[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4700-4701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2127]


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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, Yukon-
Charley Rivers National Preserve.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) in conjunction with a natural 
resource protection council including members from the Air Force and a 
number of state and federal land management agencies is proposing in 
1999 to conduct surveys of persons using selected Alaskan Military 
Operations Areas where Air Force training occurs. In one of these 
surveys, visitors to Harding Lake and Chena River State Recreation 
Areas will be asked about their expectation concerning Air Force 
training and the impacts of reported overflights on their activities 
and experiences.


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                                                     Estimated number of
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                                                                 Burden
                                                    Responses    hours
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Alaskan Military Operations Areas
On-Site Visitor Survey............................       1890        630
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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 assess the 
effectiveness of current mitigation efforts in limiting impacts of Air 
Force training activity on human users of Alaskan Military Operations 
Areas.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before March 30, 1999.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Darryll R. Johnson, USGS/BRD/FRESC/UWFS, College of 
Forest Resources, Box 352100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 
98195-2100; or Mark E. Vande Kamp, USGS/BRD/FRESC/UWFS, College of 
Forest Resources, Box 352100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 
98195-2100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darryll R. Johnson. Voice: 206-685-
7404, Email: <[email protected]>; Mark E. Vande Kamp. Voice: 
206-543-0378, Email: <[email protected]>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Titles: Alaskan Military Operations Areas On-Site Visitor 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 (in conjunction with 
a natural resource protection council including members from the Air 
Force and a number of state and federal land management agencies) needs 
information to assess the effectiveness of current mitigation efforts 
in limiting impacts of Air Force training activity on human users of 
Alaskan Military Operations Areas.
    Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no 
automated way to gather this information because it includes 
expectations and evaluations visitors associate with their experiences 
in Harding Lake and Chena River State Recreation Areas.
    Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who use Harding 
Lake and Chena River State Recreation Areas for recreation purposes.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 1890.
    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: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.

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    Estimated annual reporting burden: 630 hours.
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 99-2127 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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