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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–020–5101–ER7–J217]
Correction to Notice of Intent to
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement to Analyze PacifiCorp’s
Mona to Oquirrh Double-Circuit 50/345
Kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line, UT–
82829, and Amend the Pony Express
Resource Management Plan for the
Salt Lake Field Office, Utah. (Federal
Register; October 16, 2007, Volume 72,
Number 199, Page 58681–58682)
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Correction notice.
AGENCY:
Dated: October 30, 2007.
Kent Hoffman,
Acting Utah State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5
CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record
Keeping Requirements, the National
Park Service (NPS) invites public
comments on a proposed new collection
of information (1024–xxxx).
DATES: Public comments on the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) will be accepted on or
before January 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send Comments to: Dr. Jane
Swanson, Protected Area Social
Research Unit, College of Forest
Resources, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195; via phone at 206/
685–9150; via fax at 206/685–0790, or
via e-mail at
swansonj@u.washington.edu. Also, you
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Dr.
James Gramann, National Park Service
Social Science Program, 1201 ‘‘Eye’’ St.,
Washington, DC 20005; via phone 202–
513–7189; or via e-mail at
James_Gramann@partner.nps.gov. You
are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR
package free of charge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Research Assessing Current and
Potential Impacts of Cruise Ships on
Visitor Experiences in Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve.
Bureau Form Number(s): None.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of Need: The proposed
study would provide information to be
used in deciding cruise ship use levels
in Glacier Bay National Park. The
purpose of this research is to provide
Park managers with information about
current impacts of cruise ships, if any,
on the quality of visitor experience and
to estimate potential impacts on the
quality of visitor experience for cruise
ship use levels specified in the Record
of Decision (Record of Decision for
Vessel Quotas and Operating
Requirements in Glacier Bay National
Park and Preserve, 2003).
The Final Environmental Impact
Statement for Vessel Quotas and
Operating Requirements, and the
resulting Record of Decision signed
November 21, 2003, currently guide
vessel management in Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve (GLBA). The
Record of Decision (Record of Decision
for Vessel Quotas and Operating
Requirements in Glacier Bay National
Park and Preserve, 2003) adopted an
alternative that maintains the current
daily maximum of two cruise ships in
the park and sets seasonal use days for
the June–August season at 139 ships.
The Record of Decision also provides for
possible increases in cruise ship use.
Specifically, use in the June–August
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: The following corrections are
made: Three scoping meetings (West
Jordan, Tooele, and Nephi, Utah) will be
held during the scoping period. The
Mona to Oquirrh Transmission Line
project Web site is https://
www.monatransmission.com.
All other information within the
Notice of Intent (10/16/07) remains
unchanged.
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may send comments to Leonard Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1849 C St., NW., (2605),
Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail at
Leonard_Stowe@nps.gov. All responses
to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record.
To Request a Draft of Proposed
Collection of Information Contact: Dr.
Jane Swanson, Protected Area Social
Research Unit, College of Forest
Resources, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195; via phone at 206/
685–9150; or via e-mail at
swansonj@u.washington.edu.
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season could be increased to two ships
per day, every day for a seasonal use
total of 184 ships. The Record of
Decision for Vessel Quotas and
Operating Requirements in Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve (2003)
provided the following direction for the
role of research in the process of
changing quotas for cruise ships.
The determination of whether to increase
seasonal-use day quotas for cruise ships will
rely on criteria that define the environmental
and social conditions to be met before any
additional seasonal-use days are approved.
These criteria will be based on the results of
and guidance provided through studies that
examine the effects of vessels on all park
resources and visitor experience. (p.18).
