60 Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37562-37563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17650]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


60 Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Yukon-
Charley Rivers National Preserve.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) in conjunction with a natural 
resource protection council including members from the Air Force and a 
number of state and federal land management agencies is proposing in 
1999 to conduct surveys of persons using selected Alaskan Military 
Operations Areas where Air Force training occurs. In one of these 
surveys, person owning property along the Salcha River will be asked 
about their expectations concerning Air Force training and the impacts 
of reported overflights on their activities and experiences.

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                                                   Estimated numbers of
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                                                                 Burden
                                                   Responses     hours
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Salcha River Land-owner Mail Survey.............          150         75
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    Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 
Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park 
Service is soliciting comments on the need for gathering the 
information in the proposed surveys. The NPS also is asking for 
comments on the practical utility of the information being gathered; 
the accuracy of the burden hour estimate; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden to respondents, including use of automated 
information collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    The NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to assess the 
effectiveness of current mitigation efforts in limiting impacts of Air 
Force training activity on human users of Alaskan Military Operations 
Areas.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before September 10, 
1999.
    Send Comments To: Darryll R. Johnson, USGS/BRD/FRESC/UWFS, College 
of Forest Resources, Box 352100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 
98195-2100; or Mark E. Vande Kamp, USGS/BRD/FRESC/UWFS, College of 
Forest Resources, Box 352100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 
98195-2100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darryll R. Johnson. Voice: 206-685-
7404, Email:<darryllj@u.washington.edu>; Mark E. Vande Kamp. Voice: 
206-543-0378, Email: <mevk@u.washington.edu>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Salcha River Land-owner Mail Survey.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: To be requested.
    Expiration date: To be requested.
    Type of request: Request for new clearance.
    Description of need: The National Park Service (in conjunction with 
a natural resource protection council

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including members from the Air Force and a number of state and federal 
land management agencies) needs information to assess the effectiveness 
of current mitigation efforts in limiting impacts of Air Force training 
activity on human users of Alaskan Military Operations Areas.
    Automated date collection: At the present time, there is no 
automated way to gather this information because it includes asking 
land-owners for expectations and evaluations they associate with their 
experiences with military aircraft on the Salcha River.
    Description of respondents: Persons owning land on the Salcha 
River.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 150.
    Estimated average number of responses: Each respondent will respond 
only one time, so the number of responses will be the same as the 
number of respondents.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of response: 1 time per respondent.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 75 hours.
Leonard Stowe,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 99-17650 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
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