[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 769-770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-136]


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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; Martin 
Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site; Mojave National Preserve; 
Virgin Islands National Park.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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ABSTRACT: The National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project and 
three parks (Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site in 
Georgia; Mojave National Preserve in California; Virgin

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Islands National Park in the U.S. Virgin Islands) propose to conduct 
visitor surveys to learn about visitor demographics and visitor 
opinions about services and facilities in each of these three parks. 
The results of the surveys will be used by park managers to improve the 
services they provide to visitors while better protecting park natural 
and cultural resources. Study packages that include the proposed survey 
questionnaires for these three proposed park studies have 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 these three 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 purpose of the three proposed ICRs is to document the 
demographics of visitors to the three parks, to learn about the 
motivations and expectations these visitors have for their park visits, 
and to obtain their opinions regarding services provided by the three 
parks and the suitability of the visitor facilities maintained in the 
three parks. This information will be used by park planners and 
managers to plan, develop, and operate visitor services and facilities 
in ways that maximize use of limited park financial and personnel 
resources to meet the expectations and desires of park visitors.
    There were no public comments received as a result of publishing in 
the Federal Register a 60 day notice of intention to request clearance 
of information collection for these three surveys.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted for thirty days from the date 
listed at the top of this page in the Federal Register.

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: Margaret 
Littlejohn; Cooperative Park Studies Unit; Department of Forest 
Resources; College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences; University 
of Idaho; Moscow, ID 83844-1133.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SUBMITTED FOR 
OMB REVIEW, CONTACT:
Margaret Littlejohn, 208-885-7863.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title: National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project Visitor 
Surveys at Three Parks.
    Form: Not applicable.
    OMB Number: To be assigned.
    Expiration Date: To be assigned.
    Type of Request: Request for new clearance.
    Description of Need: The National Park Service needs information 
concerning visitor demographics and visitor opinions about the services 
and facilities that the National Park Service provides in each of these 
three parks. The proposed information to be collected regarding 
visitors in these three parks is not available from existing records, 
sources, or observations.
    Description of Respondents: A sample of visitors to each of these 
three parks.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 360 at Martin Luther King, 
Jr., National Historic Site; 432 at Mojave National Preserve; and 728 
at Virgin Islands National Park.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses: 360 at Martin Luther King, 
Jr., National Historic Site; 432 at Mojave National Preserve; and 728 
at Virgin Islands National Park.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 72 hours at Martin Luther King, 
Jr., National Historic Site; 86.4 hours at Mojave National Preserve; 
and 146 hours at Virgin Islands National Park.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: One time.

    Dated: December 31, 1996.
Terry N. Tesar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Audits and Accountability 
Team, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 97-136 Filed 1-3-97; 8:45 am]
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