96-18450. Proposed Collection; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 141 (Monday, July 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37883-37884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18450]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Armstrong Laboratory, Noise Effects Branch (AL/OEBN), 
Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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    In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Air Force 
announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public 
comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) whether 
the proposed data collection of information is necessary for the 
proposed performance of the agency, including whether the information 
shall have general utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate 
of burden of the proposed data collection; (c) ways to enhance the 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of the information on respondents 
through the use of new forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by 
September 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed 
information collection should be sent to Bartholomew Elias, Ph.D., 
Armstrong Laboratory, Noise Effects Branch (AL/OEBN), 2610 Seventh 
Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this 
proposed information collection or to

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obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments, 
please write to the above address, or call Bartholomew Elias at (513) 
255-3664.
    Title Associated Form, and OMB Number: DoD/USAF Military Aircraft 
Overflight Study.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection is necessary to obtain 
acoustical noise data and visitor survey data, to estimate a dose-
response relationship between sound from military aircraft overflights 
and effects (reactions) on visitors to National Park Service (NPS) 
areas. This study builds upon research conducted by the National Park 
Service to examine the dose-response relationship between sightseeing 
aircraft overflights and NPS visitor reactions. Because of the 
different characteristics of sounds from military aircraft, the dose-
response relationship for these types of aircraft overflights may be 
quite different from the relationship developed for sightseeing 
aircraft overflights.
    Affected Public: Public visitors to National Park Service areas.
    Annual Burden Hours: 250.
    Number of Respondents: 1500.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

    On-site interviews will be administered with visitors at selected 
sites within NPS areas. Concurrent with the on-site interviews, sound 
recordings of the exposure to aircraft overflights (and other noise 
sources) will be taken to determine the ``noise dose'' experienced by 
each visitor. The noise doses will be matched to the responses obtained 
in the visitor survey. A minimum of 300 visitors and a maximum of 500 
visitors will be surveyed at each of three potential sites over a 
period of 4-5 days at each site. A maximum total of 1500 park visitors 
will be surveyed. The interview will take approximately 5-10 minutes to 
administer and will be conducted with all eligible adult members of 
sampled groups.
Patsy J. Conner,
Air Force Federal Register Liaison Office.
[FR Doc. 96-18450 Filed 7-19-96; 8:45 am]
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