99-17651. Submission of Study Package to Office of Management and Budget; Review Opportunity for Public Comment  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 37563-37564]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-17651]
    
    
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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: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Yukon-
    Charley Rivers National Preserve.
    
    ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
    
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    ABSTRACT: The National Park Service (NPS) in conjunction with a natural 
    resource protection council including members from the Air Force and a 
    number of state and federal land management agencies is proposing in 
    1999 to conduct surveys of persons using selected Alaskan Military 
    Operations Areas where Air Force training occurs. In one of these 
    surveys, visitors entering Harding Lake and Chena River State 
    Recreation Areas (SRAs) will be asked about their expectations 
    concerning Air Force training, and will be sent a mail questionnaire 
    asking about the impacts of reported overflights on their activities 
    and experiences.
    
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           Estimated numbers of             Responses         Burden hours
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    Alaskan Military Operations Areas                1410                235
     On-Site Entrance Survey..........
    Alaskan Military Operations Areas                 950                396
     Mail Survey......................
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        Total.........................               2360                631
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    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 six 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 of information technology.
        The NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to incorporate survey 
    information into the process of setting policy to mitigate the impact 
    of Air Force activity in the Alaskan MOAs on recreational users of 
    those areas.
        One request for further information was received as a result of 
    publishing in the Federal Register a 60 day notice of intention to 
    request clearance of information collection for these six surveys. 
    Further information was provided as requested. No other comments were 
    received.
    
    DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before August 11, 1999.
    
    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: Darryll R. 
    Johnson, USGS/BRD/FRESC/UWFS, College of Forest Resources, Box 352100, 
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2100; or Mark E. Vande 
    Kamp, USGS/BRD/FRESC/UWFS, College of Forest Resources, Box 352100, 
    University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2100.
        The OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
    collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum 
    consideration, OMB should receive public comments on or before August 
    11, 1999.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE STUDY PACKAGES SUBMITTED FOR 
    OMB REVIEW, CONTACT: Darryll R. Johnson. Voice: 206-685-7404, Email: 
    darryllj@u.washington.edu>; or Mark E. Vande Kamp. Voice: 206-543-
    0378, Email: mevk@u.washington.edu>.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        Titles: Alaskan Military Operations Areas On-Site Entrance Survey; 
    Alaskan Military Operations Areas Mail Survey.
        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 (in conjunction with 
    a natural resource protection council including members from the Air 
    Force and a number of state and federal land management agencies) needs 
    information to assess the effectiveness of current mitigation efforts 
    in limiting impacts of Air Force training activity on human users of 
    Alaskan Military Operations Areas.
        Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no 
    automated way to gather this information because it includes asking 
    visitors about the expectations and evaluations they associate with 
    their experiences in Harding Lake and Chena River State Recreation 
    Areas.
        Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who use Harding 
    Lake and Chena River State Recreation Areas for recreation purposes.
        Estimated average number of respondents: 1410 Total respondents.
        Estimated average number of responses: 2360 total responses. 
    Approximately 950 respondents will respond twice, once to an entrance 
    survey, and once to a mail follow-up survey, thus accounting for the 
    difference between total respondents and total responses.
        Estimated average burden hours per response: 10 minutes (Alaskan 
    Military Operations Areas On-Site Entrance
    
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    Survey); 25 minutes (Alaskan Military Operations Areas Mail Survey).
        Frequency of response: 2 times per respondent (for persons 
    completing both the Alaskan Military Operations Areas On-Site Entrance 
    Survey and the Alaskan Military Operations Areas Mail Survey).
        Estimated annual reporting burden: 235 hours (Alaskan Military 
    Operations Areas On-Site Entrance Survey); 396 hours (Alaskan Military 
    Operations Areas Mail Survey); 631 Total hours.
    Diane M. Cooke,
    Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
    Center, National Park Service.
    [FR Doc. 99-17651 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
07/12/1999
Department:
National Park Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice and request for comments.
Document Number:
99-17651
Dates:
Public comments will be accepted on or before August 11, 1999.
Pages:
37563-37564 (2 pages)
PDF File:
99-17651.pdf