[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5289]
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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
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, and Great
Egg Harbor National Scenic and Recreation River.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing in 1998 to
conduct mail and on-site surveys of visitors and landowners within the
Great Egg Harbor River corridor to identify characteristics, use
patterns, expectations, preferences, and perceptions of the area and
its management.
Estimated Numbers Of
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Burden
Responses hours
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Great Egg Harbor River Visitor and Landowner
Mail Survey.................................. 1000 500
Great Egg Harbor River On-Site Visitor Survey. 1500 250
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Total................................... 2500 750
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Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR
Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park
Service is soliciting comments on the need for gathering the
information in the proposed surveys. The NPS also is asking for
comments on the practical utility of the information being gathered;
the accuracy of the burden hour estimate; ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to
minimize the burden to respondents, including use of automated
information collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. The NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to incorporate
survey information into a General Management Plan to be used by local
municipalities to guide planning and alternative management strategies
for the Great Egg Harbor River.
DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before May 4, 1998.
SEND COMMENTS TO: Troy Hall, Ph.D., Department of Forestry, Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0324.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy Hall. Voice: 540-231-7264, Email:
<[email protected]>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Titles: Great Egg Harbor River Visitor and Landowner Mail Survey.
Great Egg Harbor River On-Site 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 needs information to
incorporate into the General Management Plan for the Great Egg Harbor
National Scenic and Recreation River which will guide future management
and planning for the Great Egg Harbor River.
Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no
automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking
visitors and landowners about their perceptions, expectations, and
preferences in the Great Egg Harbor River corridor area.
Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who use the
Great Egg Harbor River for recreation purposes (mail and on-site
surveys) or who own riverfront property (mail survey only) along the
River.
Estimated average number of respondents: 1000 (mail survey); 1500
(on-site survey).
Estimated average number of responses: Each respondent will respond
only one time, so the number of responses will be the same as the
number of respondents.
Estimated average burden hours per response: 30 minutes (mail
survey); 10 minutes (on-site survey).
Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 500 hours (mail survey); 250
hours (on-site survey).
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 98-5289 Filed 3-3-98; 8:45 am]
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