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are similar in terms of the populations
contacted, the types of questions asked,
and the research methods employed.
Due to these similarities, the NPS is
proposing to the OMB an alternative
approach to complying with the
Paperwork Reduction Act by allowing
individual VSP information collection
requests to be submitted to OMB under
the proposed Programmatic Approval.
Implementation of this proposal will
lead to less time involved in creating
submissions for individual VSP
collections and decreased review times
for studies submitted under the
Programmatic Approval. The obligation
to respond is voluntary.
Automated data collection: This
information will be collected via mailback surveys or standard focus group
protocols. No automated data collection
will take place.
Description of respondents: A sample
of visitors to parks and/or residents of
communities near parks.
Estimated average number of
respondents: The program does not
identify the number of respondents
because that number will differ in each
information collection, depending on
the purpose and design of the project.
Estimated average number of
responses: The program does not
identify the number of responses
because that number will differ in each
information collection. For most
projects, respondents will be asked to
respond only one time. In those cases,
the number of responses will be the
same as the number of respondents.
Estimated average burden hours per
response: Completion times for
individual visitor surveys conducted by
the VSP average around 20 minutes per
respondent. Average contact times are
one minute per contact. Focus groups
average two hours in length.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated total annual reporting
burden: The program identifies the
requested total number of burden hours
annually for all information collections
to be 10,000 burden hours per year. The
total annual burden per project for most
studies conducted under the auspices of
this program will be within the range of
100 to 900 burden hours.
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 hour to
respondents, including use of
automated information techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Before including your address, phone
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number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment—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.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–19427 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am]
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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.
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 will be
accepted on the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) on or before
October 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Tatjana
Rosen, School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies, Yale University,
205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT
06511; or via e-mail at
Tatjana.Rosen@yale.edu. Also, you may
send comments to Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1849 C St., NW., (2605),
Washington, DC 20240; or via 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:
Tatjana Rosen, School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies, Yale University,
205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT
06511; or via e-mail at
Tatjana.Rosen@yale.edu.
Dr.
James Gramann, National Park Service
Social Science Program, 1201 ‘‘Eye’’ St.,
Washington, DC 20005; or via phone at
202/513–7189; or via e-mail at
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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James_Gramann@partner.nps.gov. You
are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR
package free of charge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Economic Study of Roadside Bear
Viewing in Yellowstone National Park.
Bureau Form Number: None.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Description of Need: Yellowstone
National Park (YNP) now attempts to
enhance opportunities for roadside bear
viewing by leaving bears in proximity of
park roads and devoting resources to
managing ‘‘bear jams’’ (traffic jams
created by visitors stopping to view the
bears) and their associated challenges.
Three questions arise with respect to
this policy. First, what economic value
does the opportunity to view bears near
roads in YNP have to the visitors
themselves; second, what are visitors’
perceptions about the current roadside
bear management policy; and third,
what impact does the policy to allow
bears to remain in roadside locations
have on YNP visitation rates and on
visitors’ broader views of bears, other
wildlife, and other natural resources.
To explore these questions, YNP is
planning to use a mail-back
questionnaire designed to systematically
collect data from visitors in the
following areas: Visit and individual
characteristics, importance of different
natural resources to the trip,
acceptability of different wildlife
management practices for roadside bear
viewing, effects of management policy
changes on the decision to return to the
park (including regional economic
impact) and perspectives on roadside
bear viewing. The information acquired
will help determine the effectiveness of
current bear roadside management
practices and—if the results so show—
provide a credible basis to seek
additional funds to manage roadside
bears. The Bear Management Office in
YNP has collected data on ‘‘bear jams’’
reported in the park since 2000,
including the number of personnel
hours spent by park staff in order to
keep bear jams safe and visitors
satisfied. Currently there are more ‘‘bear
jams’’ than park rangers to manage them
and several visitors and ‘‘bear
enthusiasts’’ have expressed some level
of concern about that situation.
