60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment, 6818 [2011-2738]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 6818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2738]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-xxxx-xxxx; 2330-RYY]


60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under 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 an extension of a 
currently approved collection of information (OMB 1024-0224).

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before April 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send Comments to: Dr. Bruce Peacock, Chief, NPS Social 
Science Division, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525; Phone: 
970-267-2106; Fax: 970-225-3597; E-mail: Bruce_Peacock@nps.gov. Also, 
you may send comments to Robert Gordon, NPS Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, 1201 ``Eye'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, or 
by e-mail to Robert_Gordon@nps.gov. All responses to this notice will 
be summarized and included in the request for 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. Bruce Peacock, Chief, NPS Social Science Division, 1201 Oakridge 
Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525; Phone: 970-267-2106; E-mail: Bruce_Peacock@nps.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Bruce Peacock, Chief, NPS Social 
Science Division, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525; Phone: 
970-267-2106; E-mail: Bruce_Peacock@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Generic Information Collection Review of NPS-Sponsored 
Surveys.
    Bureau form number: None.
    OMB Number: 1024-0224.
    Expiration date: June 30, 2011.
    Type of request: Extension for a currently approved collection.
    Description of need: The NPS needs information concerning park 
visitors and visitor services, potential park visitors, and residents 
of communities near parks to provide NPS managers with usable knowledge 
for improving the quality and utility of agency programs, services, and 
planning efforts.
    Since many of the NPS surveys are similar in terms of the 
populations being surveyed, the types of questions being asked, and 
research methodologies, the NPS proposed and received clearance from 
OMB for a generic Information Collection Review (ICR) of NPS-sponsored 
surveys.
    The benefits of this generic ICR program have been significant to 
the NPS, Department of the Interior, OMB, NPS cooperators, and the 
public. Since 1999, significant time and cost savings have been 
incurred and 514 surveys have been conducted in units throughout the 
National Park System. Approval was typically granted in 60 days or less 
from the date the Principal Investigator (PI) first submitted the 
survey package for review. This is a significant reduction over the 
approximately 6-8 months involved in the regular OMB review process. 
From FY 1999 through FY 2010, the generic ICR process has produced an 
estimated cost savings to the Federal government and PIs of $1,017,495.
    Automated data collection: None.
    Description of respondents: General Public--visitors and potential 
visitors to parks, and residents of communities near parks.
    Estimated average number of respondents: The NPS generic ICR 
program does not identify the number of respondents because that number 
will differ in each individual survey, depending on the purpose and 
design of each information collection.
    Estimated average number of responses: For most surveys, each 
respondent will be asked to respond only one time. The NPS generic ICR 
program does not identify the average number of responses because that 
number will differ in each individual survey. In most cases the number 
of responses will be the same as the number of respondents.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: The NPS generic ICR 
program does not identify the average burden hours per response because 
that number will differ in each individual survey, depending on the 
purpose and design of each information collection.
    Frequency of response: Most individual surveys will request only 
one response per respondent.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: The NPS generic ICR program 
identifies the requested total number of burden hours annually for all 
of the surveys to be conducted under its auspices to be 15,000 burden 
hours per year.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The practical utility of the 
information being collected; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour 
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information being collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to 
respondents, including use of automated information collection methods 
or other forms of information technology. Before including your 
address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment--including your personally identifiable information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: February 3, 2011.
Robert Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-2738 Filed 2-7-11; 8:45 am]
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