[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28522-28523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14155]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey


Agency Information Collection Activities: Pompeys Pillar Visitor 
Survey

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

ACTION: Notice of a new information collection.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB a new 
information collection request (ICR) for approval of the paperwork 
requirements for an on-site visitor survey to be conducted at Pompeys 
Pillar National Monument in Billings, Montana. This notice provides the 
public an opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of this 
project.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before July 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments on this information 
collection directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior via e-mail [[email protected]]; or 
fax 202-395-5806; and identify your submission as 1028-NEW. Please also 
submit a copy of your written comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 2150-C Center Avenue, Fort 
Collins, CO 80525 (mail); (970) 226-9230 (fax); or [email protected] (e-
mail). Please reference Information Collection 1028-NEW, Pompeys Pillar 
in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Koontz by mail at U.S. 
Geological Survey, 2150-C Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526, or by 
telephone at (970) 226-9384.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The USGS is working with the BLM Montana State office to conduct a 
survey of visitors to Pompeys Pillar National Monument. The information 
collected will be used by BLM to understand the spending trends of PPNM 
visitors in the surrounding local communities. This information will 
also be used to calculate the regional employment and income effects of 
PPNM visitor spending for the BLM Resource Management Plan analysis. 
Collection of these data is necessary for a rigorous and objective 
economic analysis that meets the ``hard look'' doctrine that has 
emerged from case law related to NEPA and to meet internal guidelines 
for credible economic analysis. The USGS will conduct an on-site survey 
of visitors to PPNM during the summer and fall visitation season (mid 
July-September).

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: None. This is a new collection.
    Title: Pompeys Pillar Visitor Survey.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: This is a one-time collection.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Visitors of 
Pompeys Pillar National Monument.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 630.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 91 
hours. We will contact 750 people exiting the recreation area. We 
anticipate an 80% response rate. We estimate each intercept survey will 
average 9 minutes per response (600 visitors). We also estimate that it 
will take 2 minutes per response to respond to three questions of a 
sample of 30 visitors who decline to take the written survey. These 
times includes the time for receiving instructions and completing the 
survey.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection 
of information.

III. Request for Comments

    On February 6, 2009, we published a Federal Register notice (74 FR 
6305) soliciting comments announcing that we would submit this 
information to OMB for approval. The comment period closed on April 7, 
2009. We did not receive any comments in response to that notice.
    We again invite comments concerning this ICR on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to 
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) 
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.


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    Dated: June 9, 2009
Sue Haseltine,
 Associate Director for Biology.
[FR Doc. E9-14155 Filed 6-15-09; 8:45 am]
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