The results of the survey will help
define the costs and benefits associated
with the current roadside bear
management policy in YNP. In addition,
it will provide park managers and others
with important, accurate information
about the YNP visitor population in
general, as well as visitor and trip
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characteristics of those who specifically
view bears on roadsides in the park. The
importance of visitation specifically tied
to roadside bear viewing in the park will
be examined. The NPS’s goal in
conducting this survey is to evaluate the
importance and economic effects of
roadside bear viewing. The obligation to
respond is voluntary.
Automated data collection: This
information will be collected via mailback surveys no automated data
collection will take place.
Description of respondents: Visitors to
Yellowstone National Park.
Estimated average number of
respondents: 1000 (800 respondents and
200 non-respondents).
Estimated average number of
responses: 1000 (800 responses and 200
non-responses).
Estimated average burden hours per
response: 21 minutes per respondent
and 1 minute per non-respondent.
Frequency of response: 1 time per
respondent and non-respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden:
283 hours.
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.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–487 (Remand)]
In the Matter of Certain Agricultural
Vehicles and Components Thereof;
Notice of Commission Determination
To Reverse a Remand Initial
Determination of the Administrative
Law Judge That Section 337 Has Been
Violated; Termination of Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined to reverse
the presiding administrative law judge’s
finding of violation of section 337 of the
Tariff Act, as amended, on remand and
has terminated the investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan J. Engler, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–3112. The public version of the
ALJ’s final ID and all other
nonconfidential documents filed in
connection with this investigation are or
will be available for inspection during
official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15
p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone 202–205–2000. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov).
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS–ON–LINE) at
https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on 202–205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on February 13, 2003, based on a
complaint filed by Deere & Company
(‘‘Deere’’) of Moline, Illinois. 68 FR 7388
(February 13, 2003). The complaint, as
supplemented, alleged violations of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in
the importation into the United States,
sale for importation, and sale within the
United States after importation of
certain agricultural vehicles and
components thereof by reason of
infringement and dilution of U.S.
Registered Trademarks Nos. 1,254,339;
1,502,576; 1,503,576, and 91,860.
Twenty-four respondents were named
in the Commission’s notice of
investigation. Most of the respondents
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were terminated from the investigation
on the basis of consent orders, or found
in default. The remaining respondents,
Erntetechnik Franz Becker; Sunova
Implement Company; Bourdeau Bros.,
Inc. and OK Enterprises (collectively,
‘‘the Bourdeau respondents’’);
Fitzpatrick Farms; Stanley Farms; J&T
Farms; and Co-Ag LLC (collectively,
‘‘the Fitzpatrick Farms respondents’’);
and Agrideal participated in the
investigation. On January 13, 2004, the
ALJ issued his final initial
determination (‘‘ID’’) finding a violation
of section 337. He also recommended
the issuance of remedial orders. The
Bourdeau respondents and Fitzpatrick
Farms respondents petitioned for review
of the ID.
On March 30, 2004, the Commission
determined not to review the ID. The
Commission then issued a general
exclusion order directed to Deere
European-version self propelled forage
harvesters, two limited exclusion orders
directed to Deere European-version
telehandlers, and various cease and
desist orders, on May 14, 2004.
The Bourdeau respondents appealed
the Commission’s final determination to
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit (the ‘‘Federal Circuit’’).
On March 30, 2006, the Federal Circuit
vacated and remanded the
Commission’s final determination as it
related to Deere European-version selfpropelled forage harvesters
(‘‘EVSPFHs’’). Bourdeau Bros. v.
International Trade Commission, 444
F.3d 1317 (Fed. Cir. 2006).
