[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7141]


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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, Cuyahoga 
Valley National Recreation Area.

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 a proposed information collection. 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 National Park Service is conducting a study to assess the 
positive and negative social consequences of various potential deer 
management alternatives in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area 
(CVNRA). This information will be used to help the staff at CVNRA 
develop a deer management strategy that considers public desires and 
concerns relating to management of the CVNRA. The following specific 
study objectives have been identified:
    1. Determine the acceptability, tolerance, and preferences among 
the local public for: deer management activities, the perceived 
positive and negative consequences of deer management activities, and 
deer population levels;
    2. Identify and determine the intensity of the psychological and 
emotional Impacts among the local public served by CVNRA due to various 
deer management actions;
    3. Determine the effect of deer management activities on local 
public attitudes toward the park, its services, and park staff;
    4. Determine the degree to which deer management activities may 
affect park visitation patterns among the local public;

DATES: Public comments on the proposed ICR will be accepted on or 
before May 24, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to David C. Fulton, Ph.D., Assistant Unit 
Leader, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 
University of Minnesota, 142 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul 
MN 55108-6124.
    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 draft surveys 
can be obtained from David C. Fulton, Ph.D., Assistant Unit Leader, 
Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of 
Minnesota, 142 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-6124.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Fulton, 612-625-5256, or 
Jerrilyn Thompson, 612-624-3699.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Assessing Public Reaction to Potential Deer Management 
Programs in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: To be requested.
    Expiration date: To be requested.
    Type of request: Request for new clearance.
    Description of need: To assess social impacts (positive and 
negative) of potential deer management programs on Cuyahoga Valley 
residents.
    Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no 
automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking 
residents about their perceptions, expectations, and preferences 
related to deer management programs in the CVNRA.
    Description of respondents: Individuals residing in 9 county area 
surrounding CVNRA.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 600.
    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: 10 minutes.
    Estimated frequency of responses: once.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 100 burden hours.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, WAPC.
[FR Doc. 99-7141 Filed 3-23-99; 8:45 am]
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