[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 131 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38896-38897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6070]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


30-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information to the Office of Management and Budget; Opportunity for 
Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, The Department of the Interior.

ACTION:  Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C., chapter 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and 
Record keeping Requirements, the National Park Service invites public 
comments on a submitted request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) to approve a request to reinstate, with change, a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired (OMB 1024-
0226).
    The OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the requested 
information collection, but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to 
ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments within 
30 days of the date on which this notice is published in the Federal 
Register.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before August 9, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0226), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at (202) 395-6566, or 
by e-mail at oira--docket @omb.eop.gov. Please also mail or hand carry 
a copy of your comments to Cyndi Szymanski, Outdoor Recreation Planner, 
Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, National Park 
Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (org code 2220), Washington, DC 20240. all 
comments will be a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyndi Szymanski, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, National 
Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (org code 2220), Washington, DC 
20240.
    The National Park Service published the 60-day Federal Register 
notice to solicit comments on this proposed information collection on 
March 29, 2006 on pages 15759-15760. There was one public comment 
received as a result of publishing in the Federal Register a 60-day 
Notice of Intention to Request Clearance of Collection of Information 
for this survey. Comments were also solicited from 28 past partners and 
two responses were received. Both respondents indicated that they had 
no comments so no adjustments were made to the survey.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles: National Park Service Partnership 
Assistance Programs' GPRA Information Collections: Rivers, Trails and 
Conservation Assistance Customer Satisfaction Survey and Federal Lands 
to Parks Customer Satisfaction Survey.
    Form: None.
    OMB Number: NPS 1024-0226.
    Expiration Date: To be requested.
    Type of request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Description of need: The Government Performance and Results Act 
requires Federal agencies to prepare annual performance reports 
documenting the progress made toward achieving long-term goals. The 
National Park Service needs the information in the proposed collections 
to assess the annual progress being made toward meeting Long-term Goal 
IIIb2 of the National Park Service Strategic Plan. The information 
sought is not collected elsewhere by the Federal Government. The 
proposed information collections impose no data collection or record 
keeping burden on the potential respondents. Responding to the proposed 
collections is voluntary and is based on data that the respondents 
already collect and/or personal opinion. The National Park Service 
needs information to help evaluate and improve its partnership 
assistance programs.
    Specifically two information collections will be carried out 
pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act and the NPS 
Strategic Plan. Both of the proposed information collections are 
surveys of customer satisfaction of certain NPS programs and types of 
assistance. NPS' Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program and 
Federal Lands to Parks Program will conduct surveys to assess client 
satisfaction with the services received and to identify needed program 
improvements. The NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to use the 
information to identify areas of strength and weakness in its 
recreation and conservation assistance programs, to provide an 
information base for improving those programs, and to provide a 
required performance measurement (Goal IIIb2 of the National Park 
Service Strategic Plan) under the Government Performance and Results 
Act.
    Public comments are invited on: (1) The need for 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 information collection on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Description of respondents: The potential respondents will be all 
contact persons of all principal cooperating organizations and agencies 
which have received substantial assistance from the Rivers, Trails and 
Conservation Assistance Program or the Federal Lands to Parks Program 
during the prior Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30).
    Estimated average number of respondents: 255. See the chart below 
for a breakdown by each information collection.
    Estimated average number of responses: 150. See the chart below for 
a breakdown by each information collection
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 10 minutes. See the 
chart below for a breakdown by each information collection.
    Frequency of Response: One time per publication or technical 
assistance event.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 25 hours. See the chart below 
for a breakdown by each information collection.
    Estimated number of:

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                                                                                            Average time
                  Information collection                     Respondents      Responses     per response   Hours
                                                                                               (min.)
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Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program.......             200             120              10   20
Federal Lands to Parks Programs..........................              55              30              10    5
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    Subtotal.............................................             255             150              10   25
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    Dated: June 27, 2006.
Leonard E. Stowe,
National Park Service Information and Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-6070 Filed 7-7-06; 8:45 am]
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