The Record of Decision also specified
that the studies examining the effects of
cruise ships would be identified with
the assistance of a Glacier Bay Vessel
Management Science Advisory Board
(SAB). The SAB was established and a
final report of their findings and
recommendations was published in
September 2005 (Glacier Bay National
Park Science Advisory Board: Final
Report, 2005). The SAB recommended a
comprehensive research program that
was presented in general terms with no
prioritization or cost estimates. Because
the research program outlined in the
SAB could not be performed within the
time and budget limitations facing park
managers, the SAB recommended (and
park managers agreed to fund) a social
research problem analysis. Upon review
of the final Program Analysis, park staff
decided on a research program that
would focus primarily on measuring
impacts of cruise ships, if any, on the
quality of visitor experience and
secondarily on understanding the
context in which cruise ship impacts
occur and how these impacts arise. To
accomplish these objectives, this
proposed research includes the
following components. (1) Assessment
of cruise ship impacts, if any, on the
quality of visitor experience. (2) The
role of experience gatekeepers in visitor
encounters with cruise ships.
1. Assessing impacts of cruise ships,
if any, on the quality of visitor
experiences in Glacier Bay proper.
The purpose of the proposed study is
to provide park managers with
information about a variety of potential
impacts of cruise ships on all visitor
groups that have potential to encounter
a cruise ship in Glacier Bay proper.
Information about impacts of other
mechanized transport, if any, on the
quality of visitor experience will also be
collected (1) to provide a context for
understanding the role of cruise ships
on the quality of visitor experience and
(2) to examine aggregate effects of
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mechanized transport on the quality of
visitor experience. This research
proposed for the 2008 summer season,
will use on-site and mail questionnaires
to gather data for estimating impact
rates for different user groups.
Additionally, in-depth interviews with
visitors will provide additional
information about how these impacts
arise and visitors’ opinions of increasing
cruise ship size. Finally, itinerary data
will be collected from captains of
charter and tour boats and from kayak
guides to obtain more reliable itinerary
data than visitors aboard these vessels
would likely provide.
2. The role of experience gatekeepers
in visitor encounters with cruise ships.
Discussions with experience
providers indicate that these individuals
may adjust itineraries in an effort to
provide visitors with a particular
experience. Often that experience is one
where few other vessels are
encountered. Understanding these
practices and how the increase in 2cruise-ship days may affect them are the
primary objectives of this research
component. This information will be
integral when estimating population
impacts under the 2-cruise-ships every
day scenario. Gatekeepers identified
include charter and tour boat captains,
kayak guides, and VIS staff who issue
permits and provide guidance to
kayakers and captains of private vessels.
Interviews, to be conducted during the
summer 2008 use season, will rely on an
open-ended, in-depth process.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail 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.
Automated data collections: This
information will be collected via inperson interviews and surveys. No
automated data collection will take
place.
Description of respondents:
Component 1—survey and interviews:
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Cruise ship passengers, tour boat
passengers, charter boat passengers,
people entering on private vessel
permits, and people entering on
backcountry permits who visit Glacier
Bay proper between June 1, 2008 and
August 31, 2008.
Component 1—itinerary data: Charter
and tour boat captains and kayak guides
who serve visitors included in the
survey component of the project.
Component 2: Charter and tour boat
captains, kayak guides, and VIS staff
who serve visitors to Glacier Bay proper
during the 2008 summer season.
Estimated average number of
respondents: Component 1: 2780
respondents for on-site survey; 1492
respondents for mail survey; 75
respondents for interviews; 24
respondents for itinerary date.
Component 2: 27.
Estimated average number of
responses: Component 1: 2780
respondents for on-site survey, 1492
respondents for mail survey; 75
respondents for interview; 24
respondents for itinerary data.
Component 2: 27.
Estimated average burden hours per
response: Component 1: 3 minutes for
on-site survey respondents; 25 minutes
for mail questionnaire; 60 minutes for
interview respondents; 15 minutes for
itinerary respondents. Component 2: 30
minutes.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated total annual reporting
burden: 855 hours.
Dated: September 13, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget;
Opportunity for Public Comment
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5
CFR Part 1320, Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements, the
National Park Service (NPS) invites
public comments on a proposed new
collection of information (OMB #1024–
XXXX).
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Public comments on this
Information Collection Request (ICR)
will be accepted on or before December
5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1024–
XXXX), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/
395–6566, or by electronic mail at
oria_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also
send a copy of your comments to Dr.
