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

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, visitors to Harding Lake and Chena River State Recreation

Areas will be asked about their expectation concerning Air Force

training and the impacts of reported overflights on their activities

and experiences.

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Estimated number of

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Burden

Responses hours

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Alaskan Military Operations Areas

On-Site Visitor Survey............................ 1890 630

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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 March 30, 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: [email protected]>; Mark E. Vande Kamp. Voice:

206-543-0378, Email: [email protected]>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles: Alaskan Military Operations Areas On-Site Visitor 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 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 data collection: At the present time, there is no

automated way to gather this information because it includes

expectations and evaluations visitors associate with their experiences

in Harding Lake and Chena River State Recreation Areas.

Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who use Harding

Lake and Chena River State Recreation Areas for recreation purposes.

Estimated average number of respondents: 1890.

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: 20 minutes.

Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.

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Estimated annual reporting burden: 630 hours.

Diane M. Cooke,

Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program

Center, National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 99-2127 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]

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