60-day Federal Register Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 13, 2008 / Notices
this ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/.
Comments Received on the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice
The NPS published a 60-Day Notice to
solicit public comments on this ICR
entitled ‘‘Appalachian Trail
Management Partner Survey’’ in the
Federal Register on January 30, 2008
(73 FR 5588 5589). The comment period
closed on March 31, 2008. After
multiple notifications to stakeholders
requesting comments, the NPS received
one comment as a result of the
publication of this 60-Day Federal
Register Notice.
One public comment was received on
the proposed Appalachian Trail
Management Partner Survey (ATMPS).
The comment expressed concern over
tax dollars being spent on this study. A
response was sent to the individual,
explaining the necessity of the survey
for the NPS to work with its partners to
better manage the Appalachian Trail
lands. No further comment has been
received.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Appalachian Trail Management
Partner Survey.
Survey Bureau Form Number(s):
None.
OMB Number: To Be requested.
Expiration Date: To Be requested.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of Need: The NPS Act of
1916, 38 Stat 535, 16 U.S.C. 1, et seq.,
requires that the NPS preserve national
parks for the use and enjoyment of
present and future generations. The
Appalachian National Scenic Trail is an
unusual unit of the national park
system, managed through a
decentralized volunteer-based
cooperative management system
involving eight national forests, six
other national park units, agencies in
fourteen states, the Appalachian Trail
Conservancy and citizen volunteers in
30 affiliated trail club organizations.
The Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L.
103–62) requires that the NPS develop
goals and measure performance related
to these goals. The Appalachian Trail
Management Partner Survey (ATMPS)
measures performance toward those
goals through a partner satisfaction
survey. The project is an element of the
NPS Strategic Plan and the Department
of the Interior (DOI) Strategic Plan.
The purpose of the ATMPS is to track
the satisfaction of federal, state, and notfor-profit partner organizations and
agencies receiving support from the
Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO)
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the public enjoyment and visitor
experience of the Appalachian National
Scenic Trail. The ATPO provides
support to state and federal agencies,
and not-for-profit organizations to assist
them in fulfilling shared and delegated
management activities in the
management of the Appalachian
National Scenic Trail. Achievement of
on-the-ground results depends on the
actions of these partner agencies and
organizations. Progress towards
management goals is measured by a
satisfaction survey where key partners
evaluate quality of support provided by
ATPO. This effort is required by GPRA
and other NPS and DOT strategic
planning efforts. Data from the proposed
survey is needed to assess performance
regarding NPS GPRA goal IIbO. NPS
performance on all goals measured in
this study will contribute to DOI
Department-wide performance reports.
Automated data collections: This
information will be collected via
electronic mail surveys.
Description of respondents:
Respondents include representatives
from partner groups, including nonprofit organizations and State and
Federal agencies.
Estimated average number of
respondents: 150 respondents (100
respondents and 50 non-respondents).
Estimated average number of
responses: 150 responses (100 responses
and 50 non-responses).
Estimated average burden hours per
response: 10 minutes for respondents
and 1 minute for non-respondents.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated total annual reporting
burden: 26 hours.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information being gathered; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of
information. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

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Dated: April 15, 2008.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.

AGENCY:

Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5
CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record
Keeping Requirements, the National
Park Service (NPS) invites public
comments on a reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired (OMB# 1024–0216).

Public comments on this
Information Collection Request (ICR)
will be accepted on or before July 14,
2008.

DATES:

Send Comments To:
Jennifer Hoger Russell, Park Studies
Unit, College of Natural Resources,
University of Idaho, P.O. Box 44139,
Moscow, ID 83844–1139; Phone: (208)
885–4806; Fax (208) 885–4261, e-mail:
jhoger@uidaho.edu. Also, you may send
comments to Leonard Stowe, NPS
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1849 C St., NW., (2605),
Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail at
Leonard_stowe@nps.gov. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
To Request a Draft of Proposed
Collection of Information Contact:
Jennifer Hoger Russell, Park Studies
Unit, College of Natural Resources,
University of Idaho, P.O. Box 44139,
Moscow, ID 83844–1139; Phone: 208/
885–4806; Fax: 208/885–4261, e-mail:
jhoger@uidaho.edu.

