[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5698-5699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01802]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-EQD-SSB-NPS0028090; PPAKWEARS2, PPMPRLE1Z.LS0000 (200); 
OMB Control Number 1024-0262]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Community 
Harvest Assessments for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and 
Monuments

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information 
collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; 
or by facsimile at 202-395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to Phadrea Ponds, Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525; or 
by email at [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 
1024-0262 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Nicole Braem, Cultural Anthropologist, Bering 
Land Bridge National Preserve, Nome, AK 99762; or by email at 
[email protected]; or by telephone at 907-443-6107. Please reference 
OMB Control Number 1024-0262 in the subject line of your comments. You 
may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    On November 21, 2019 we published a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information for 60 days, 
ending on January 21, 2020 (84 FR 64336). We received one comment via 
email, on January 21, 2020 from the State of Alaska ANILCA 
Implementation Program that represented the consolidated views of state 
resource agencies. No actions were required.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of the NPS; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the NPS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the NPS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
    Abstract: Under the provisions of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), qualified rural residents are provided 
the opportunity to harvest fish, wildlife, and other subsistence 
resources in national parks, preserves and monuments in Alaska. This 
collection gathers information on subsistence harvest patterns and the 
impact of rural economy from resident zone communities associated with 
Alaskan parks, preserves, and monuments. This information collection is 
authorized by the NPS Management Policies 2006, Section 8.11.1, which 
states that social science research will be used to provide an 
understanding of park visitors, the non-visiting public, gateway 
communities and regions, and human interactions with park resources. 
The NPS is seeking an extension to continue to survey Alaska residents 
who customarily and traditionally engage in subsistence activities 
within NPS units.
    In 2012, a survey was conducted in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 
and Preserve and Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve to 
understand the effects of subsistence harvesting. In 2017, this 
collection increased the scope of inquiry and was updated to include 
the following Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments:

 Aniakchak National Monument (ANIA)
 Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
 Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)

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 Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
 Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
 Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
 Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)

    To conduct the surveys, a facilitator uses in-person interviews to 
collect information about harvests, uses, and sharing of subsistence 
resources. Search and harvest areas are also mapped over the course of 
the interview. At the end of the study, reports are provided to park 
managers, state and other federal agencies involved in management of 
subsistence resources, citizen advisory groups, and the surveyed 
communities describing levels and patterns of subsistence uses in these 
parks. Information from this collection is also used by the Federal 
Subsistence Board and the State of Alaska in making recommendations and 
decisions regarding seasons and harvest limits of fish, wildlife, and 
plants in the regions which communities have customarily and 
traditionally gathered resources.
    Title of Collection: Community Harvest Assessments for Alaskan 
National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0262.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Estimated       Estimated      completion       Estimated
                    Activity                          annual          annual         time per     annual  burden
                                                    respondents      responses       response         hours *
                                                                                     (minutes)
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Community Harvest Assessments...................           1,389           1,389              60           1,389
Non-response Survey.............................           1,834           1,834              10             306
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    Totals:.....................................           3,223           3,223  ..............           1,695
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* Rounded

    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Acting, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-01802 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]
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