80 FR 67784 - Proposed Information Collection; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Bear Viewing Survey

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 212 (November 3, 2015)

We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 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. We 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67784-67785]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27874]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R7-R-2015-N210; FF07RKDK00-FVRS80810700000-XXX]


Proposed Information Collection; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge 
Bear Viewing Survey

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 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. We 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.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by January 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or [email protected] 
(email). Please include ``1018-Kodiak Bear Viewing'' in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge has partnered with Utah State 
University to conduct a public survey of visitors to the Kodiak 
National Wildlife Refuge who participate in bear viewing at structured 
and unstructured sites. Questions will address logistical aspects of 
bear viewing (including the amount of money visitors are willing to 
spend on viewing and amenities), satisfaction with current experiences 
(based on number of bears, density of other visitors, length of stay, 
and education received), and reported changes to attitudes and behavior 
related to bear conservation based on visitors' experiences on the 
refuge. Survey results are crucial to understanding public demands for 
and expectations of bear viewing, so that the refuge can better 
facilitate bear viewing opportunities and better convey educational 
messages on bear management.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-XXXX.
    Title: Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Bear Viewing Survey.
    Service Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: Request for a new OMB Control Number.
    Description of Respondents: Visitors to Kodiak National Wildlife 
Refuge who come for the purpose of viewing bears.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One time.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                                     Number of       time per      Total annual
                            Activity                                 responses       response      burden hours
                                                                                     (minutes)
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Initial Contact.................................................           1,800               2              60
Online Survey...................................................             600              15             150
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    Totals......................................................           2,400  ..............             210
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: 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

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     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: October 28, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-27874 Filed 11-2-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4333-15-P