[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 48418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22948]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Submission of Study Package to Office of Management and 
Budget; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior; National Park Service; and Cuyahoga 
Valley National Recreation Area.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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ABSTRACT: 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.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the NPS 
invites public comment on the proposed information collection request 
(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 the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. The purpose of the proposed ICR 
is to assess the positive and negative social consequences of various 
potential deer management alternatives in Cuyahoga Valley National 
Recreation Area. 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.
    There were no public comments received as a result of publishing in 
the Federal Register a 60 day notice of intention to request clearance 
of information collection for this survey.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before thirty days from 
date of publication in the Federal Register.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, 
Attention Desk Officer for the Interior Department, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20530. Please also send comments 
to David C. Fulton, Ph.D., Assistant Unit Leader, Minnesota Cooperative 
Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 
University of Minnesota, 200 Hodson Hall 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, 
MN 55108.
    Public comments, including names and addresses of respondents, may 
be made available for public review. Individual respondents may request 
that their address be withheld from the public comment record. This 
will be honored to the extent allowable by law. There also may be 
circumstances in which a respondent's identity would be withheld from 
the public comment record, as allowable by law. If you wish to withhold 
your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your comment. Anonymous comments will not be considered. 
Comments from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses may be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.
    Copies of the proposed ICR requirement can be obtained from David 
C. Fulton, Ph.D., Assistant Unit Leader, Minnesota Cooperative Fish and 
Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 
University of Minnesota, 200 Hodson Hall 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, 
MN 55108.
    The OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum 
consideration, OMB should receive public comments on or before thirty 
days from date of publication in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE STUDY PACKAGE SUBMITTED FOR 
OMB REVIEW, CONTACT: David Fulton, phone: 612-625-5256.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title: Assessing Public Reactions To Potential Deer Management 
Program in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    OMB Number: To be assigned.
    Expiration Date: To be assigned.
    Type of Request: Request for new clearance.
    Description of Need: The National Park Service needs information 
concerning public opinion about deer management strategies at Cuyahoga 
Valley National Recreation Area for planning and management purposes.
    The propose information to be collected regarding the local public 
served by this park is not available from existing records, sources, or 
observations. Automated Data Collection: At the present time, there is 
no automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking 
visitors to evaluate potential deer management activities and the 
effect of these activities on their views toward CVNRA and its staff.
    Description of Respondents: A sample of residents within 9 counties 
in northeast Ohio near the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
    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: 20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time per respondent.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 200 hours.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 99-22948 Filed 9-2-99; 8:45 am]
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