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I. Abstract
The objective of this collection is to
build better inventories of landslides
through citizen participation. This
project will make it possible for the
public to report their observations of
landslides on a USGS-hosted Web site.
The information gathered through the
on-line database will be used to classify
the landslides and damage, as well as
provide information to scientists about
the location, time, speed, and size of the
landslides. The USGS Landslide
Hazards Program has developed an
interactive Web site for public reporting
of landslides.
II. Data
III. Request for Comments
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Martha G. Brooks,
Signing Official, Chief of Staff, Natural
Hazards Mission Area.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OMB Control Number: 1028–0100.
Form Number: https://
landslides.usgs.gov/dysi/form.php.
Title: Did you see it? Report a
Landslide.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Affected Public: General Public.
Respondent’s Obligation: None.
Participation is voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
after a landslide.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 2,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 167.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this IC.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and current expiration date.
We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the agency
to perform its duties, including whether
the information is useful; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your personal mailing
address, phone number, email address,
or other personally identifiable
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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 view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–EQD–SSB–16525;
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Proposed Information Collection:
Recreational Use Study
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
We (National Park Service)
will ask the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the
information collection (IC) concerning
recreational use along the Colorado
River—specifically the stretch between
the Glen Canyon Dam and Lee’s Ferry.
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. A federal agency
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: To ensure that your comments
on this IC are considered, we must
receive them on or before October 27,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
on this IC to Bret Meldrum, Chief,
Social Science Program, National Park
Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525–5596 (mail);
Bret_Meldrum@nps.gov (email); and
Phadrea Ponds, Information Collection
Coordinator, National Park Service,
1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO
80525 (mail); or pponds@nps.gov
(email). Please reference Information
Collection 1024—NEW in the subject
line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
John Duffield, University of Montana,
Department of Mathematical Sciences,
Missoula, MT 5981;
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bioecon@montana.com (email); or: 406–
721–2265 (phone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In 2013, approximately over 6 million
recreational visitors visited the Colorado
River corridor. The National Park
Service in collaboration with the US
Geological Survey (USGS) and the
Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research
Center (GCMRC) are interested in
understanding the quality and values of
visitor trips related to recreational use
from the base of Glen Canyon Dam to
just below Lees Ferry. A mail-back
survey will be used to collect
information concerning 1) trip/visit
characteristics, 2) activities and 3)
opinions on river management. This
collection proposes to provide data that
will be used to update the currently
used estimates that are more than 25
years old. Up-to-date and relevant
information is needed concerning the
estimation of recreational use in this
area.
II. Data
OMB Number: None. This is a new
collection.
Title: Recreational Use Survey.
Type of Request: New.
Affected Public: General public and
individual households.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One-time.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 5,940.
Annual Burden Hours: 844 hours. We
estimate the public reporting burden to
be 20 minutes per completed survey
response.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have not identified any
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection of information.
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
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to OMB to approve this IC. Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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 20, 2014.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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Record of Decision for Final General
Management Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement, Gateway National
Recreation Area, New Jersey and New
York.
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park
Service (NPS) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision for
the Final General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement (Final
GMP/EIS), Gateway National Recreation
Area (Gateway), New Jersey and New
York. On June 11, 2014, the Regional
Director, Northeast Region, signed the
Record of Decision approving a new
General Management Plan (GMP) for
Gateway. As soon as practicable, the
NPS will begin to implement the
selected alternative.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Jennifer Nersesian,
Gateway National Recreation Area, 210
New York Avenue, Staten Island, New
York 10305 or telephone at (718) 354–
4664.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of
Decision may be obtained from the
contact listed below; the park’s Web
site, https://www.nps.gov/gate; or the
NPS Planning, Environment, and Public
Comment (PEPC) Web site, https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/GATEROD.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
11, 2014, the Regional Director,
Northeast Region, signed the Record of
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Decision selecting Alternative B as the
approved General Management Plan
(GMP) for Gateway. The Record of
Decision includes a statement of the
decision made; synopses of other
alternatives considered; the basis for the
decision; a description of the
environmentally preferable alternative;
a finding on impairment of park
resources and values; a listing of
measures to minimize environmental
harm; and an overview of public
involvement in the decision-making
process.
The NPS will implement Alternative
B: Discovering Gateway, which was
identified as the agency’s preferred
alternative in the Final GMP/EIS. The
complete description of the selected
alternative is provided in chapter 2 of
the Final GMP/EIS in the following
sections: Management Concepts for
Each Alternative, Management Zones,
Desired Conditions Common to Both
Alternatives and Alternative B:
Discovering Gateway.
Under the selected alternative, the
NPS will provide the widest range of
activities and most recreation
opportunities in dispersed locations
throughout the park. New connections
will be forged with park lands and
communities adjacent and nearby
Gateway. This alternative will offer the
most instructional programming and
skills development and draw people
into the park to increase awareness and
enjoyment of Gateway’s historic
resources and the natural environment.
