Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan, 35703 [05-12214]
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include recreation patterns on public
land, the relative price of the pass
compared to purchasing daily (or
weekly in some cases) entry, the
benefits provided by the pass (e.g.,
number of individuals covered by a
pass, whether the pass is per vehicle or
per person, etc.), household income and
other socioeconomic factors, the
availability and prices of potential
recreation substitutes, and perhaps the
strength of any altruistic motives that
might cause an individual to purchase
the pass even though it might only be
used on a limited basis. The strength of
any altruistic motives could potentially
be impacted by the quantity and quality
of marketing associated with the pass.
This study will include several focus
groups and a survey of current and
potential pass holders.
Focus groups will be administered to
gather information from recreationists
about current and potential pricing and
pass use. The focus group respondents
will include individuals that have
purchased one or more of the existing
passes, which include the Golden Eagle,
Golden Age, Golden Access, Duck
Stamp, and National Park Pass. The
focus groups will elicit information
about how individuals use passes, views
on how the ATB pass should be priced,
views about the benefits that the pass
should provide, and the factors that
might influence an individual’s decision
to purchase a pass. The focus groups
will be held in selected locations across
the country. It is estimated that up to
seven focus groups will be conducted
with approximately 15 respondents
each. Focus group sessions will take
approximately one hour for a total
burden of 105 hours.
The survey of current and potential
pass holders will be used to obtain
information about their pass use,
motives for purchasing, and
socioeconomic characteristics. The
survey will be designed to obtain
information that will assist in
determining the value (including,
specifically, willingness to pay for the
convenience value associated with
using a pass) individuals place on the
existing passes and in establishing a
price for the new ATB pass. In addition,
the survey will gather information
concerning the factors that might
influence an individual’s decision to
purchase a pass. The survey will elicit
information about the incremental value
individuals place on an annual pass that
provides access to all federal recreation
sites compared to access to only NPS
sites. Surveys will be conducted with
approximately 3,500 individuals. The
survey is estimated to take
approximately 20 minutes per
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respondent for a total burden of 1,167
hours.
The combined burden for this study is
estimated to be 1,272 hours.
Automated data collection: Data
collection from respondents to the
survey of pass users will include an
automated option. It is estimated that up
to half of the 3,500 respondents will
chose the automated option. The focus
groups will require face-to-face contact
thus no automated data collection will
take place in that portion of the study.
Description of respondents:
Recreationists, visitors to units of the
National Park System and other public
lands, potential visitors to units of the
National Park System and other public
lands, and current National Parks Pass
or other federal recreation area pass
holders.
Estimated average number of
respondents: 3,605 (105 for focus
groups; 3,500 for survey).
Estimated average number of
responses: 3,605 (105 for focus groups;
3,500 for survey).
Estimated average burden hours per
response: One hour for focus group
respondents; 1/3 hour for survey
respondents.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden:
1,272 hours.
the March 1965 Selma to Montgomery
voting rights march, traveling through
Lowndes County along U.S. Highway
80, and ending at the Alabama State
Capitol in Montgomery. The document
describes four management alternatives
for consideration and analyzes the
environmental impacts of those
alternatives. These alternatives,
including the preferred Alternative C,
were presented in the draft EIS.
DATES: The National Park Service will
execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no
sooner than 30 days following
publication of the Environmental
Protection Agency’s notice of
availability in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS are
available by contacting John Barrett,
National Park Service, 100 Alabama St.,
SW., Atlanta, GA 30303.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Barrett, 404–562–3124, extension 637.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There
have been no substantive changes to the
alternatives as described in the draft EIS
and Alternative C remains the preferred
alternative.
The responsible official for this
Environmental Impact Statement is
Patricia A. Hooks, Regional Director,
Southeast Region, National Park
Service, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924
Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Leonard E. Stowe,
National Park Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–12208 Filed 6–20–05; 8:45 am]
Dated: May 11, 2005.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Selma to Montgomery National
Historic Trail Comprehensive
Management Plan
Merced Wild and Scenic River Revised
Comprehensive Management Plan and
Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement; Yosemite National
Park; Tuolumne, Mariposa, and Madera
Counties, California; Notice of
Availability
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 the National Park Service
announces the availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Selma to Montgomery National
Historic Trail Comprehensive
Management Plan. The authority for
publishing this notice is contained in 40
CFR 1506.6.
The document provides a framework
for the management, use, and
development of the trail by the National
Park Service and its partners over the
next 15 to 20 years. Beginning at Brown
Chapel AME Church in Selma,
Alabama, the trail follows the route of
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Summary: Pursuant to section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as
amended), the Council of
Environmental Quality regulations (40
CFR part 1500), and the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (as amended, 16
U.S.C. 1271), the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, has prepared
the Final Merced Wild and Scenic River
Revised Comprehensive Management
Plan and Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (Final Revised Merced
River Plan/SEIS). It is intended to
amend and supplement the Merced
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 05-12214]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail
Comprehensive Management Plan
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 the National Park Service announces the availability
of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Selma to
Montgomery National Historic Trail Comprehensive Management Plan. The
authority for publishing this notice is contained in 40 CFR 1506.6.
The document provides a framework for the management, use, and
development of the trail by the National Park Service and its partners
over the next 15 to 20 years. Beginning at Brown Chapel AME Church in
Selma, Alabama, the trail follows the route of the March 1965 Selma to
Montgomery voting rights march, traveling through Lowndes County along
U.S. Highway 80, and ending at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery.
The document describes four management alternatives for consideration
and analyzes the environmental impacts of those alternatives. These
alternatives, including the preferred Alternative C, were presented in
the draft EIS.
DATES: The National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision
(ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication of the Environmental
Protection Agency's notice of availability in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS are available by contacting John
Barrett, National Park Service, 100 Alabama St., SW., Atlanta, GA
30303.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Barrett, 404-562-3124, extension
637.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There have been no substantive changes to
the alternatives as described in the draft EIS and Alternative C
remains the preferred alternative.
The responsible official for this Environmental Impact Statement is
Patricia A. Hooks, Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park
Service, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Dated: May 11, 2005.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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