80 FR 80384 - Proposed Information Collection: National Park Service Centennial National Household Survey

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)

Page Range		80384-80385
FR Document		2015-32420

We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve an information collection (IC) concerning a national household survey that will be used to help determine the perceptions of the American public regarding the national park system. The collection will include no more than 40 cognitive interviews to refine survey questions and a final survey instrument based on the findings from those interviews. 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.

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[FR Doc No: 2015-32420]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Proposed Information Collection: National Park Service Centennial 
National Household Survey

AGENCY: National Park Service, 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 an information collection (IC) concerning a 
national household survey that will be used to help determine the 
perceptions of the American public regarding the national park system. 
The collection will include no more than 40 cognitive interviews to 
refine survey questions and a final survey instrument based on the 
findings from those interviews. 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 your comments on this IC are considered, we must 
receive them on or before February 22, 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 [email protected] 
(email). Please reference Information Collection 1024-0254--National 
Household Survey in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bret Meldrum, Chief, Social Science 
Program, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 
80525 (mail); or [email protected] (email); and Steve Lawson, Senior 
Director, Public Plans Planning and Management, RSG, 55 Railroad Row, 
White River Junction, VT 05001 (mail); or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    On August 25, 2006--the 90th anniversary of the National Park 
Service (NPS)--Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne launched the 
National Park Centennial Initiative to prepare national parks for 
another century of conservation, preservation and enjoyment. Since then 
we have asked citizens, park partners, experts and other stakeholders 
what they envisioned for a second century of national parks. In 
celebration of our 100th anniversary in 2016, and to keep up with the 
initiative, we are proposing a national household survey to assess the 
quality of services available to the American public provided by the 
national parks. This survey will be used to assess the values and 
perceptions of both visitors and non-visitors needed to understand, 
sustain and enhance the relevancy of the national park system in an 
increasingly multicultural society.
    We acknowledge that there are traditional in-park surveys of 
visitors at selected National Parks within the system each year; 
however, these park specific surveys cannot provide the

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baseline information on a national level needed to capture the points 
of view of both visitors and non-visitors to national parks.
    We will pre-test the survey questions by conducting cognitive 
interviews of no more than 40 people in order to test and refine the 
final survey instrument. This will be a nationwide telephone survey 
using a dual sampling frame to include random-digit dial (RDD) land 
line and cell phone numbers. The survey will also include five to seven 
questions that will be used to evaluate youth engagement. Parental 
consent will be required before interviewing children/teens between the 
ages of 12 to 17.
    The information obtained from this collection will serve as a 
benchmark to describe the breadth of uses and patterns of involvement 
with agency offerings beyond traditional park visits that will extend 
into the next century.

II. Data

    OMB Number: 1024-0254.
    Title: National Park Service Centennial National Household Survey.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Affected Public: General public and individual households in the 
seven National Park Service administrative regions.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,540 (40 cognitive 
interviews and 3,500 completed telephone surveys).
    Annual Burden Hours: 40 hours for cognitive interviews (10 minutes 
per interview) and 1,050 hours for telephone surveys (18 minutes per 
survey)--Total 1,090 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this 
collection of information.

III. Request for Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     The practical utility of the information being gathered;
     The accuracy 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.
    Please note that the comments submitted 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 OMB in your comment 
to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be to do so.

