80 FR 30720 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Surveys

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)

We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the Information Collection (IC) described below. The National Park Service (NPS) sponsors public surveys to provide park managers with information needed for park planning, management, operations and evaluation of performance related to protecting park resources and meeting the needs of the public. In consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of the Interior (DOI), the NPS has developed a Programmatic Review and Clearance Process for NPS-sponsored public surveys. It significantly streamlines the information collection review process. To comply with 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 October 31, 2015. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30720-30721]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13036]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-SSB-18382; PPWONRADE3, PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000 (155)]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Programmatic 
Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Surveys

AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS), 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. The National Park Service (NPS) sponsors public surveys to 
provide park managers with information needed for park planning, 
management, operations and evaluation of performance related to 
protecting park resources and meeting the needs of the public. In 
consultation with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the 
Department of the Interior (DOI), the NPS has developed a Programmatic 
Review and Clearance Process for NPS-sponsored public surveys. It 
significantly streamlines the information collection review process. To 
comply with 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 October 31, 
2015. We may not conduct or sponsor

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and a person is not required to respond to a collection 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 July 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments to Phadrea Ponds, Information 
Collections Coordinator, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, 
Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please 
reference ``Information Collection 1024-0224--Programmatic Renewal'' in 
the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bret Meldrum, Chief, Social Science 
Program, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 
80525-5596 (mail); [email protected] (email); or 970-267-7295 
(phone).

I. Abstract

    The Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Surveys applies to 
surveys designed to furnish usable information to NPS managers and 
planners concerning park visitors, visitor services, potential park 
visitors, and residents of communities near parks. This information is 
intended to provide NPS managers with data that can be used to improve 
the quality and utility of agency programs, services, and planning 
efforts. Questions asked under the programmatic review process must 
show a clear tie to NPS management and planning needs. The programmatic 
review may only be used for non-controversial surveys that are unlikely 
to attract or include topics of significant public interest in the 
programmatic review process.
    To qualify for the NPS generic programmatic review process, all 
information collections must be directly tied to an area managed by the 
NPS or research that will benefit NPS management efforts. All 
collections must be reviewed by the NPS and approved by OMB before the 
survey can be initiated.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0224.
    Title: Programmatic Clearance for NPS-Sponsored Surveys.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: General Public (i.e. Park Visitors, potential 
visitors to parks, and residents of communities near park) and local, 
state and tribal governments.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 150,000.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 50,000 hours. We estimate the public 
reporting burden will average 20 minutes per response.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'': 
None.

III. Request For Comments

    We invite comments concerning this IC on:
     Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the 
information is useful;
     The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden on the respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms 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 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: May 26, 2015.
Debra Melton,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-13036 Filed 5-28-15; 8:45 am]
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