On June 20, 2006, the Commission
rescinded the general exclusion order
and certain cease and desist orders, and
remanded the investigation to the
presiding ALJ for proceedings consistent
with the Federal Circuit’s decision in
Bourdeau. On August 18, 2006, the ALJ
issued Order No. 55, denying
complainant’s and respondents’ motions
for summary determination. The ALJ
issued his final ID on remand (‘‘Remand
ID’’) on December 20, 2006. He found
that Deere did not authorize the sale of
Deere European-version self-propelled
forage harvesters in the United States
and that all or substantially all of the
Deere self-propelled forage harvesters
sold in the United States were North
American versions. In further briefing
before the Commission, the respondents
claimed error.
On February 20, 2007, the
Commission determined to review in
part Order No. 55 and the Remand ID.
The Commission requested briefing by
the parties (1) On the standard for
authorization that was applied in Order
No. 55 and how that standard was
applied in light of the burden of proof;
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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 will be accepted on the proposed Information
Collection Request (ICR) on or before October 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Tatjana Rosen, School of Forestry and
Environmental Studies, Yale University, 205 Prospect Street, New Haven,
CT 06511; or via e-mail at Tatjana.Rosen@yale.edu. Also, you may send
comments to Leonard E. Stowe, NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1849 C St., NW., (2605), Washington, DC 20240; or via 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:
Tatjana Rosen, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale
University, 205 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511; or via e-mail at
Tatjana.Rosen@yale.edu.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. James Gramann, National Park
Service Social Science Program, 1201 ``Eye'' St., Washington, DC 20005;
or via phone at 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: Economic Study of Roadside Bear
Viewing in Yellowstone National Park.
Bureau Form Number: None.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Description of Need: Yellowstone National Park (YNP) now attempts
to enhance opportunities for roadside bear viewing by leaving bears in
proximity of park roads and devoting resources to managing ``bear
jams'' (traffic jams created by visitors stopping to view the bears)
and their associated challenges. Three questions arise with respect to
this policy. First, what economic value does the opportunity to view
bears near roads in YNP have to the visitors themselves; second, what
are visitors' perceptions about the current roadside bear management
policy; and third, what impact does the policy to allow bears to remain
in roadside locations have on YNP visitation rates and on visitors'
broader views of bears, other wildlife, and other natural resources.
To explore these questions, YNP is planning to use a mail-back
questionnaire designed to systematically collect data from visitors in
the following areas: Visit and individual characteristics, importance
of different natural resources to the trip, acceptability of different
wildlife management practices for roadside bear viewing, effects of
management policy changes on the decision to return to the park
(including regional economic impact) and perspectives on roadside bear
viewing. The information acquired will help determine the effectiveness
of current bear roadside management practices and--if the results so
show--provide a credible basis to seek additional funds to manage
roadside bears. The Bear Management Office in YNP has collected data on
``bear jams'' reported in the park since 2000, including the number of
personnel hours spent by park staff in order to keep bear jams safe and
visitors satisfied. Currently there are more ``bear jams'' than park
rangers to manage them and several visitors and ``bear enthusiasts''
have expressed some level of concern about that situation.
The results of the survey will help define the costs and benefits
associated with the current roadside bear management policy in YNP. In
addition, it will provide park managers and others with important,
accurate information about the YNP visitor population in general, as
well as visitor and trip
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characteristics of those who specifically view bears on roadsides in
the park. The importance of visitation specifically tied to roadside
bear viewing in the park will be examined. The NPS's goal in conducting
this survey is to evaluate the importance and economic effects of
roadside bear viewing. The obligation to respond is voluntary.
Automated data collection: This information will be collected via
mail-back surveys no automated data collection will take place.
Description of respondents: Visitors to Yellowstone National Park.
Estimated average number of respondents: 1000 (800 respondents and
200 non-respondents).
Estimated average number of responses: 1000 (800 responses and 200
non-responses).
Estimated average burden hours per response: 21 minutes per
respondent and 1 minute per non-respondent.
Frequency of response: 1 time per respondent and non-respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 283 hours.
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.
Dated: August 7, 2008.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-19429 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]
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