    Dated: December 18, 2015.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
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baseline information on a national level Before including your address, phone require that interested members of the
needed to capture the points of view of number, email address, or other public and affected agencies have an
both visitors and non-visitors to personal identifying information in your opportunity to comment on information
national parks. comment, you should be aware that collection and recordkeeping activities
We will pre-test the survey questions your entire comment, including your [see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice
by conducting cognitive interviews of personal identifying information, may identifies an information collection that
no more than 40 people in order to test be made publicly available at any time. OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for
and refine the final survey instrument. While you can ask OMB in your renewed approval. This collection is for
This will be a nationwide telephone comment to withhold your personal the OSMRE Technical Training
survey using a dual sampling frame to identifying information from public Nomination and Request for Payment
include random-digit dial (RDD) land review, we cannot guarantee that we Form (OSM–105). OSMRE will request
line and cell phone numbers. The will be to do so. a 3-year term of approval for this
survey will also include five to seven Dated: December 18, 2015. information collection activity.
questions that will be used to evaluate Madonna L. Baucum, Comments are invited on: (1) The
youth engagement. Parental consent will need for the collection of information
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
be required before interviewing National Park Service. for the performance of the functions of
children/teens between the ages of 12 to the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
[FR Doc. 2015–32420 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am]
17. agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
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The information obtained from this enhance the quality, utility and clarity
collection will serve as a benchmark to of the information collection; and (4)
describe the breadth of uses and ways to minimize the information
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
patterns of involvement with agency collection burden on respondents, such
offerings beyond traditional park visits Office of Surface Mining Reclamation as use of automated means of collection
that will extend into the next century. and Enforcement of the information. A summary of the
II. Data [S1D1 SS08011000SX064A000156S180110; public comments will accompany
S2D2SS08011000SX064A00015X501520] OSMRE’s submission of the information
OMB Number: 1024–0254.
Title: National Park Service collection request to OMB.
Centennial National Household Survey. Notice of Proposed Information Before including your address, phone
Type of Request: Reinstatement. Collection; Request for Comments for number, email address, or other
Affected Public: General public and 1029–0120 personal identifying information in your
individual households in the seven AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining comment, you should be aware that
National Park Service administrative Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. your entire comment—including your
regions. ACTION: Notice and request for
personal identifying information—may
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary. comments. be made publicly available at any time.
Frequency of Collection: One-time. While you can ask us in your comment
Estimated Number of Annual SUMMARY: In compliance with the to withhold your personal identifying
Responses: 3,540 (40 cognitive Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the information from public review, we
interviews and 3,500 completed Office of Surface Mining Reclamation cannot guarantee that we will be able to
telephone surveys). and Enforcement (OSMRE) is do so.
Annual Burden Hours: 40 hours for announcing its intention to request Title: Nomination and Request for
cognitive interviews (10 minutes per approval to continue the collection of Payment Form for OSMRE Technical
interview) and 1,050 hours for information for one of its Technical Training Courses.
telephone surveys (18 minutes per Training Program forms: Nomination
survey)—Total 1,090 hours. OMB Control Number: 1029–0120.
and Request for Payment. This
Estimated Reporting and information collection activity was Summary: The information is used to
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ previously approved by the Office of identify and evaluate the training
Burden: We have not identified any Management and Budget (OMB), and courses requested by students to
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated assigned control number 1029–0120. enhance their job performance, to
with this collection of information. DATES: Comments on the proposed calculate the number of classes and
information collection activity must be instructors needed to complete
III. Request for Comments
received by February 22, 2016, to be OSMRE’s technical training mission,
We invite comments concerning this and to estimate costs to the training
assured of consideration.
information collection on: program.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
• The practical utility of the Bureau Form Numbers: OSM–105.
information being gathered; John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
• The accuracy of the burden for this Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Frequency of Collection: Once for
collection of information; Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB, each training course.
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may Description of Respondents: State and
and clarity of the information to be also be submitted electronically to Tribal regulatory and reclamation
collected; and jtrelease@osmre.gov. employees and industry personnel.
• Ways to minimize the burden of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
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collection of information on receive a copy of the information
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Please note that the comments Trelease, at (202) 208–2783 or by email. Total Annual Burden Hours: 5
submitted in response to this notice are SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB minutes per respondent, or 79 total
a matter of public record. We will regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which hours.
include or summarize each comment in implement provisions of the Paperwork Obligation to Respond: Required in
our request to OMB to approve this IC. Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), order to obtain or retain benefits.

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Dates		To ensure that your comments on this IC are considered, we must receive them on or before February 22, 2016.
Contact		Bret Meldrum, Chief, Social Science Program, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or [email protected] (email); and Steve Lawson, Senior Director, Public Plans Planning and Management, RSG, 55 Railroad Row, White River Junction, VT 05001 (mail); or [email protected] (email).
FR Citation		80 FR 80384

80 FR 80384 - Proposed Information Collection: National Park Service Centennial National Household Survey

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
National Park Service