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After considering the comments we
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
Proposed Information Collection;
Visibility Valuation Survey Pilot Study
National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We (National Park Service)
will ask the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the
information collection (IC) described
below. As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, we invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this IC. We may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Public comments must be
submitted on or before May 6, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
on this IC to Dr. Bruce Peacock, Chief,
Social Science Division, Natural
Resource Program Center, National Park
Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525–5596 (mail);
Bruce_Peacock@nps.gov (e-mail); or
970–267–2106 (phone).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Johnson, Air Resources Division,
National Park Service, 12795 W.
Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287,
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Denver, Colorado 80225 (mail);
Susan_Johnson@nps.gov (e-mail); or
(303) 987–6694 (phone).
I. Abstract
The Clean Air Act (Sections 169A,
169B, and 110(a)(2)(j)) charges the NPS
with an ‘‘affirmative responsibility to
protect air quality related values
(including visibility).’’ The NPS believes
the value of visibility changes should be
represented in cost-benefit analyses
regarding state and Federal efforts that
may affect visibility (including the
Regional Haze Rule, Title 40, Part 51 of
the Code of Federal Regulations).
Updated estimates of visibility benefits
are required because the studies
conducted in the 1970s and 1980s do
not reflect current baseline visibility
conditions in national parks and
wilderness areas.
The NPS plans to conduct a
nationwide stated preference survey to
estimate the value of visibility changes
in national parks and wilderness areas.
Survey development and pre-testing
have already been conducted under a
previous IC (OMB Control Number
1024–0255). The purpose of this IC is to
conduct a pilot study to test the survey
instrument and implementation
procedures prior to the full survey. After
the pilot is completed, the NPS will
submit a revised IC request to OMB for
the full survey.
II. Data
OMB Number: None. This is a new
collection.
Title: Visibility Valuation Survey Pilot
Study.
Type of Request: New.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,676 potential respondents; 800
responses.
Estimated Time and frequency of
Response: This is a one-time survey
estimated to take 20 minutes per
respondent to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 267 hours.
III. Request for Comments
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 techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and/or
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included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold
personal identifying information from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Dated: February 28, 2011.
Robert Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–4983 Filed 3–4–11; 8:45 am]
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National Park Service
Denali National Park and Preserve
Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council
Within the Alaska Region Meeting
Notice of meeting for the Denali
National Park and Preserve Aircraft
Overflights Advisory Council within the
Alaska Region.
ACTION:
The National Park Service
(NPS) announces a meeting of the
Denali National Park and Preserve
Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council.
The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss mitigation of impacts from
aircraft overflights at Denali National
Park and Preserve. The Aircraft
Overflights Advisory Council is
authorized to operate in accordance
with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
Public Availability of Comments:
These meetings are open to the public
and will have time allocated for public
testimony. The public is welcome to
present written or oral comments to the
Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council.
Each meeting will be recorded and
meeting minutes will be available upon
request from the park superintendent for
public inspection approximately six
weeks after each meeting. Before
including your address, telephone
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.
DATES: The Denali National Park and
Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory
Council meeting will be held on
Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time. The
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
Proposed Information Collection; Visibility Valuation Survey
Pilot Study
AGENCY: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described
below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part
of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we
invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Public comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments on this IC to Dr. Bruce Peacock,
Chief, Social Science Division, Natural Resource Program Center,
National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525-5596
(mail); Bruce_Peacock@nps.gov (e-mail); or 970-267-2106 (phone).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Johnson, Air Resources Division,
National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287,
Denver, Colorado 80225 (mail); Susan_Johnson@nps.gov (e-mail); or
(303) 987-6694 (phone).
I. Abstract
The Clean Air Act (Sections 169A, 169B, and 110(a)(2)(j)) charges
the NPS with an ``affirmative responsibility to protect air quality
related values (including visibility).'' The NPS believes the value of
visibility changes should be represented in cost-benefit analyses
regarding state and Federal efforts that may affect visibility
(including the Regional Haze Rule, Title 40, Part 51 of the Code of
Federal Regulations). Updated estimates of visibility benefits are
required because the studies conducted in the 1970s and 1980s do not
reflect current baseline visibility conditions in national parks and
wilderness areas.
The NPS plans to conduct a nationwide stated preference survey to
estimate the value of visibility changes in national parks and
wilderness areas. Survey development and pre-testing have already been
conducted under a previous IC (OMB Control Number 1024-0255). The
purpose of this IC is to conduct a pilot study to test the survey
instrument and implementation procedures prior to the full survey.
After the pilot is completed, the NPS will submit a revised IC request
to OMB for the full survey.
II. Data
OMB Number: None. This is a new collection.
Title: Visibility Valuation Survey Pilot Study.
Type of Request: New.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,676 potential respondents; 800
responses.
Estimated Time and frequency of Response: This is a one-time survey
estimated to take 20 minutes per respondent to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 267 hours.
III. Request for Comments
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 techniques or other
forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. While you
can ask us in your comment to withhold personal identifying information
from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: February 28, 2011.
Robert Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-4983 Filed 3-4-11; 8:45 am]
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