[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 803-804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-188]


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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: National Park Service and Hopewell Culture National Historical 
Park, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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ABSTRACT: The National Park Service is conducting a study to assess the 
attitudes and perceptions of community members regarding the 
significance of archeological resources at Hopewell Culture National 
Historical Park (HOCU) and in southern Ohio. This information will be 
used to help the staff at HOCU evaluate the effectiveness of its 
outreach program and to modify

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and improve the Park's outreach efforts. The following specific study 
objectives have been identified:
    1. Determine community attitudes towards the perceived significance 
and importance of the park's archeological resources;
    2. Determine the effect of the park's outreach program on the 
attitudes of people in the community regarding archeological resources;
    3. Determine community awareness of visitor services offered at the 
park;
    4. Determine potential benefits of the park to the community;
    5. Determine the importance and value of archeology to community 
members;
    6. Determine community perspectives concerning the protection of 
archeological sites.
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 attitudes and perceptions of community members 
concerning the importance of archeological resources at HOCU and in 
southern Ohio. This information will be used to help the staff at HOCU 
enhance the effectiveness of their outreach programs to better educate 
the public about the importance of cultural resources in the region. 
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 February 5, 2001.
    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 Dorothy H. Anderson, Ph.D., Professor and Program Leader, 
Cooperative Park Studies Program, Department of Forest Resources, 
University of Minnesota, 115 Green Hall, 1530 Cleveland Ave. N., St. 
Paul, MN 55108-6124.
    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 within thirty days of 
the date on which this notice is published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the study package 
submitted for OMB review, contact: Dorothy H. Anderson, phone: 612-624-
2721.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Community Survey.
    Form: 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 attitudes and perceptions about the significance of 
archeological resources at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park 
and southern Ohio. The information is needed to help the staff at HOCU 
evaluate the effectiveness of its outreach program and to enhance and 
improve education and interpretation programs offered by the park. The 
end result will be better management and protection of the park's and 
the community's cultural resources.
    The proposed 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 
residents about their attitudes and perceptions related to 
archeological resources at HOCU.
    Description of Respondents: A sample of residents in Ross County, 
Ohio and the town of Circleville in Pickaway County, Ohio.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 500.
    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: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time per respondent.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 125 hours.

    Dated: December 20, 2000.
Betsy Chittenden,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 01-188 Filed 1-3-01; 8:45 am]
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