[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85302-85303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26864]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-EQD-SSB-NPS0036754; 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.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 8, 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 the NPS Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
(MS 244) Reston, VA 20192, VA 20191 (mail); or [email protected] 
(email). 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 at 
[email protected] (email); or 907-443-6107 (telephone). Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1024-0262 in the subject line of your 
comments. Individuals in the United

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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 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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
February 22, 2023, (88 FR 10934). 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.
    (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. 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. The 
NPS is seeking an extension to continue surveying Alaska residents who 
customarily and traditionally engage in subsistence activities within 
NPS units.
    The collection includes the following Alaskan National Parks, 
Preserves, and Monuments: (1) Aniakchak National Monument (ANIA), (2) 
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA), (3) Cape Krusenstern 
National Monument (CAKR), (4) Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
Preserve (GAAR), (5) Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA), (6) Noatak 
National Preserve (NOAT), (7) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and 
Preserve (WRST), and (9) Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH). 
This survey is conducted through in-person interviews. A facilitator 
collects information about harvests, uses, and sharing of subsistence 
resources. Search and harvest areas are also mapped over the course of 
the interview. The information from this collection will be used by the 
NPS, the Federal Subsistence Board, the State of Alaska, and local/
regional advisory councils in making recommendations and informing 
decisions regarding seasons and harvest limits of fish, wildlife, and 
plants in the region which communities have customarily and 
traditionally used.
    With this renewal, we are clarifying questions in the Food Security 
Section of the survey about harvesting Salmon for food, and Black and 
Brown Bear for both food and fur. Both are legal subsistence uses of 
the resource.
    Title of Collection: Community Harvest Assessments for Alaskan 
National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0262.
    Form Number: None.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,359.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,359.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 minutes 
(initial contact) to 1 hour (in-person interviews).
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,972 hours.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    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. 2023-26864 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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