ADDRESSES:

Dr.
James Gramann, NPS Social Science
Program, 1201 ‘‘Eye’’ St., Washington,
D.C. 20005; or via phone 202/513–7189;
or via e-mail at
James_Gramann@partner.nps.gov. You
are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR
package free of charge.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Title:
National Park Service Visitor Survey
Card.
Bureau Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 1024–0216.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired.
Description of Need: The National
Park Service Act of 1916, 38 Stat 535,
16 U.S.C. 1, et seq., requires that the
NPS preserve national parks for the use
and enjoyment of present and future
generations. At the field level, this
means resource preservation, public
education, facility maintenance and
operation, and physical developments
as are necessary for public use, health,
and safety. Other Federal rules (National
Environmental Policy Act, 1969 and
NPS Management Policies) require
visitor use data in the impact
assessment of development on users and
resources as part of each park’s general
management plan. The Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
1993 (Pub. L. 103–62) requires that the
NPS develop goals to improve program
effectiveness and public accountability
and to measure performance related to
these goals. The Visitor Survey Card
(VSC) Project measures performance
toward those goals through a short
visitor survey card. The project is an
element of the NPS Strategic Plan and
the Department of the Interior (DOT)
Strategic Plan.
The NPS has used the VSC to conduct
surveys at approximately 330 National
Park System units annually since 1998.
The purpose of the VSC is to measure
visitors’ opinions about park facilities,
services, and recreational opportunities
in each park unit and Systemwide. This
effort is required by GPRA and other
NPS and DOT strategic planning efforts.
Data from the proposed survey is
needed to assess performance regarding
NPS GPRA goals IIa1 and IIb1. The
relevant NPS GPRA goals state:
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II. Provide for the public enjoyment and
visitor experience of parks; IIa1. 95% of park
visitors are satisfied with appropriate park
facilities, services, and recreational
opportunities; IIb1. 86% of park visitors
understand and appreciate the significance of
the park they are visiting.

In addition, the survey collects data to
support the DOI Strategic Plan goal on
visitor satisfaction with the value for
entrance fees paid to access public lands
managed by the DOI. NPS performance
on all goals measured in this study will
contribute to DOI Department-wide
performance reports. Results of the VSC
will also be used by park managers to
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approximately 330 units of the National
Park System where the survey is
administered.
The VSC is a component of the
Visitors Services Project, which is
funded by the NPS through a
cooperative agreement with the Park
Studies Unit at the University of Idaho.
In 1998, the NPS received clearance for
the Visitor Survey Card (OMB# 1024–
0216). When that three-year clearance
expired on May 31, 2001, a new
clearance was acquired under the
Programmatic Approval for NPSSponsored Public Surveys (1024–0224,
NPS #01–003). Clearance was again
acquired in 2005 under the
Programmatic Approval for NPSSponsored Public Surveys (10240224,
NPS #05–004). This request is another
extension of the on-going study.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Automated data collection: This
information will be collected via mailback surveys and on-site drop-off
surveys using locked collection boxes.
No automated data collection will take
place.
Description of respondents: Visitors to
approximately 330 NPS units.
Estimated average number of
respondents: 132,000 respondents
(95,000 non-respondents and 37,000
respondents).
Estimated average number of
responses: 132,000 responses (95,000
non-responses and 37,000 responses).
Estimated average time burden per
respondent: 1 minute for nonrespondents and 3 minutes for
respondents.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated total annual reporting
burden: 3,433 hours.

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Dated: May 5, 2008.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–10411 Filed 5–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Citizen Advisory
Commission Meeting
AGENCY:
ACTION:

National Park Service; Interior.

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a
public meeting of the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area Citizen
Advisory Commission. Notice of this
meeting is required under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App. 2).
DATES:

Saturday, June 14, 2008, 10 a.m.

Bushkill Meeting Center,
209 Road (just south of the blinking
light at Bushkill Falls Rd.), Bushkill, PA
18324.
The agenda will include reports from
Citizen Advisory Commission members
including committees such as Cultural
and Historical Resources, and Natural
Resources. Superintendent John J.
Donahue will give a report on various
park issues, including cultural
resources, natural resources,
construction projects, and partnership
ventures. The agenda is set up to invite
the public to bring issues of interest
before the Commission.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent John J. Donahue, 570–
426–2418.

The
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Citizen Advisory
Commission was established by Public
Law 100–573 to advise the Secretary of
the Interior and the United States
Congress on matters pertaining to the
management and operation of the
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, as well as on other
matters affecting the recreation area and
its surrounding communities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: March 21, 2008.
John J. Donahue,
Superintendent.
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