Extension of Time Requested for Decision From OMB

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Extension of Time Requested for Decision From OMB

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Big Cypress

National Preserve.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On October 25, 1996, the National Park Service published a

Notice and Request for Comments in the Federal Register (F.R. 61(208):

55313-55314) stating that the National Park Service (NPS) and Virginia

Polytechnic Institute and State University propose to conduct a survey

of the current amount and distribution of Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) use

within the Big Cypress National Preserve. The goal is to learn about

this use with respect to vehicle type, recreation activity type, and

management unit location of use. Results will be used by park planners,

park managers, and members of the public in considering alternative ORV

management options.

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5

CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the NPS in

the October 25 Federal Register notice stated that it was requesting

OMB to process the Information Collection Request (ICR) under the

emergency processing provision by November 15, 1996 and that it was

inviting public comment on the Proposed ICR for thirty days from the

date of publication of the October 25 Federal Register notice.

In this notice, the NPS is reporting that it has amended its

request to OMB to process this ICR under the emergency processing

provision by requesting a decision date of no later than November 25,

1996. This revised decision date closely coincides with the published

30 day period during which the NPS accepted public comments about the

proposed ICR.

Terry N. Tesar,

Information Collection Clearance Officer, Audits and Accountability

Team, National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 96-30438 Filed 11-26-96; 10:10 am]

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