Michael Patterson, Department of
Society and Conservation, University of
Montana, Missoula, MT 59801; Phone:
406/243–6614; e-mail:
michael.patterson@unmontana.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
James Gramann, NPS Social Science
Program, 1201 Eye St., Washington, DC
20005; or via phone 202/513–7189; or
via e-mail
James_Gramann@partner.nps.gov. You
are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR
package free-of-charge.
Comments Received on the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice: The NPS
published a 60-Day Notice to solicit
public comments on this ICR in the
Federal Register on April 24, 2007 (Vol.
72, No. 78, Page 20363–20364). The
comment period closed on June 25,
2007. After multiple notifications to
stakeholders requesting comments, the
NPS received one comment as a result
of the publication of this 60-Day Federal
Register Notice.
We received on public comment on
the proposed visitor study in
Yellowstone National Park (YNP). The
comment, from a representative of the
Wyoming State Snowmobile
Association, raised concerns related to
four aspects of the research design: (1)
The possible disruption of visitor
experiences through asking them to
respond to an on-site survey, (2) the
adequacy of the sample size, (3) the
appropriateness/practical utility of
gathering information on visitor
perceptions about their experiences and
park management, and (4) the
appropriateness of gathering
information on guides’ perspectives
about the snowcoach/snowmobile
guide-only policy.
The comments were addressed in a
reply letter. The following is a synopsis
of the response to each of the proposed
concerns: (1) The methods used in this
study are well-established in the
research community and every effort
has been made to ensure that visitors are
not disrupted in any significant way. (2)
The sample sizes are large enough to
address the research needs and will
allow for a small standard error of ±5%.
(3) The goal of the proposed study is to
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the
National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on a proposed new
collection of information (1024-xxxx).
DATES: Public comments on the proposed Information Collection Request
(ICR) will be accepted on or before January 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send Comments to: Dr. Jane Swanson, Protected Area Social
Research Unit, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195; via phone at 206/685-9150; via fax at 206/685-0790,
or via e-mail at swansonj@u.washington.edu. Also, you may send comments
to Leonard Stowe, NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 C
St., NW., (2605), Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail at Leonard--
Stowe@nps.gov. All responses to this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.
To Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact:
Dr. Jane Swanson, Protected Area Social Research Unit, College of
Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195; via
phone at 206/685-9150; or via e-mail at swansonj@u.washington.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. James Gramann, National Park
Service Social Science Program, 1201 ``Eye'' St., Washington, DC 20005;
via phone 202-513-7189; or via e-mail at James--
Gramann@partner.nps.gov. You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR
package free of charge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Research Assessing Current and Potential Impacts of Cruise
Ships on Visitor Experiences in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Bureau Form Number(s): None.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of Need: The proposed study would provide information
to be used in deciding cruise ship use levels in Glacier Bay National
Park. The purpose of this research is to provide Park managers with
information about current impacts of cruise ships, if any, on the
quality of visitor experience and to estimate potential impacts on the
quality of visitor experience for cruise ship use levels specified in
the Record of Decision (Record of Decision for Vessel Quotas and
Operating Requirements in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve,
2003).
The Final Environmental Impact Statement for Vessel Quotas and
Operating Requirements, and the resulting Record of Decision signed
November 21, 2003, currently guide vessel management in Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve (GLBA). The Record of Decision (Record of
Decision for Vessel Quotas and Operating Requirements in Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve, 2003) adopted an alternative that maintains
the current daily maximum of two cruise ships in the park and sets
seasonal use days for the June-August season at 139 ships. The Record
of Decision also provides for possible increases in cruise ship use.
Specifically, use in the June-August season could be increased to two
ships per day, every day for a seasonal use total of 184 ships. The
Record of Decision for Vessel Quotas and Operating Requirements in
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (2003) provided the following
direction for the role of research in the process of changing quotas
for cruise ships.
The determination of whether to increase seasonal-use day quotas
for cruise ships will rely on criteria that define the environmental
and social conditions to be met before any additional seasonal-use
days are approved. These criteria will be based on the results of
and guidance provided through studies that examine the effects of
vessels on all park resources and visitor experience. (p.18).
