Agency Information Collection Activities; Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys, 25424-25425 [2023-08555]

Download as PDF 25424 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 / Notices organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 26, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: April 19, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–08809 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NRSS–SSB–NPS0034735; PPWONRANDE2, PMP00E105.YP0000; OMB Control Number 1024–0224] Agency Information Collection Activities; Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys National Park Service, Interior. Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above in DATES to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 (ADIR–ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS–242) Reston, VA 20191 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov (email). Please include ‘‘1024–0224’’ in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Bret Meldrum by email at bret_meldrum@nps.gov or by telephone at 970–267–7295. Please reference OMB Control Number 1024– 0224 in the subject line of your comments. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point of contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the PRA. 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. A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on February 8, 2022 (87 FR 7206). No comments were received. As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility. (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response. 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 ICR. 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. Abstract: The NPS is authorized by the National Park Service Protection, Interpretation, and Research in System (54 U.S.C. 100701) statutes to collect information used to enhance the management and planning of parks and their resources. The NPS Social Science Program (SSP) relies heavily on this generic approval to submit survey requests to OMB in an expedited manner. This process significantly streamlines the information collection process in a manner that allows the NPS to submit at least 25 requests per year, which is 5 times as many requests that can be processed annually using the regular submission route. The Programmatic Clearance applies to all NPS social science collections (e.g., questionnaires, focus groups, interviews, etc.) designed to furnish usable information to NPS managers and planners concerning visitor experiences, perceptions of services, programs, and planning efforts in areas managed by the NPS. To qualify for the NPS generic programmatic review process each information request must show clear ties to NPS management and planning needs in areas managed by the NPS or involve research that will directly benefit the NPS. The scope of the programmatic review process is limited to issues that are noncontroversial or unlikely to attract significant public interest. All collections must be reviewed by the NPS Social Science Program and approved by OMB before a collection is administered. The Pool of Known Questions (PKQ) serves as a collection of example questions. We acknowledge that the PKQ is not a comprehensive collection of all possible survey questions; therefore, we are requesting E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 / Notices leeway to allow requestors to add park/ research-specific questions not in the PKQ. However, all questions must fit within the scope of the approved Topic Areas. The Social Science Program will continue to conduct necessary reviews and quality control before submitting each information collection request to OMB for expedited review and approval before the collection is administered. The submission materials contain the request for continued flexibility in survey design within the bounds of the requirements and guidelines for individual collections leveraging this clearance. The NPS is requesting the following updates and revisions for this clearance. The previously approved 11 Topic Areas and subcategories were reorganized and expanded. A climate change subcategory was added under Topic Area 8: Environmental Health and Resource Management. Topic Area 10 was renamed Environmental Justice and expanded to have the following subcategories: Constraints and Barriers; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Accessibility; and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Finally, the PKQ was streamlined to remove redundant questions. It was also reorganized to accommodate changes to the Topic Areas. Questions were added to the new subcategories and to existing sections throughout the PKQ to include question variations principal investigators and NPS staff requested over the last three years. Title of Collection: Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys. OMB Control Number: 1024–0224. Form Number: Form 10–201. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 44,125 (depending on activity) Onsite Surveys—30,000; Mailback Surveys—2,000; All Non-response surveys—5,000; Focus Groups/ Interview—2,125; and On-line Survey— 5,000. Estimated Completion Time per Response: (depending on activity) onsite Surveys—15 minutes; Mail-back Surveys—20 minutes; All Non-response surveys—3 minutes; Focus Groups/ Interview—60 minutes; and On-line Survey—15 minutes. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,792 Hours (depending on activity) onsite Surveys—7500 hours; Mail-back Surveys—667 hours; All Nonresponse surveys—250 hours; Focus Groups/Interview—2125 hours; and Online Survey—1250 hours. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 44,125 (depending on activity) Onsite Surveys—30,000; Mailback Surveys—2,000; All Non-response surveys—5,000; Focus Groups/ Interview—2,125; and On-line Survey— 5,000. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None. An agency 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. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Phadrea Ponds, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2023–08555 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035710; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from Lowndes and Monroe Counties, MS. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after May 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Ms. Alexandria Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, 109 St. Joseph Street, P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628–0001, telephone (251) 690–2728, email Alexandria.N.Smith@usace.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25425 Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Description Thirty cultural items were removed from Lowndes County, MS. The Cofferdam Site (22LO599) is an Early through Late Woodland occupation site featuring some Miller II components. Cofferdam was identified by Army Corps of Engineers personnel during the excavation of the cofferdam for the Columbus Lock and Dam of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, and it was excavated by the Mississippi State University Department of Anthropology under the direction of James R. Atkinson and field crew chief G. Gerald Berry from mid-August to the first week of October 1975. The 30 lots of unassociated funerary objects are consist of four lots of lithics, one lot of noncultural rock, two lots of pebbles, two lots ceramics, three lots of shells, seven lots of faunal remains, one lot of flotation samples, one lot of sandstone, three lots of clay, one lot of daub, two lots of firecracked rock, two lots of groundstone, and one lot of nuts. Nine cultural items were removed from Lowndes County, MS. The River Cut site (22LO860) is a small village site containing Woodland and Mississippian components as well as Miller III components with some signs of possible Miller II habitation. The site was reported to the USACE, Mobile District, in 1983, and following the salvage removal of a burial from an eroding bank in 1984, the site was excavated by the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, Mississippi State University, under principal investigator Janet Rafferty, with Mary Evelyn Starr, between December 29 and 30, 1985 and from July 23 through September 29, 1986. The nine lots of unassociated funerary objects consist of four lots of ceramics, one lot of lithics, one lot of faunal remains, one lot of shells, one lot of charcoal, and one lot of soil samples. Three cultural items were removed from Monroe County, MS. One of several sites identified during early mitigation measures for the prospective Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway, the SW Amory site (22MO710) was excavated between December 1978 and May 1979 under the direction of Judith A. Bense. No further work was ever conducted. The three lots of unassociated funerary objects consist of one lot of faunal remains, one lot of lithics, and one lot of soil samples. E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25424-25425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08555]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-SSB-NPS0034735; PPWONRANDE2, PMP00E105.YP0000; OMB 
Control Number 1024-0224]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Programmatic Clearance 
for NPS-Sponsored Public Surveys

