[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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