[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15742-15743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7717]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

National Park Service


60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of 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 an extension of 
a currently approved collection of information (OMB 1024-
0226).

DATES: Public comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR) 
will be accepted on or before June 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Charlie Stockman, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, NPS, 1849 
C St., NW., (2220), Washington, DC 20240; or via fax at 202/371-5179; 
or via e-mail at [email protected]. All responses to the 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: 
Charlie Stockman, NPS, 1849 C St., NW., (2220), Washington, DC 20005; 
or via phone at 202/354-6900; or via fax at 202/371-5179; or via e-mail 
at [email protected]. You are entitled to a copy of the entire 
ICR package free of charge once the package is submitted to OMB for 
review. You can access this ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Park Service Partnership Assistance Programs GPRA 
Information Collection.
    Form(s): None.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0226.
    Expiration Date: 8/31/2009.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.

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    Description of Need: The Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA) of 1995 (Pub. L. 103-62) and the National Park Service (NPS) 
Strategic Plan require that the NPS develop goals to improve program 
effectiveness and public accountability. GPRA also requires Federal 
agencies to prepare annual performance reports documenting the progress 
made toward achieving long-term goals. Surveys for the Rivers, Trails, 
and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) and the Federal Lands to 
Parks Program (FLP) will measure performance and suggest improvements 
towards these goals. Data from these studies are needed to meet the 
requirement of GPRA and the NPS Strategic Plan. The two programs are to 
meet Long-term Goal IIIb2. This goal states: 95% of communities served 
are satisfied with NPS partnership assistance in providing recreational 
conservation benefits on lands and waters. The NPS needs the 
information in these collections to assess the annual progress being 
made toward meeting Long-term Goal IIIb2 of the NPS Strategic Plan.
    The proposed surveys will provide the NPS with data from its 
partners. Partners are those individuals or organizations that seek NPS 
assistance through these two programs. NPS will obtain critical 
information to determine if it's meeting the diverse needs of its 
constituency and how to respond to future changes. The information 
sought is not collected elsewhere by the Federal Government. The NPS 
needs this information to help evaluate and improve its partnership 
assistance programs. NPS' RTCA Program and FLP 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 GPRA. The obligation to respond is 
voluntary.
    Automated Data Collection: The information will be collected 
primarily through the use of an electronic survey.
    Description of respondents: This is a census survey 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 responses: 150 per year.
    Frequency of response: 1 per respondent.
    Estimated average time burden per respondent: 10 minutes.
    Estimated total annual reporting burden: 25 hours per year.
    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 being collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to 
respondents, including use of automated information collection 
techniques or other forms of information 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 cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: March 31, 2009.
Cartina A. Miller,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E9-7717 Filed 4-6-09; 8:45 am]
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