Gateway will provide more
opportunities for multi-day excursions
and overnight stays within the park and
proposes different types of camping and
lodging, varied use levels, and a range
of supporting facilities. Increased use
will be balanced with additional
monitoring and management of wildlife
and habitats. More convenient and
affordable park access will be developed
through trail connections, bicycle
infrastructure, public transit, and
waterborne transportation. The selected
alternative prioritizes joint management
and operations for visitor services,
orientation, programs, and facilities
with New York City and other partners.
The selected alternative describes the
approach that the park will take to
mitigate and adapt to the effects of
climate change. Specific options to
protect Gateway’s resources include
integrating long-term planning into park
operations, monitoring observed and
projected climate trends, conducting
climate-related vulnerability
assessments for fundamental resources
and values, monitoring climate sensitive
species, and implementing a range of
adaptive management actions. Natural
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resource protection and restoration
efforts will focus on softening hardened
coastal edges, restoring wetland and
coastal habitats and improving water
quality within park waters. The park
will pursue public-private partnerships
that assist with the preservation and
reuse of historic structures and
landscapes for a wide variety of uses
including visitor services,
administrative and partner needs,
recreational business opportunities or
compatible private use. Gateway will
continue to collaborate with a variety of
academic and scientific institutions,
non-profit organizations and agencies
on research and projects to find creative
solutions for the long-term preservation
of natural and cultural resources.
The NPS selected Alternative B:
Discovering Gateway because it best
promotes a national park experience,
provides a diversity of resource-based
recreational opportunities and balances
use with protection of the park’s
fundamental resources and values. The
enabling legislation and park purpose
identified in the Final GMP/EIS were
given the highest consideration as the
basis for selecting Alternative B. The
selected alternative provides for the
greatest diversity of outdoor recreation
and access to park shorelines for waterbased activities—primary reasons for
which Gateway was established as the
first NPS urban national recreation
area—and emphasizes new physical and
programmatic connections with
adjacent communities and local
government park systems to further
increase opportunities for park access.
The selected alternative focuses on the
preservation and interpretation of the
key resources mentioned in the park’s
legislation and emphasizes new
partnerships with New York City and
adjacent communities that will greatly
enhance the park’s ability to fulfill the
intent of the enabling legislation and
support targeted resource protection
goals.
This planning process was initiated in
2009 and included extensive
involvement with key stakeholders,
agencies, resource experts, and members
of the public. Information was
disseminated through newsletters and
press releases, and all interested parties
were provided with opportunities to
provide input and feedback during
public meetings, workshops, and
document review periods. The Draft
General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
GMP/EIS) was available for public and
agency review from August 2, 2013,
through October 22, 2013, with five
public open houses held in August and
September 2013. The Final GMP/EIS
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-EQD-SSB-16525; PPWONRADE3, PPMRSNR1Y.NM000]
Proposed Information Collection: Recreational Use Study
AGENCY: National Park Service, 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) concerning
recreational use along the Colorado River--specifically the stretch
between the Glen Canyon Dam and Lee's Ferry. 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. A federal agency 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: To ensure that your comments on this IC are considered, we must
receive them on or before October 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments on this IC to Bret Meldrum,
Chief, Social Science Program, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge
Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525-5596 (mail); Bret_Meldrum@nps.gov
(email); and Phadrea Ponds, Information Collection Coordinator,
National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
(mail); or pponds@nps.gov (email). Please reference Information
Collection 1024--NEW in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Duffield, University of
Montana, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Missoula, MT 5981;
bioecon@montana.com (email); or: 406-721-2265 (phone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In 2013, approximately over 6 million recreational visitors visited
the Colorado River corridor. The National Park Service in collaboration
with the US Geological Survey (USGS) and the Grand Canyon Monitoring
and Research Center (GCMRC) are interested in understanding the quality
and values of visitor trips related to recreational use from the base
of Glen Canyon Dam to just below Lees Ferry. A mail-back survey will be
used to collect information concerning 1) trip/visit characteristics,
2) activities and 3) opinions on river management. This collection
proposes to provide data that will be used to update the currently used
estimates that are more than 25 years old. Up-to-date and relevant
information is needed concerning the estimation of recreational use in
this area.
II. Data
OMB Number: None. This is a new collection.
Title: Recreational Use Survey.
Type of Request: New.
Affected Public: General public and individual households.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One-time.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,940.
Annual Burden Hours: 844 hours. We estimate the public reporting
burden to be 20 minutes per completed survey response.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this
collection of information.
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
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to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number,
email 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 20, 2014.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-20232 Filed 8-25-14; 8:45 am]
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