[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22606-22607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8969]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCAN03900 L17110000 AL0000]


Proposed Information Collection; Visitor Use Surveys for 
Headwaters Forest Reserve and King Range National Conservation Area

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: 30-Day Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted a request to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve surveys of 
visitors to the Headwaters Forest Reserve (Reserve) and the King Range 
National Conservation Area (KRNCA) in California. In compliance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the BLM invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to comment on this proposed information 
collection.

DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection 
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, 
written comments should be received on or before May 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-New), Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected]. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the BLM. You may do so via 
mail, fax, or electronic mail.
    Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 
1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, 
DC 20240.
    Fax: To Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.
    Electronic mail: [email protected]. Please indicate ``Attn: 
1004-New'' regardless of the form of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Heppe, Arcata Field Office, at 
(707) 825-2351 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) on 1-800-877-8339, to contact Mr. Heppe. You may also 
review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide that an agency may 
not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of 
information, you are not obligated to respond. In order to obtain an 
OMB control number, Federal agencies are required to seek public 
comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 
CFR 1320.10(a)).
    The BLM published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register on 
February 8, 2011 (76 FR 6815), and the comment period ended April 11, 
2011. The BLM received no comments. The BLM now requests comments on 
the following subjects:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper functioning of the BLM, including whether the information will 
have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting 
the information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    3. The quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the information collection burden on those who 
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Please send comments as directed under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please 
refer to OMB control number 1004-NEW in your correspondence. Before 
including your address, phone number, email 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.
    The following information is provided for the information 
collection:
    Title: Visitor Use Surveys for Headwaters Forest Reserve and King 
Range National Conservation Area.
    Forms: None.
    OMB Control Number: 1004-New.
    Abstract: The proposed visitor use surveys would assist the BLM in 
meeting goals set forth in Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for the 
Reserve and the KRNCA that the BLM approved in 2004 and 2005, 
respectively. The BLM conducted baseline studies of visitor-use 
characteristics in the Reserve and the KRNCA in 1999 and 2003, 
respectively.
    In light of the addition of new facilities, the implementation of 
new management actions, and increasing annual visitation, the BLM needs 
to conduct new visitor-use studies. The information will assist the BLM 
in determining changes in visitor characteristics, including 
demographics, usage, user conflicts, and perspectives on management 
programs and facilities. The methods will include conducting on-site 
interviews with visitors on a stratified random sampling basis and 
distributing mail-back questionnaires. The study will take place during 
the summer season when visitation rates are highest. Data will be 
analyzed and a final report developed for both the Reserve and the 
KRNCA. This collection of information will enable the BLM to respond to 
problems, protect natural and cultural resources, and develop 
appropriate interpretive programs.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Description of Respondents: Visitors and recreationists.
    Respondents' Obligation: Voluntary.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
estimated reporting burden for this collection is 1,700 responses and 
467 hours. The following table details the individual components and 
estimated hour burdens of this collection.

                               Estimated Number of Respondents, Responses and Time
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                                                                     Estimated      Completion
                                                     Estimated       number of       time per      Total burden
                    Activity                         number of     responses per     response          hours
                                                    respondents     respondent       (minutes)
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Headwaters Visitor Interview....................             600               1               7              70

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Headwaters Mail-back survey.....................             420               1              30             210
KRNCA Visitor Interview.........................             400               1               7              47
KRNCA Mail-back survey..........................             280               1              30             140
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    Totals......................................           1,700  ..............  ..............             467
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    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
None.

Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-8969 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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