[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 18501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8689]


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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 Interior, National Park Service, Mount Rainier 
National Park, Olympic National Park.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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    Abstract: The National Park Service is conducting a telephone 
survey of households in western Washington State where the following 
national parks are located: Olympic National Park and Mount Rainier 
National Park. In this survey persons will be asked why they visit or 
do not visit either national park. This information will identify the 
reasons former visitors have stopped using the parks and why non-
visitors do not go to the parks. The NPS goal in conducting the survey 
is to determine if former visitors have been displaced and if other 
persons do not go to Olympic and Mount Rainier national parks because 
of crowing and related factors, including traffic congestion, 
development, and difficulty in obtaining lodging or campsites in the 
parks.
SUMMARY: Under the provision 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 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 NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to determine why former 
visitors to Mount Rainier and Olympic national parks have stopped 
visiting the parks and why non-visitors do not visit.
    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 until May 9, 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.
    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 30 days from 
the date listed at the top of this page of the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE STUDY PACKAGE SUBMITTED FOR 
OMB REVIEW, CONTACT: James Gramann, phone 979-845-4920, fax 979-845-
0446, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Development and Advancement of Carrying Capacity Management 
Techniques, Western Washington Household Survey.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    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 on 
displaced visitors and those who do not visit parks in order to advance 
recreational carrying capacity management techniques in the National 
Park System. The proposed information to be collected on displaced 
visitors and non-visitors 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 perceptions and preferences regarding national 
park visits.
    Description of Respondents: A sample of residents in counties in 
western Washington State.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 1000.
    Estimate 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 Hour per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One time per respondent.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 250 hours.

    Dated: March 2, 2001.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 01-8689 Filed 4-6-01; 8:45 am]
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