Agency Information Collection Activities; Visitor Impacts and Experiences Related to Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park, 85651-85652 [2023-26939]

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[FR Doc. 2023–26970 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NRSS–EQD–SSB— NPS0036744; PX.P0306931A.00.1; OMB Control Number 1024–NEW] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Visitor Impacts and Experiences Related to Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park 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 a new information collection. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Dec 07, 2023 Jkt 262001 Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February 6, 2024. ADDRESSES: Written comments on this information collection request (ICR) can be sent to the NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR– ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS 244) Reston, VA 20192, VA 20191 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov (email). Please reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number ‘‘1024–NEW (YELL Wildlife Survey)’’ in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Lauren Miller, Social Scientist, at lauren_miller@nps.gov (email) or 307–250–9404 (telephone). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024–NEW (YELL Wildlife Survey) 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. 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), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity 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 soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) is the collection necessary for the proper functions of the NPS; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the NPS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the NPS DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 85651 Permit action Renew with changes. minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. 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: Authorized by 54 U.S. Code § 100702, Yellowstone National Park (YELL) established its strategic priorities in 2019 that help to guide short- and long-term decision-making. Specifically, Strategic Priority #2 focuses on taking the actions necessary to strengthen, preserve, and protect YELL’s natural and cultural resources, including their associated processes, systems, and values in an unimpaired condition. Actions to fulfill this priority include conducting scientific research to inform resource-related decision-making, park planning, and education. The NPS proposes this new information collection request, Visitor Impacts and Experiences Related to Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park, to use scientific research about visitor impacts and experiences to inform park planning and management. The Northern region of Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Lamar Valley, Slough Creek) faces increased visitation as a result of wildlife viewing, which has led to issues of wildlife habituation. YELL wildlife managers, volunteers, and commercial use authorization (CUA) holders have substantial historical knowledge regarding humanwildlife conflicts in the park. This study seeks to expand that knowledge base by understanding visitors’ perceptions and behaviors related to wildlife viewing and human-wildlife conflicts by employing on-site surveys with YELL visitors in the Lamar Valley during peak wolf-watching periods over the course of one winter, spring, and summer E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1 85652 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2023 / Notices (January–August). Results from this study will provide park managers with information about visitor perceptions and behaviors associated with wildlife viewing and adaptive management approaches for reducing human-wildlife conflicts. Title of Collection: Visitor Impacts and Experiences Related to Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park. OMB Control Number: 1024–NEW. Form Number: None. Type of Review: New. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 588. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 11 minutes. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 108 Hrs. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: Survey over one winter season. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None. An agency may not conduct or sponsor nor is a person 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. 2023–26939 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1140–0084] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Application/Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition by Nonimmigrant Aliens Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. AGENCY: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives SUMMARY: (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until February 6, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, contact: Victoria Kenney, FEIB/FESD, either by mail at 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405, by email at Victoria.Kenney@ atf.gov, or telephone at 304–616–3376. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: —Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, including whether the information will have practical utility; —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; —Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; and —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 responses. Abstract: The Application/Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition by Nonimmigrant Aliens— ATF Form 6NIA (5330.3D) is used by nonimmigrant aliens to temporarily import firearms and ammunition into the United States for hunting or other sporting purposes. The Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140–0084 is being revised to include renumbering, removal and addition of section items, grammatical changes (sentence rephrasing/statement modification), and instruction clarification. Overview of This Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously approved collection. 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Application/Permit for Temporary Importation of Firearms and Ammunition by Nonimmigrant Aliens. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: ATF Form 6NIA (5330.3D). Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments, Individuals or households. The obligation to respond is Mandatory per title 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(5) (b); 27 CFR part 478. 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 12,000 respondents will utilize the form once annually, and it will take each respondent approximately 30 minutes to complete their responses. 6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with this collection is 6,000 hours, which is equal to 12,000 (total respondents) * 1 (# of response per respondent) * .5 (30 minutes). 7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the collection, if applicable: There is no public cost associated with this information collection since the completed form can be emailed to ATF for processing. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES TOTAL BURDEN HOURS Activity Number of respondents Frequency (annually) Total annual responses Time per response (min) Total annual burden (hours) ATF Form 6NIA (5330.3D) .......................................................... 12,000 1 12,000 30 6,000 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Dec 07, 2023 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08DEN1.SGM 08DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85651-85652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26939]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-EQD-SSB--NPS0036744; PX.P0306931A.00.1; OMB Control 
Number 1024-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Visitor Impacts and 
Experiences Related to Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park

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 a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 6, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) can be sent to the NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer 
(ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS 244) Reston, VA 20192, VA 
20191 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please reference Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number ``1024-NEW (YELL Wildlife 
Survey)'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Lauren Miller, Social Scientist, at 
[email protected] (email) or 307-250-9404 (telephone). Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1024-NEW (YELL Wildlife Survey) 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.

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), we 
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an 
opportunity 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 soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) is the collection necessary for the proper 
functions of the NPS; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the NPS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the NPS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    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: Authorized by 54 U.S. Code Sec.  100702, Yellowstone 
National Park (YELL) established its strategic priorities in 2019 that 
help to guide short- and long-term decision-making. Specifically, 
Strategic Priority #2 focuses on taking the actions necessary to 
strengthen, preserve, and protect YELL's natural and cultural 
resources, including their associated processes, systems, and values in 
an unimpaired condition. Actions to fulfill this priority include 
conducting scientific research to inform resource-related decision-
making, park planning, and education. The NPS proposes this new 
information collection request, Visitor Impacts and Experiences Related 
to Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park, to use scientific research 
about visitor impacts and experiences to inform park planning and 
management.
    The Northern region of Yellowstone National Park (e.g., Lamar 
Valley, Slough Creek) faces increased visitation as a result of 
wildlife viewing, which has led to issues of wildlife habituation. YELL 
wildlife managers, volunteers, and commercial use authorization (CUA) 
holders have substantial historical knowledge regarding human-wildlife 
conflicts in the park. This study seeks to expand that knowledge base 
by understanding visitors' perceptions and behaviors related to 
wildlife viewing and human-wildlife conflicts by employing on-site 
surveys with YELL visitors in the Lamar Valley during peak wolf-
watching periods over the course of one winter, spring, and summer

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(January-August). Results from this study will provide park managers 
with information about visitor perceptions and behaviors associated 
with wildlife viewing and adaptive management approaches for reducing 
human-wildlife conflicts.
    Title of Collection: Visitor Impacts and Experiences Related to 
Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 588.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 11 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 108 Hrs.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Survey over one winter season.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor nor is a person 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. 2023-26939 Filed 12-7-23; 8:45 am]
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