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

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 [Federal Register: December 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 241)]
[Notices]
[Page 78185-78186]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr14de00-104]

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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: National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park, Department
of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking to gather
information from residents of Colorado with respect to their acceptance
of and preferences for different elk and vegetation management
alternatives possible in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). The
information sought will also determine acceptability of specific
techniques to achieve the objectives of these different alternatives.
The information gathered is to be used in developing an elk and
vegetation management plan for RMNP, as well as an Environmental Impact
Statement on the plan. To gather this information, the NPS is proposing
to survey Colorado residents regarding their attitudes towards elk and
vegetation management issues facing the Park.

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                                           Estimated
                                           numbers of      Burden hours
                                           Responses
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Rocky Mountain National Park Regional              400              200
 Resident Survey......................
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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 survey. 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 determine Colorado
residents' acceptance and preferences for different management
alternatives that are possible in RMNP.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before February 12, 2001.
    Send comments to: Michael J. Manfredo, Human Dimensions in Natural
Resources Unit, College of Natural Resources, Colorado State
University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Manfredo. Voice: 970-491-
6591, e-mail: manfredo@cnr.colostate.edu.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Titles: Public preferences for elk vegetation management in Rocky
Mountain National Park: Regional Resident 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 needs information
assessing the acceptability of different overall management
alternatives for elk and vegetation management in RMNP as well as the
acceptability of specific management techniques to achieve the
objectives of the different alternatives.
    Automated Data Collection: At the present time there is no
automated way to gather this information because it includes asking
Colorado residents their acceptance and preferences regarding different
elk and vegetation management alternatives that are possible in RMNP.
    Description of Respondents: Persons residing in Colorado.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 400.
    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: 200 hours.

    Dated: December 11, 2000.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative
Program Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 00-31912 Filed 12-13-00; 8:45 am]
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