[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56219-56220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23153]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-0906-8347; 4840-0097-N81]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Shenandoah 
National Park Angler Survey

AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, Shenandoah National Park) will ask 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information 
collection (IC) described below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 and as a part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork 
and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

DATE: Please submit your comment on or before November 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments to the IC to Phadrea Ponds, 
Information Collections Coordinator, National Park Service, 1201 
Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or [email protected] (e-mail). Please reference Information Collection 1024-
NEW, SHEN-ANGLER.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeb Wofford by mail at Shenandoah 
National Park, 3655 U.S. HWY 211E, Luray, VA 22835 or [email protected] (e-mail). You are entitled to a copy of the entire IC 
package free-of-charge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: None. This is a new collection.
    Title: Shenandoah National Park Angler Survey.
    Type of Request: New.
    Affected Public: General public.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time (spring, summer, and fall 
seasons).
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 83 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
None
    Abstract: Aquatic resources and recreational fishing played a large 
role in the establishment of Shenandoah National Park and fishing 
remains an important recreational activity. Nevertheless, relatively 
little is known

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about the angling public that enjoys Shenandoah. The objective of this 
collection is to educate park managers about the park's angling 
population and provide information on angling's potential effects on 
park resources. This project will inform park managers as well as 
provide the public an opportunity to offer the park their opinions 
about park aquatic resources and aquatic resource management. The 
information gathered through interviews and self-surveys will be used 
to assess current fisheries regulations and fish management in 
Shenandoah. The NPS may use the information to provide qualitative, 
quantitative, or graphical descriptions of a variety of angling 
statistics, including but not limited to angler use, satisfaction, and 
fish harvest. We will protect information from respondents considered 
proprietary under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and 
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30 
CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the public 
upon request for limited inspection.'' Responses are voluntary and no 
questions of a ``sensitive'' nature will be asked.
    Comments: We invite comments concerning this IC on: (1) Whether or 
not the collection of information is necessary, including whether or 
not the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 
our estimate of the burden for this collection of information; (3) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Please note that the comments submitted 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that it will be done.

    Dated: September 6, 2011.
Robert M. Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-23153 Filed 9-9-11; 8:45 am]
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