[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5982]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 20, 2008.
    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: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Study.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The Wilderness Act of 1964 directs that the 
National Wilderness Preservation System be managed to protect natural 
wilderness conditions and to provide outstanding opportunities for the 
public to find solitude or primitive and unconfined types of 
recreational experiences. To help meet Federal agencies' mandates 
related to recreation, scientists at the Aldo Leopold Wilderness 
Research Institute periodically monitor and report to mangers and the 
public, visitor use and user characteristics and visitor feedback on 
management actions on federal lands, including National Wildlife 
Refuges.
    Need and Use of the Information: This study will only ask 
recreation visitors questions about their recreation visit, their 
personal demographics relevant to education and service provision, and 
factors that have influenced or are likely to influence their 
recreation visits. Agency personnel will use the collected information 
to ensure that visitors' recreational activities do not harm the 
natural resources of the refuge and that wilderness-type recreation 
experiences are protected. The information it provides will also be 
used to inform the Refuge's upcoming Comprehensive Conservation Plan 
revision and in the development of its Wilderness Stewardship and 
Public Use Management Plans.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 140.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-5982 Filed 3-24-08; 8:45 am]
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