[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5588-5589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-405]


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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: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the 
National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on a proposed new 
collection of information (1024-xxxx).

DATES: Public comments on the proposed Information Collection Request 
(ICR) will be accepted on or before March 31, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send Comments To: Angela Walters, Appalachian National 
Scenic Trail (ANST), NPS, P.O. Box 50, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425; or via 
phone at 304/535-6278; or via fax at 304/535-6270, or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. Also, you may send comments to Leonard E. 
Stowe, NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 C St., NW. 
(2605), Washington, DC 20240; or by e-mail at [email protected]. 
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.
    To Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact: 
Angela Walters, ANST, NPS, P.O. Box 50, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425; or via 
phone at 304/535-6278; or via fax at 304/535-6270; or via e-mail at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. James Gramann, NPS Social Science 
Program, 1201 ``Eye'' St., Washington, DC 20005; or via phone at 202/
513-7189; or via e-mail at [email protected]. You are 
entitled to a copy of the entire ICR package free of charge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Appalachian Train Management Partner Survey.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: To be requested.
    Expiration Date: To be requested.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Description of Need: The National Park Service Act of 1916, 38 Stat 
535, 16 U.S.C. 1, et seq., requires that the NPS preserve national 
parks for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The 
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) is an unusual unit of the 
national park system, managed through a decentralized volunteer-based 
cooperative management system involving eight national forests, six 
other national park units, agencies in fourteen states, the Appalachian 
Trail Conservancy, and citizen volunteers in 30 affiliated trail club 
organizations. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 
1993 (Pub. L. 103-62) requires that the NPS develop goals and measure 
performance related to these goals. The Appalachian Trail Management 
Partner Survey (ATMPS) measures performance toward those goals through 
a partner satisfaction survey. The project is an element of the NPS 
Strategic Plan and the Department of the Interior (DOI) Strategic Plan.
    The purpose of the ATMPS is to track the satisfaction of federal, 
state, and not-for-profit partner organizations and agencies receiving 
support from the Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO) provides support 
to State and Federal agencies, and not-for-profit organizations to 
assist them in fulfilling shared and delegated management activities in 
the management of the ANST. Achievement of on-the-ground results 
depends on the actions of these partner agencies and organizations. 
Progress towards management goals is measured by a satisfaction survey 
where key partners evaluate quality of support provided by ATPO. This 
effort is required by GPRA and other NPS and DOI strategic planning 
efforts. Data from the proposed survey is needed to assess performance 
regarding NPS GPRA goal IIb0. HPS performance on all goals measured in 
this study will contribute to DOI Department-wide performance reports.
    Automated data collection: This information will be collected via 
mail-back surveys. No automated data collection will take place.
    Description of respondents: Partners in the Appalachian Trail 
Cooperative Management System.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 200 (150 respondents and 
50 non-respondents).
    Estimated average number of responses: 200 (150 respondents and 50 
non-respondents).
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 1 minute for non-
respondents and 3 minutes for respondents.
    Frequency of Response: 1 time of respondent.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 23 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The practical utility of the 
information being gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour 
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to 
respondents, including use of automated information collection 
techniques or other forms of technology. Before including your address, 
phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: January 25, 2008.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-405 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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