Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission Meeting, 27554 [E8-10486]
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Title:
National Park Service Visitor Survey
Card.
Bureau Form Number: None.
OMB Number: 1024–0216.
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 National
Park Service Act of 1916, 38 Stat 535,
16 U.S.C. 1, et seq., requires that the
NPS preserve national parks for the use
and enjoyment of present and future
generations. At the field level, this
means resource preservation, public
education, facility maintenance and
operation, and physical developments
as are necessary for public use, health,
and safety. Other Federal rules (National
Environmental Policy Act, 1969 and
NPS Management Policies) require
visitor use data in the impact
assessment of development on users and
resources as part of each park’s general
management plan. The Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
1993 (Pub. L. 103–62) requires that the
NPS develop goals to improve program
effectiveness and public accountability
and to measure performance related to
these goals. The Visitor Survey Card
(VSC) Project measures performance
toward those goals through a short
visitor survey card. The project is an
element of the NPS Strategic Plan and
the Department of the Interior (DOT)
Strategic Plan.
The NPS has used the VSC to conduct
surveys at approximately 330 National
Park System units annually since 1998.
The purpose of the VSC is to measure
visitors’ opinions about park facilities,
services, and recreational opportunities
in each park unit and Systemwide. This
effort is required by GPRA and other
NPS and DOT strategic planning efforts.
Data from the proposed survey is
needed to assess performance regarding
NPS GPRA goals IIa1 and IIb1. The
relevant NPS GPRA goals state:
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II. Provide for the public enjoyment and
visitor experience of parks; IIa1. 95% of park
visitors are satisfied with appropriate park
facilities, services, and recreational
opportunities; IIb1. 86% of park visitors
understand and appreciate the significance of
the park they are visiting.
In addition, the survey collects data to
support the DOI Strategic Plan goal on
visitor satisfaction with the value for
entrance fees paid to access public lands
managed by the DOI. NPS performance
on all goals measured in this study will
contribute to DOI Department-wide
performance reports. Results of the VSC
will also be used by park managers to
improve visitor services at the
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approximately 330 units of the National
Park System where the survey is
administered.
The VSC is a component of the
Visitors Services Project, which is
funded by the NPS through a
cooperative agreement with the Park
Studies Unit at the University of Idaho.
In 1998, the NPS received clearance for
the Visitor Survey Card (OMB# 1024–
0216). When that three-year clearance
expired on May 31, 2001, a new
clearance was acquired under the
Programmatic Approval for NPSSponsored Public Surveys (1024–0224,
NPS #01–003). Clearance was again
acquired in 2005 under the
Programmatic Approval for NPSSponsored Public Surveys (10240224,
NPS #05–004). This request is another
extension of the on-going study.
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 collection: This
information will be collected via mailback surveys and on-site drop-off
surveys using locked collection boxes.
No automated data collection will take
place.
Description of respondents: Visitors to
approximately 330 NPS units.
Estimated average number of
respondents: 132,000 respondents
(95,000 non-respondents and 37,000
respondents).
Estimated average number of
responses: 132,000 responses (95,000
non-responses and 37,000 responses).
Estimated average time burden per
respondent: 1 minute for nonrespondents and 3 minutes for
respondents.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated total annual reporting
burden: 3,433 hours.
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Dated: May 5, 2008.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Citizen Advisory
Commission Meeting
AGENCY:
ACTION:
National Park Service; Interior.
Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
public meeting of the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area Citizen
Advisory Commission. Notice of this
meeting is required under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App. 2).
DATES:
Saturday, June 14, 2008, 10 a.m.
Bushkill Meeting Center,
209 Road (just south of the blinking
light at Bushkill Falls Rd.), Bushkill, PA
18324.
The agenda will include reports from
Citizen Advisory Commission members
including committees such as Cultural
and Historical Resources, and Natural
Resources. Superintendent John J.
Donahue will give a report on various
park issues, including cultural
resources, natural resources,
construction projects, and partnership
ventures. The agenda is set up to invite
the public to bring issues of interest
before the Commission.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent John J. Donahue, 570–
426–2418.
The
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area Citizen Advisory
Commission was established by Public
Law 100–573 to advise the Secretary of
the Interior and the United States
Congress on matters pertaining to the
management and operation of the
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, as well as on other
matters affecting the recreation area and
its surrounding communities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 21, 2008.
John J. Donahue,
Superintendent.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory
Commission Meeting
AGENCY: National Park Service; Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission. Notice of
this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2).
DATES: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Bushkill Meeting Center, 209 Road (just south of the
blinking light at Bushkill Falls Rd.), Bushkill, PA 18324.
The agenda will include reports from Citizen Advisory Commission
members including committees such as Cultural and Historical Resources,
and Natural Resources. Superintendent John J. Donahue will give a
report on various park issues, including cultural resources, natural
resources, construction projects, and partnership ventures. The agenda
is set up to invite the public to bring issues of interest before the
Commission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent John J. Donahue, 570-
426-2418.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation
Area Citizen Advisory Commission was established by Public Law 100-573
to advise the Secretary of the Interior and the United States Congress
on matters pertaining to the management and operation of the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area, as well as on other matters
affecting the recreation area and its surrounding communities.
Dated: March 21, 2008.
John J. Donahue,
Superintendent.
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