Proposed Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Armstrong Laboratory, Noise Effects Branch (AL/OEBN),

Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

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In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Air Force

announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public

comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed data collection of information is necessary for the

proposed performance of the agency, including whether the information

shall have general utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate

of burden of the proposed data collection; (c) ways to enhance the

utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of the information on respondents

through the use of new forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by

September 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to Bartholomew Elias, Ph.D.,

Armstrong Laboratory, Noise Effects Branch (AL/OEBN), 2610 Seventh

Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

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obtain a copy of the proposal and associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call Bartholomew Elias at (513)

255-3664.

Title Associated Form, and OMB Number: DoD/USAF Military Aircraft

Overflight Study.

Needs and Uses: The information collection is necessary to obtain

acoustical noise data and visitor survey data, to estimate a dose-

response relationship between sound from military aircraft overflights

and effects (reactions) on visitors to National Park Service (NPS)

areas. This study builds upon research conducted by the National Park

Service to examine the dose-response relationship between sightseeing

aircraft overflights and NPS visitor reactions. Because of the

different characteristics of sounds from military aircraft, the dose-

response relationship for these types of aircraft overflights may be

quite different from the relationship developed for sightseeing

aircraft overflights.

Affected Public: Public visitors to National Park Service areas.

Annual Burden Hours: 250.

Number of Respondents: 1500.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency: One time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

On-site interviews will be administered with visitors at selected

sites within NPS areas. Concurrent with the on-site interviews, sound

recordings of the exposure to aircraft overflights (and other noise

sources) will be taken to determine the ``noise dose'' experienced by

each visitor. The noise doses will be matched to the responses obtained

in the visitor survey. A minimum of 300 visitors and a maximum of 500

visitors will be surveyed at each of three potential sites over a

period of 4-5 days at each site. A maximum total of 1500 park visitors

will be surveyed. The interview will take approximately 5-10 minutes to

administer and will be conducted with all eligible adult members of

sampled groups.

Patsy J. Conner,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Office.

[FR Doc. 96-18450 Filed 7-19-96; 8:45 am]

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