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Michel Kareis,
Executive Director, Homeland Security
Science and Technology Advisory Committee.
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persons wishing to comment and time
available, the time for individual oral
comments may be limited.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2.
Mark K. Albers,
HiLine & Central Districts Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Bureau of Land Management
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Public Meeting; Central
Montana Resource Advisory Council
[NPS–WASO–NRSS–NSNSD–21927;
PPWONRADN1, PPMRSNR1Y.NS000 (166)]
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
Proposed Information Collection;
Natural Sounds/Quiet Valuation Survey
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Central
Montana Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Central Montana Resource
Advisory Council Meeting will be held
October 12–13, 2016 in Malta, Montana.
The meeting on October 12, 2016, will
be held from noon to 5:00 p.m., with a
30-minute public comment period at
12:30 p.m. RAC members will take a
field trip on October 13, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be in the
Great Northern Hotel Conference Room
at 2 S. 1st St. E., Malta, Montana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Albers, HiLine & Central Districts
Manager, Great Falls Field Office, 1101
15th Street North, Great Falls, MT
59401, (406) 791–7789,
malbers@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–677–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15member council advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of management issues associated
with public land management in
Montana. During these meetings the
council is scheduled to participate in,
discuss, and act upon these topics or
activities. All RAC meetings are open to
the public.
Each formal RAC meeting will also
have time allocated for hearing public
comments. Depending on the number of
ACTION:
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We (National Park Service,
NPS) 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. This IC is
scheduled to expire on November 30,
2016. We 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.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this IC, we
must receive them by November 14,
2016.
SUMMARY:
Direct all written comments
on this IC to Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Coordinator,
National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge
Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or
phadrea_ponds@nps.gov (email). Please
reference Information Collection
NATSOUNDS in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Turina, Night Skies and Natural
Sounds Division, National Park Service,
1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80525 (mail); Frank_Turina@
nps.gov (email); or (970) 225–3530
(phone).
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Under the Organic Act of 1916 (54
U.S.C. 100701), the NPS is charged with
conserving the scenery, natural and
historic objects, and wildlife in its units.
The acoustical environment or
soundscape is a fundamental aspect of
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NPS units and critical to visitors’
interaction with and interpretation of
said resources. While the NPS has
policies in place to monitor and manage
acoustical conditions, it does not have
information on how visitors value
preserving natural sounds and/or
reducing noise impacts. NPS plans to
conduct a stated-preference survey of
visitors in two park units in order to
estimate individual values for
maintenance or improvement of
acoustical conditions within a national
park setting.
The purpose of this IC is to continue
survey development and pre-testing
activities that were initiated in 2013.
This continuation will involve a series
of focus groups in two NPS units. The
intent of the focus groups is to refine
and test existing survey materials.
Specifically, previous pre-testing efforts
indicated that further refinement and
testing of stated–preference questions
was necessary. Best practice guidelines
in the conduct of stated-preference
studies require that survey content,
language and instructions be clearly
understood by respondents so that the
results are as accurate and reliable as
possible.
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II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1024–0269.
Title: Natural Sounds/Quiet Valuation
Survey.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Park visitors;
individual and general households.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 80 respondents. This
collection will involve eight two-hour
focus group sessions. We estimate that
each group will have at most 10
participants.
Annual Burden Hours: 160 hours; two
hours per respondent.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: None.
III. 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.
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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
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: September 12, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
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Notice of Proposed Information
Collection; Request for Comments for
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Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
announcing its intention to request
renewed approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
continue the collection of information
for the Revisions; Renewals; and
Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit
Rights.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection must be received
by November 14, 2016, to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB,
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
also be submitted electronically to
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease,
SUMMARY:
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at (202) 208–2783 or by email to
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice
identifies an information collection that
OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for
renewal. The collection is contained in
30 CFR part 774—Revision; Renewal;
and Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of
Permit Rights.
OSMRE will revise burden estimates,
where appropriate, to reflect current
reporting levels or adjustments based on
reestimates of burden or respondents.
OSMRE will request a 3-year term of
approval for this information collection
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
need for the collection of information
for the performance of the functions of
the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will be included in
OSMRE’s submission of the information
collection request to OMB.
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.
This notice provides the public with
60 days in which to comment on the
following information collection
activity:
Title: 30 CFR part 774—Revisions;
Renewals; and Transfer, Assignment, or
Sale of Permit Rights.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0116.
Summary: Sections 506 and 511 of
Public Law 95–87 provide that persons
seeking permit revisions; renewals; or
transfer, assignment, or sale of their
permit rights for coal mining activities
submit relevant information to the
regulatory authority to allow the
regulatory authority to determine
whether the applicant meets the
requirements for the action anticipated.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NRSS-NSNSD-21927; PPWONRADN1, PPMRSNR1Y.NS000 (166)]
Proposed Information Collection; Natural Sounds/Quiet Valuation
Survey
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) 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. This IC is scheduled to expire
on November 30, 2016. We 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.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by November 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments on this IC to Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Coordinator, National Park Service, 1201
Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov
(email). Please reference Information Collection NATSOUNDS in the
subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Turina, Night Skies and Natural
Sounds Division, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, Colorado 80525 (mail); Frank_Turina@nps.gov (email); or (970)
225-3530 (phone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Under the Organic Act of 1916 (54 U.S.C. 100701), the NPS is
charged with conserving the scenery, natural and historic objects, and
wildlife in its units. The acoustical environment or soundscape is a
fundamental aspect of
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NPS units and critical to visitors' interaction with and interpretation
of said resources. While the NPS has policies in place to monitor and
manage acoustical conditions, it does not have information on how
visitors value preserving natural sounds and/or reducing noise impacts.
NPS plans to conduct a stated-preference survey of visitors in two park
units in order to estimate individual values for maintenance or
improvement of acoustical conditions within a national park setting.
The purpose of this IC is to continue survey development and pre-
testing activities that were initiated in 2013. This continuation will
involve a series of focus groups in two NPS units. The intent of the
focus groups is to refine and test existing survey materials.
Specifically, previous pre-testing efforts indicated that further
refinement and testing of stated-preference questions was necessary.
Best practice guidelines in the conduct of stated-preference studies
require that survey content, language and instructions be clearly
understood by respondents so that the results are as accurate and
reliable as possible.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1024-0269.
Title: Natural Sounds/Quiet Valuation Survey.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Park visitors; individual and general households.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 80 respondents. This
collection will involve eight two-hour focus group sessions. We
estimate that each group will have at most 10 participants.
Annual Burden Hours: 160 hours; two hours per respondent.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden:
None.
III. 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
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: September 12, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-22223 Filed 9-14-16; 8:45 am]
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