[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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