[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5245-5246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2619]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


60-day Notice of Intention to Request Clearance of Information 
Collection--Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Isle Royale 
National Park, Arches National Park, 8 Other Units of the National Park 
System.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service invites public 
comments on 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 use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    The Primary Purpose of the Proposed ICRs: One information 
collection survey will be conducted to obtain information about 
visitors and their reactions to new visitor fee programs being 
conducted on a trial basis in eight national park units representing a 
cross section of the parks in the National Park System of the United 
States. Results of this survey will be used by the National Park 
Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Congress to evaluate 
the trial fee programs.
    A second information collection survey will be conducted at Isle 
Royale National Park to identify indicators and standards of visit 
quality through the assessment of visitor perceptions and preferences. 
Results of this survey will be used by park managers in their ongoing 
planning and management activities to improve visitor services, protect 
park resources, and better serve the park's visitors.
    A third information collection survey that uses computer modified 
photographs will be conducted at Arches National Park to evaluate 
standards of what constitutes a quality visitor experience. Results of 
this survey will be used by park managers in their ongoing planning and 
management activities to improve visitor services, protect park 
resources, and better serve the park's visitors.

DATES: Public comments on these three proposed ICRs will be accepted on 
or before April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to David W. Lime, Ph.D., Senior Research 
Associate, Cooperative Park Studies Unit, Department of Forest 
Resources, University of Minnesota, 115 Green Hall, 1530 N. Cleveland 
Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
requests for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Copies of the proposed 
ICR requirements and draft surveys can be obtained from David W. Lime, 
Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Cooperative Park Studies Unit, 
Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, 115 Green 
Hall, 1530 N. Cleveland Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Lime, 612-624-2250, or Jerrilyn 
Thompson, 612-624-3699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Monitoring Public Reactions To Trial Fee Programs Being 
Tested During 1997 in the National Park System.
    Form: None.
    OMB Number: To be requested.
    Expiration date: To be requested.
    Type of request: Visitor survey.
    Description of need: For evaluating trial fee programs being 
conducted in the National Park System during 1997.
    Description of respondents: Individuals who visit the parks.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 96 burden hours.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 6 minutes.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 960 (8 parks, 120 
respondents/park).
    Estimated frequency of response: Once.

    Title: Isle Royale National Park Visitor Use Study: Phase II.
    Form: None.
    OMB Number: To be requested.
    Expiration date: To be requested.
    Type of request: Visitor survey.

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    Description of need: For park planning and management.
    Description of respondents: Individuals who visit the park.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 100 burden hours.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 300.
    Estimated frequency of response: Once.

    Title: Establishing Standards of Quality of the Visitor Experience 
at Arches National Park.
    Form: None.
    OMB Number: To be requested.
    Expiration date: To be requested.
    Type of request: Visitor survey.
    Description of need: For park planning and management.
    Description of respondents: Individuals who visit the park.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 150 burden hours.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 600.
    Estimated frequency of response: Once.

    Dated: January 29, 1997.
Terry N. Tesar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Accountability and Audits 
Team, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 97-2619 Filed 2-3-97; 8:45 am]
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