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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information
to the Office of Management and
Budget; Opportunity for Public
Comment
National Park Service, The
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C., chapter 3507) and
5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record
keeping Requirements, the National
Park Service invites public comments
on a submitted request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve a request to reinstate, with
change, a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired (OMB #1024–0226).
The OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the requested
information collection, but may respond
after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure
maximum consideration, OMB should
receive public comments within 30 days
of the date on which this notice is
published in the Federal Register.
DATES: Public comments will be
accepted on or before August 9, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1024–
0226), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at (202)
395–6566, or by e-mail at oira_docket
@omb.eop.gov. Please also mail or hand
carry a copy of your comments to Cyndi
Szymanski, Outdoor Recreation Planner,
Rivers, Trails and Conservation
Assistance Program, National Park
Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (org code
2220), Washington, DC 20240. all
comments will be a matter of public
record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cyndi Szymanski, Outdoor Recreation
Planner, Rivers, Trails and Conservation
Assistance Program, National Park
Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (org code
2220), Washington, DC 20240.
The National Park Service published
the 60-day Federal Register notice to
solicit comments on this proposed
information collection on March 29,
2006 on pages 15759–15760. There was
one public comment received as a result
of publishing in the Federal Register a
60-day Notice of Intention to Request
Clearance of Collection of Information
for this survey. Comments were also
solicited from 28 past partners and two
responses were received. Both
respondents indicated that they had no
comments so no adjustments were made
to the survey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles:
National Park Service Partnership
Assistance Programs’ GPRA Information
Collections: Rivers, Trails and
Conservation Assistance Customer
Satisfaction Survey and Federal Lands
to Parks Customer Satisfaction Survey.
Form: None.
OMB Number: NPS 1024–0226.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of request: Reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired.
Description of need: The Government
Performance and Results Act requires
Federal agencies to prepare annual
performance reports documenting the
progress made toward achieving longterm goals. The National Park Service
needs the information in the proposed
collections to assess the annual progress
being made toward meeting Long-term
Goal IIIb2 of the National Park Service
Strategic Plan. The information sought
is not collected elsewhere by the
Federal Government. The proposed
information collections impose no data
collection or record keeping burden on
the potential respondents. Responding
to the proposed collections is voluntary
and is based on data that the
respondents already collect and/or
personal opinion. The National Park
Service needs information to help
evaluate and improve its partnership
assistance programs.
Specifically two information
collections will be carried out pursuant
to the Government Performance and
Results Act and the NPS Strategic Plan.
Both of the proposed information
collections are surveys of customer
satisfaction of certain NPS programs and
types of assistance. NPS’ Rivers, Trails
and Conservation Assistance Program
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Information collection
and Federal Lands to Parks Program will
conduct surveys to assess client
satisfaction with the services received
and to identify needed program
improvements. The NPS goal in
conducting these surveys is to use the
information to identify areas of strength
and weakness in its recreation and
conservation assistance programs, to
provide an information base for
improving those programs, and to
provide a required performance
measurement (Goal IIIb2 of the National
Park Service Strategic Plan) under the
Government Performance and Results
Act.
Public comments are invited on: (1)
The need for information including
whether the information has practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the reporting
burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of
information collection on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Description of respondents: The
potential respondents will be all contact
persons of all principal cooperating
organizations and agencies which have
received substantial assistance from the
Rivers, Trails and Conservation
Assistance Program or the Federal
Lands to Parks Program during the prior
Fiscal Year (October 1 through
September 30).
Estimated average number of
respondents: 255. See the chart below
for a breakdown by each information
collection.
Estimated average number of
responses: 150. See the chart below for
a breakdown by each information
collection
Estimated average burden hours per
response: 10 minutes. See the chart
below for a breakdown by each
information collection.
Frequency of Response: One time per
publication or technical assistance
event.
Estimated annual reporting burden:
25 hours. See the chart below for a
breakdown by each information
collection.
Estimated number of:
Respondents
Responses
Average time
per response
(min.)
Hours
Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program ...................................................
Federal Lands to Parks Programs .................................................................................
200
55
120
30
10
10
20
5
Subtotal ...................................................................................................................
255
150
10
25
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 131 / Monday, July 10, 2006 / Notices
Dated: June 27, 2006.
Leonard E. Stowe,
National Park Service Information and
Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06–6070 Filed 7–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Final Environment Impact Statement
for Reconstruction of the Furnace
Creek Water Collection System, Death
Valley National Park, Inyo County, CA;
Notice of Availability
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, § 102(2)(c), and
the Council on Environmental Quality
regulations for implementing NEPA (40
CFR 1500–1508), the U.S. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, and
its cooperating agency have completed
the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the proposed
reconstruction of the Furnace Creek
Water Collection System. This water
collection system reconstruction project
is located in the Furnace Creek area of
Death Valley National Park, California.
