.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 800 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: For a 7 day period each during the 
visitor use seasons of spring, summer, and fall, for a total of 21 days 
of survey.
Terry N. Tesar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Management Services Division, 
National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-13362 Filed 5-28-96; 8:45 am]
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