The Record of Decision also specified that the studies examining
the effects of cruise ships would be identified with the assistance of
a Glacier Bay Vessel Management Science Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB
was established and a final report of their findings and
recommendations was published in September 2005 (Glacier Bay National
Park Science Advisory Board: Final Report, 2005). The SAB recommended a
comprehensive research program that was presented in general terms with
no prioritization or cost estimates. Because the research program
outlined in the SAB could not be performed within the time and budget
limitations facing park managers, the SAB recommended (and park
managers agreed to fund) a social research problem analysis. Upon
review of the final Program Analysis, park staff decided on a research
program that would focus primarily on measuring impacts of cruise
ships, if any, on the quality of visitor experience and secondarily on
understanding the context in which cruise ship impacts occur and how
these impacts arise. To accomplish these objectives, this proposed
research includes the following components. (1) Assessment of cruise
ship impacts, if any, on the quality of visitor experience. (2) The
role of experience gatekeepers in visitor encounters with cruise ships.
1. Assessing impacts of cruise ships, if any, on the quality of
visitor experiences in Glacier Bay proper.
The purpose of the proposed study is to provide park managers with
information about a variety of potential impacts of cruise ships on all
visitor groups that have potential to encounter a cruise ship in
Glacier Bay proper. Information about impacts of other mechanized
transport, if any, on the quality of visitor experience will also be
collected (1) to provide a context for understanding the role of cruise
ships on the quality of visitor experience and (2) to examine aggregate
effects of
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mechanized transport on the quality of visitor experience. This
research proposed for the 2008 summer season, will use on-site and mail
questionnaires to gather data for estimating impact rates for different
user groups. Additionally, in-depth interviews with visitors will
provide additional information about how these impacts arise and
visitors' opinions of increasing cruise ship size. Finally, itinerary
data will be collected from captains of charter and tour boats and from
kayak guides to obtain more reliable itinerary data than visitors
aboard these vessels would likely provide.
2. The role of experience gatekeepers in visitor encounters with
cruise ships.
Discussions with experience providers indicate that these
individuals may adjust itineraries in an effort to provide visitors
with a particular experience. Often that experience is one where few
other vessels are encountered. Understanding these practices and how
the increase in 2-cruise-ship days may affect them are the primary
objectives of this research component. This information will be
integral when estimating population impacts under the 2-cruise-ships
every day scenario. Gatekeepers identified include charter and tour
boat captains, kayak guides, and VIS staff who issue permits and
provide guidance to kayakers and captains of private vessels.
Interviews, to be conducted during the summer 2008 use season, will
rely on an open-ended, in-depth process.
Comments are invited on: (1) The practical utility of the
information being gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail 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.
Automated data collections: This information will be collected via
in-person interviews and surveys. No automated data collection will
take place.
Description of respondents: Component 1--survey and interviews:
Cruise ship passengers, tour boat passengers, charter boat passengers,
people entering on private vessel permits, and people entering on
backcountry permits who visit Glacier Bay proper between June 1, 2008
and August 31, 2008.
Component 1--itinerary data: Charter and tour boat captains and
kayak guides who serve visitors included in the survey component of the
project.
Component 2: Charter and tour boat captains, kayak guides, and VIS
staff who serve visitors to Glacier Bay proper during the 2008 summer
season.
Estimated average number of respondents: Component 1: 2780
respondents for on-site survey; 1492 respondents for mail survey; 75
respondents for interviews; 24 respondents for itinerary date.
Component 2: 27.
Estimated average number of responses: Component 1: 2780
respondents for on-site survey, 1492 respondents for mail survey; 75
respondents for interview; 24 respondents for itinerary data.
Component 2: 27.
Estimated average burden hours per response: Component 1: 3 minutes
for on-site survey respondents; 25 minutes for mail questionnaire; 60
minutes for interview respondents; 15 minutes for itinerary
respondents. Component 2: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
Estimated total annual reporting burden: 855 hours.
Dated: September 13, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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