[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 44923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22487]


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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, Yellowstone 
National Park.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service proposes to conduct visitor surveys 
of the economics of winter use and wildlife in the national parks, 
national forests, and communities of the Greater Yellowstone Area. The 
surveys would be used in a forthcoming draft Environmental Impact 
Statement on Winter Use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks 
and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway and for the final 
Bison Management Environmental Impact Statement.
    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 
the results into a forthcoming draft Environmental Impact Statement on 
Winter Use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the John 
D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway and for the final Bison 
Management Environmental Impact Statement.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before October 20, 1998.

SEND COMMENTS TO: John Sacklin, Planning Office, Yellowstone National 
Park, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming 82190, phone: 
307-344-2021, fax: 307-344-2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Sacklin, phone: 307-344-2021, fax: 307-344-2023, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Economics of Winter Use and Wildlife in the National Parks, 
National Forests, and Communities of the Greater Yellowstone Area.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: To be requested.
    Expiration Data: To be requested.
    Type of request: Request for new clearance.
    Description of need: The National Park Service needs information 
about the economics of winter use and wildlife in the national parks, 
national forests, and communities of the Greater Yellowstone Area to 
incorporate in a forthcoming draft Environmental Impact Statement on 
Winter Use in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the John 
D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway and for the final Bison 
Management Environmental Impact Statement.
    Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no 
automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking 
visitors about their perceptions, expectations, and preferences in the 
Greater Yellowstone Area.
    Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who use the 
parks and forests in the Greater Yellowstone Area.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 2600.
    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 hour per response: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 867 hours.
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 98-22487 Filed 8-20-98; 8:45 am]
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