The proposed project would rebuild the
outdated water collection system in the
Furnace Creek area to deliver a safe and
reliable potable and nonpotable water
supply to the park’s main visitor use
area. The FEIS was prepared in
accordance with the National Park
Service NEPA guidelines (Director’s
Order 12).
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Background
The National Park Service (NPS),
Xanterra Parks & Resorts (Xanterra), and
the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
(cooperating agency) are the primary
water user groups in the Furnace Creek
area. The Texas-Travertine Springs
complex in the Furnace Creek area may
be the most critical water resource in
Death Valley National Park. This series
of springs provide water for all of the
human use needs in the park
headquarters area. Infrastructure in this
area includes the primary National Park
Service administrative offices, three
NPS campgrounds, two private resort/
visitor services facilities owned and
operated by Xanterra, and offices and
residences for the Timbisha Shoshone
Tribe. The Texas-Travertine Springs
complex also provides water that
supports a riparian area—a biological
community that includes habitat for a
minimum of eight endemic specialstatus aquatic invertebrate species—and
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a biologically and culturally important
mesquite bosque.
The existing water collection system
was installed in the 1970’s and has been
unreliable, subject to failure, and is
nearing the end of its useful life span.
Many of the existing collection galleries
have intermittently tested positive for
coliform or E. coli bacteria, experienced
unpredictable inputs of soil or organic
matter, intermittently and unpredictably
produced reduced volumes of water,
and collected groundwater that does not
meet state drinking water standards.
When the system was installed
approximately 30 years ago, there was
an incomplete understanding of the
Furnace Creek area’s unique biological
resource values, and water conservation
strategies were not a priority.
The park proposed to rebuild the
antiquated water collection system in
the Furnace Creek area to deliver safe
and reliable drinking water to the park’s
main visitor use area and provide
separate delivery systems for potable
and nonpotable water. As part of the
redevelopment of the Furnace Creek
water collection system, the proposal
would include restoring historic
wetland and riparian habitat and
providing for the long-term conservation
of species endemic to the Furnace Creek
area.
Proposal and Alternatives
The Draft EIS identified and analyzed
four alternatives for reconstruction of
the Furnace Creek Water Collection
System; these alternatives are not
substantially modified in the FEIS. The
first alternative, the No Action
Alternative, would result in continued
operation and maintenance of the
existing water collection system. This
alternative also composes an
environmental ‘‘baseline’’ from which to
compare the potential effects of other
alternatives considered. Three ‘‘action’’
alternatives would primarily differ in
terms of how each would provide
potable water to the Furnace Creek area.
Alternative 2 would provide potable
water from rebuilt collection galleries at
Travertine Springs Line 3 and Line 4
and from two new groundwater wells in
the Texas Springs Syncline. Alternative
2 would treat potable water using a
reverse osmosis water treatment plant.
Riparian water would be released from
Travertine Springs Line 1 and Line 2
and from Texas Springs to restore
historic wetland and riparian habitat.
The restoration effort would include the
incorporation of riparian water release
measures that would reduce erosion and
promote groundwater infiltration.
Alternative 3 (agency preferred)
would provide potable water from two
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to three new groundwater wells in the
Texas Springs Syncline and would treat
potable water using a reverse osmosis
water treatment plant. Riparian water
would be released from all of Travertine
Springs and Texas Springs to restore
historic wetland and riparian habitat.
The restoration effort would include the
incorporation of riparian water release
measures that would reduce erosion and
promote groundwater infiltration. Based
on existing information and as
documented in the EIS, Alternative 3
has been deemed to be the
‘‘environmentally preferable’’
alternative.
Alternative 4 would provide potable
water from Tavertine Springs Lines 2, 3,
and 4 and from Texas Springs and
would treat water using a reverse
osmosis water treatment plant with
supplemental water disinfection. Since
the NPS would treat all potable water
under this alternative, Travertine
Springs would not require
reconstruction of spring collection
boxes or clearing and grubbing of
vegetation from the spring water
collection areas. Riparian water would
be released from Travertine Springs
Line 1 and from Texas Springs to restore
historic wetland and riparian habitat.
The restoration effort would include the
incorporation of riparian water release
measures that would reduce erosion and
promote groundwater infiltration.
Project Planning Background
Public and agency participation has
been incorporated in this conservation
planning and environmental impact
analysis process.
