[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7206-7207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02615]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-SSB-NPS0033118; PPWONRANDE2, PMP00E105.YP0000; OMB 
Control Number 1024-0224]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Programmatic Clearance 
for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys

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 
April 11, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information 
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above 
in DATES to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
(MS-242) Reston, VA 20191 (mail); or [email protected] (email). 
Please include ``1024-0224'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR by mail, contact Bret Meldrum, Chief, Social Science 
Program National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 
80525; or by email at [email protected]. Please reference OMB 
Control Number 1024-0224 in the subject line of your comments. 
Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal 
Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA. We may not 
conduct, or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
    We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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: The NPS is authorized by the National Park Service 
Protection, Interpretation, and Research in System (54 U.S.C. 100701) 
statutes to collect information used to enhance the management and 
planning of parks and their resources. The NPS Social Science Program 
(SSP) relies heavily on this generic approval to submit survey requests 
to OMB in an expedited manner. This process significantly streamlines 
the information collection process a manner that allows the NPS to 
submit at least 25 requests per year,

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which is 5 times as many requests that can be processed annually using 
the regular submission route.
    The Programmatic Clearance applies to all NPS social science 
collections (e.g., questionnaires, focus groups, interviews, etc.) 
designed to furnish usable information to NPS managers and planners 
concerning visitor experiences, perceptions of services, programs, and 
planning efforts in areas managed by the NPS. To qualify for the NPS 
generic programmatic review process each information request must show 
clear ties to NPS management and planning needs in areas managed by the 
NPS or involve research that will directly benefit the NPS. The scope 
of the programmatic review process is limited to issues that are non-
controversial or unlikely to attract significant public interest.
    All collections must be reviewed by the NPS and approved by OMB 
before a collection is administered. At least 80% of the questions in 
an individual collection must be taken from the OMB approved Pool of 
Known Questions (PKQ). We acknowledge that the PKQ is not a 
comprehensive collection of all possible survey questions; therefore, 
we allow leeway for requestors to add park or research specific 
questions not in the PKQ. However, all questions must fit within the 
scope of the approved Topic Areas. The Social Science Program will 
continue to conduct necessary quality control and will submit each 
information collection request to OMB for expedited review before the 
collection is administered.
    No changes to this information collection are anticipated at this 
time. However, the Program is submitting this as a ``early renewal'' 
and is designated as a ``revision'' in the FRN. The Post-Covid increase 
in the of number surveys received in 2021 exhausted the burden hours 
required for 2022. For this reason, the Program is requesting this 
``early renewal'' (i.e., revision) to increase respondent burden hours 
needed to complete survey requests scheduled for Spring/Summer 2022.
    Title of Collection: Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored 
Public Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0224.
    Form Number: Form 10-201.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/Households.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                                                                     Estimated
                                                                                    completion
                            Activity                              Annual  number     time per      Total annual
                                                                   of  responses     response     burden (hours)
                                                                                     (minutes)
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On-site Surveys.................................................          30,000              15           7,500
Mail-back surveys...............................................          10,000              20           3,333
On-line surveys.................................................          10,000              20           3,333
All non-response surveys........................................          10,000               3             500
Telephone Surveys...............................................           5,000              30           2,500
Focus Groups/In person interviews/Video conferences.............           2,500              60           2,500
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    Total.......................................................          67,500  ..............          19,666
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    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,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-02615 Filed 2-7-22; 8:45 am]
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