[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 241 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78185-78186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31912]


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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: National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park, Department 
of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking to gather 
information from residents of Colorado with respect to their acceptance 
of and preferences for different elk and vegetation management 
alternatives possible in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). The 
information sought will also determine acceptability of specific 
techniques to achieve the objectives of these different alternatives. 
The information gathered is to be used in developing an elk and 
vegetation management plan for RMNP, as well as an Environmental Impact 
Statement on the plan. To gather this information, the NPS is proposing 
to survey Colorado residents regarding their attitudes towards elk and 
vegetation management issues facing the Park.

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                                           Estimated
                                           numbers of      Burden hours
                                           Responses
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Rocky Mountain National Park Regional              400              200
 Resident Survey......................
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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 survey. 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 determine Colorado 
residents' acceptance and preferences for different management 
alternatives that are possible in RMNP.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before February 12, 2001.
    Send comments to: Michael J. Manfredo, Human Dimensions in Natural 
Resources Unit, College of Natural Resources, Colorado State 
University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Manfredo. Voice: 970-491-
6591, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Public preferences for elk vegetation management in Rocky 
Mountain National Park: Regional Resident 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 needs information 
assessing the acceptability of different overall management 
alternatives for elk and vegetation management in RMNP as well as the 
acceptability of specific management techniques to achieve the 
objectives of the different alternatives.
    Automated Data Collection: At the present time there is no 
automated way to gather this information because it includes asking 
Colorado residents their acceptance and preferences regarding different 
elk and vegetation management alternatives that are possible in RMNP.
    Description of Respondents: Persons residing in Colorado.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 400.
    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: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 200 hours.

    Dated: December 11, 2000.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative 
Program Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 00-31912 Filed 12-13-00; 8:45 am]
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