[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 60784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20907]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 13, 2005.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Forest Service

    Title: Perceived and Realized Health Benefits on Public Lands.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: In June 2002, President Bush issued 
Executive Order 13266 for the purpose of improving the health of all 
Americans. Physical activity was one of the four health-protection 
pillars and part of this E.O. encouraged Federal agencies to promote 
physical activity on public lands. Little is known about the use of 
outdoor recreation lands for health activities. Data will be collected 
from users of urban proximate public lands, who come from a variety of 
ethnic/racial, income, age, educational, and other socio-demographic 
backgrounds. The activities pursued, health benefits realized, 
information sources utilized, and site attributes preferred are just 
some of the items affected by these differences. The statute 
authorizing the collection of information is the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-307, 92 Stat. 
353).
    Need and Use of the Information: Data will be collected using on-
site surveys from visitors to urban parks and more distant watershed 
sites in or within an hour's drive of Los Angeles, California; 
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; and Chicago, Illinois. Participants 
will answer questions on the following topics: Area visitation history 
and patterns; activity patterns; site amenities/characteristics; 
constraints to more frequent visitation, physical health; and 
demographics. The collected information will enable Forest Service 
personnel to more effectively manage recreation areas for the 
encouragement and promotion of potential physical health benefits. If 
this information is not collected resource managers will have to make 
visitor based decisions on limited information.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 3,600.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 576.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-20907 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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