[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 229 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26308]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-NPS0036715 PPWONRADE1 PPMRSNR1Y:NM0000 211P103601; OMB 
Control Number 1024-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; NPS Preservation Values 
for Individual Animals

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collections; 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 a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 2, 2024.

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 Phadrea Ponds, NPS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), National Park 
Service, 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 244 Reston, VA 20192 
(mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include 1024-NEW 
(PVIA) in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Leslie 
Richardson, Economist, NPS Social Science Branch at 
[email protected] (email) or at 970-821-5352 (telephone), or 
contact Chris Neher by email at [email protected]. Please reference 
OMB Control Number 1024-NEW (PVIA) in the subject line of your 
comments. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, 
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point of contact in 
the United States. 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 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 
provide the 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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published (87 
FR 43054) on July 19, 2022. No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. 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; and
    (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 National Park Service (NPS) is authorized by the 
System Unit Resource Protection Act (54 U.S.C. 100721) to collect 
information that can be used to assess the economic value of lost 
resources that cannot be restored or replaced. The NPS Environmental 
Quality Division will request approval to conduct a survey to determine 
the economic value associated with the preservation (avoided loss) of 
individual members of a wildlife species population. The survey will 
provide estimates of the full value of protecting individual animals 
from intentional or accidental loss. These value estimates are not 
currently available to the NPS and are necessary for park management 
decisions.
    Title of Collection: NPS Preservation Values for Individual 
Animals.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: General Public.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 8,876 (On-site 
Survey: 5,600; Non-response Survey: 1,260; Mail back Survey: 2,016).
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: On-site Survey: 5 minutes; 
Non-response Survey: 2 minutes; Mail back Survey: 15 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,014.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct, or sponsor nor is a person 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 Collections Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-26308 Filed 11-29-23; 8:45 am]
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