[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 227 (Friday, November 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 62343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28334]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


30-Day Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB); Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 
CFR part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National 
Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on a proposed continuation 
of a collection of information (OMB 1024-0258).

DATES: Public comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR) 
will be accepted on or before December 28, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0258), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/395-5806, or by 
electronic mail at [email protected]. Please also send a copy of 
your comments to Carol Mansfield, Ph.D., RTI International, 3040 
Cornwallis Rd, Research Triangle Park, NC: or via phone: 919/541-8053, 
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 [email protected]. You are entitled to 
a copy of the entire ICR package free-of-charge. You may access this 
ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/.
    Comments Received on the 60-Day Federal Register Notice: The NPS 
published a 60-Day Notice to solicit public comments on this ICR 
entitled ``Visitor Surveys for Cape Hatteras National Seashore'' in the 
Federal Register on June 17, 2009, on page 28719. In response to the 
notice, NPS received a number of comments. The comments and NPS 
response are summarized below.
    (1) Comments supporting or opposing the closure of beaches to beach 
driving. NPS received a number of comments either supporting or 
opposing closing the beaches in Cape Hatteras to driving. These 
comments relate to possible management actions NPS might take, but do 
not relate to the need for the information collection or the burden of 
the collection.
    (2) Comments on the wording of the questions. NPS received comments 
on the wording of specific questions. One comment suggested revisions 
to the description of nesting shorebirds and turtles. The original 
question used the word ``endangered;'' however this word has a specific 
legal meaning. The wording was changed to ``protected.''
    (3) Comment on additional questions. NPS received a number of 
comments suggesting additional questions. In response, a question was 
added on local residents' visitation to Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
park during 2007. We also added a question about the primary purpose of 
a visitor's trip.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Visitor Surveys for Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
    Bureau Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Number: 1024-0258.
    Expiration Date: To be requested.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Need: The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting 
renewal of an existing information collection that received emergency 
approval on May 21, 2009. RTI International, under contract with Cape 
Hatteras National Seashore, has completed a survey of local businesses 
under the emergency approval and has begun to conduct a visitor survey 
at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The request for a renewal is to 
continue the visitor survey. The survey gathers information that will 
be used in the Seashore's planning and rulemaking process for an off-
road vehicle (ORV) management plan/environmental impact statement and 
ORV regulation. The continuation of the visitor survey with the renewal 
request will allow the NPS to obtain a seasonally representative sample 
of visitors to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. By having seasonal 
representation, the NPS will have a more complete picture of visitors 
and visitors' preferences for park management. The information also 
will provide input into an economic analysis of potential impacts of 
ORV management at the park.
    Automated Data Collection: No automated data collection will be 
used. Data will be collected via on-site surveys.
    Description of Respondents: Visitors to Cape Hatteras National 
Seashore, including non-local and local residents.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 2,000 (1,200 respondents 
and 800 non-respondents).
    Estimated Average Number of Responses: 2,000 (1,200 respondents and 
800 non-respondents).
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: 20 minutes for 
respondents and 2 minutes for non-respondents.
    Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 427 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 being gathered; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to 
respondents, including use of automated information collection 
techniques or other forms of information. 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 OMB in your comment 
to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: November 20, 2009.
Alfred J. Poole,
NPS, Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-28334 Filed 11-25-09; 8:45 am]
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