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information 
collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information 
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above 
in DATES to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
(MS-242) Reston, VA 20191 (mail); or [email protected] (email). 
Please include ``1024-0224'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Bret Meldrum by email at [email protected] 
or by telephone at 970-267-7295. Please reference OMB Control Number 
1024-0224 in the subject line of your comments. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point of contact in the United States. 
You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA. 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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
February 8, 2022 (87 FR 7206). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on 
new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This 
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements 
and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public 
understand our information collection requirements and provide the 
requested data in the desired format.
    We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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 ICR. 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.
    Abstract: The NPS is authorized by the National Park Service 
Protection, Interpretation, and Research in System (54 U.S.C. 100701) 
statutes to collect information used to enhance the management and 
planning of parks and their resources. The NPS Social Science Program 
(SSP) relies heavily on this generic approval to submit survey requests 
to OMB in an expedited manner. This process significantly streamlines 
the information collection process in a manner that allows the NPS to 
submit at least 25 requests per year, which is 5 times as many requests 
that can be processed annually using the regular submission route.
    The Programmatic Clearance applies to all NPS social science 
collections (e.g., questionnaires, focus groups, interviews, etc.) 
designed to furnish usable information to NPS managers and planners 
concerning visitor experiences, perceptions of services, programs, and 
planning efforts in areas managed by the NPS. To qualify for the NPS 
generic programmatic review process each information request must show 
clear ties to NPS management and planning needs in areas managed by the 
NPS or involve research that will directly benefit the NPS. The scope 
of the programmatic review process is limited to issues that are non-
controversial or unlikely to attract significant public interest.
    All collections must be reviewed by the NPS Social Science Program 
and approved by OMB before a collection is administered. The Pool of 
Known Questions (PKQ) serves as a collection of example questions. We 
acknowledge that the PKQ is not a comprehensive collection of all 
possible survey questions; therefore, we are requesting

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leeway to allow requestors to add park/research-specific questions not 
in the PKQ. However, all questions must fit within the scope of the 
approved Topic Areas. The Social Science Program will continue to 
conduct necessary reviews and quality control before submitting each 
information collection request to OMB for expedited review and approval 
before the collection is administered.
    The submission materials contain the request for continued 
flexibility in survey design within the bounds of the requirements and 
guidelines for individual collections leveraging this clearance. The 
NPS is requesting the following updates and revisions for this 
clearance. The previously approved 11 Topic Areas and subcategories 
were reorganized and expanded. A climate change subcategory was added 
under Topic Area 8: Environmental Health and Resource Management. Topic 
Area 10 was renamed Environmental Justice and expanded to have the 
following subcategories: Constraints and Barriers; Diversity, Equity, 
and Inclusion; Accessibility; and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. 
Finally, the PKQ was streamlined to remove redundant questions. It was 
also reorganized to accommodate changes to the Topic Areas. Questions 
were added to the new subcategories and to existing sections throughout 
the PKQ to include question variations principal investigators and NPS 
staff requested over the last three years.
    Title of Collection: Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored 
Public Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0224.
    Form Number: Form 10-201.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 44,125 (depending on 
activity) Onsite Surveys--30,000; Mail-back Surveys--2,000; All Non-
response surveys--5,000; Focus Groups/Interview--2,125; and On-line 
Survey--5,000.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: (depending on activity) 
onsite Surveys--15 minutes; Mail-back Surveys--20 minutes; All Non-
response surveys--3 minutes; Focus Groups/Interview--60 minutes; and 
On-line Survey--15 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,792 Hours 
(depending on activity) onsite Surveys--7500 hours; Mail-back Surveys--
667 hours; All Non-response surveys--250 hours; Focus Groups/
Interview--2125 hours; and On-line Survey--1250 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 44,125 (depending on 
activity) Onsite Surveys--30,000; Mail-back Surveys--2,000; All Non-
response surveys--5,000; Focus Groups/Interview--2,125; and On-line 
Survey--5,000.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency 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. The authority for this action is 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-08555 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
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