Death Valley National Park held
public scoping and informal meetings in
2001 through 2004 to solicit ideas and
concerns from park visitors, park staff,
Native American groups, scientists, and
government agencies. A Notice of Intent
to prepare an EIS was published in the
Federal Register on November 20, 2000.
The NPS conducted an extensive public
scoping process for the proposed
reconstruction of the Furnace Creek
Water Collection System that concluded
on March 14, 2001. In addition to the
Federal Register notice, information
about the public scoping process was
provided through local press releases,
Web site postings, direct mailings, and
the Furnace Creek Visitor Center
newsletter.
Three public scoping meetings were
held on January 30 (in Pahrump,
Nevada), January 31 (in Death Valley
National Park), and February 1, 2001 (in
Independence, California). The purpose
of these meetings was to: (1) Provide
participants with an overview of
existing conditions and the proposed
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of
Information to the Office of Management and Budget; Opportunity for
Public Comment
AGENCY: National Park Service, The Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C., chapter 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and
Record keeping Requirements, the National Park Service invites public
comments on a submitted request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to approve a request to reinstate, with change, a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired (OMB 1024-
0226).
The OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the requested
information collection, but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to
ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments within
30 days of the date on which this notice is published in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before August 9, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0226), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at (202) 395-6566, or
by e-mail at oira--docket @omb.eop.gov. Please also mail or hand carry
a copy of your comments to Cyndi Szymanski, Outdoor Recreation Planner,
Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, National Park
Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (org code 2220), Washington, DC 20240. all
comments will be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyndi Szymanski, Outdoor Recreation
Planner, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program, National
Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (org code 2220), Washington, DC
20240.
The National Park Service published the 60-day Federal Register
notice to solicit comments on this proposed information collection on
March 29, 2006 on pages 15759-15760. There was one public comment
received as a result of publishing in the Federal Register a 60-day
Notice of Intention to Request Clearance of Collection of Information
for this survey. Comments were also solicited from 28 past partners and
two responses were received. Both respondents indicated that they had
no comments so no adjustments were made to the survey.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles: National Park Service Partnership
Assistance Programs' GPRA Information Collections: Rivers, Trails and
Conservation Assistance Customer Satisfaction Survey and Federal Lands
to Parks Customer Satisfaction Survey.
Form: None.
OMB Number: NPS 1024-0226.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Description of need: The Government Performance and Results Act
requires Federal agencies to prepare annual performance reports
documenting the progress made toward achieving long-term goals. The
National Park Service needs the information in the proposed collections
to assess the annual progress being made toward meeting Long-term Goal
IIIb2 of the National Park Service Strategic Plan. The information
sought is not collected elsewhere by the Federal Government. The
proposed information collections impose no data collection or record
keeping burden on the potential respondents. Responding to the proposed
collections is voluntary and is based on data that the respondents
already collect and/or personal opinion. The National Park Service
needs information to help evaluate and improve its partnership
assistance programs.
Specifically two information collections will be carried out
pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act and the NPS
Strategic Plan. Both of the proposed information collections are
surveys of customer satisfaction of certain NPS programs and types of
assistance. NPS' Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program and
Federal Lands to Parks Program will conduct surveys to assess client
satisfaction with the services received and to identify needed program
improvements. The NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to use the
information to identify areas of strength and weakness in its
recreation and conservation assistance programs, to provide an
information base for improving those programs, and to provide a
required performance measurement (Goal IIIb2 of the National Park
Service Strategic Plan) under the Government Performance and Results
Act.
Public comments are invited on: (1) The need for information
including whether the information has practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of information collection on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Description of respondents: The potential respondents will be all
contact persons of all principal cooperating organizations and agencies
which have received substantial assistance from the Rivers, Trails and
Conservation Assistance Program or the Federal Lands to Parks Program
during the prior Fiscal Year (October 1 through September 30).
Estimated average number of respondents: 255. See the chart below
for a breakdown by each information collection.
Estimated average number of responses: 150. See the chart below for
a breakdown by each information collection
Estimated average burden hours per response: 10 minutes. See the
chart below for a breakdown by each information collection.
Frequency of Response: One time per publication or technical
assistance event.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 25 hours. See the chart below
for a breakdown by each information collection.
Estimated number of:
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Average time
Information collection Respondents Responses per response Hours
(min.)
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Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program....... 200 120 10 20
Federal Lands to Parks Programs.......................... 55 30 10 5
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Subtotal............................................. 255 150 10 25
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Dated: June 27, 2006.
Leonard E. Stowe,
National Park Service Information and Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-6070 Filed 7-7-06; 8:45 am]
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