[Federal Register: December 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 241)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Submission of Study Package to Office of Management and Budget; 
Review Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Padre Island 
National Seashore.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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ABSTRACT: The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing in 1998-99 to 
conduct on-site surveys of visitors to Padre Island National Seashore 
and Mustang Island regarding their perception and understanding of 
beach garbage (that has washed ashore from the Gulf of Mexico) and 
their preference regarding shoreline garbage cleaning methods.

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                                             Estimated
                                            numbers of     Burden hours
                                             responses
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Visitor Survey to Determine the Public
 Perception of and the Response to
 Marine Debris by the Visiting Public to
 Padre Island National Seashore.........            1500             300
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirement, the NPS 
invites public comment on these three proposed information collection 
requests (ICR). Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the 
information including whether the information has practical utility; 
(2) the accuracy of the reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, 
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

    The NPS goal in conducting these surveys is to understand visitor 
perception of beach debris and preference regarding shoreline debris 
cleaning methods.
    There was no public comments received as a result of publishing in 
the Federal Register a 60-day notice of intention to request clearance 
of information collection for this survey.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before January 15, 1999.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB, 
Attention desk Officer for the Interior Department, Office of 
Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20530. The OMB has up to 60 days 
to approve or disapprove the information collection but may respond 
after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum consideration, OMB should 
receive public comments on or before (insert date 30 days from date of 
publication in the Federal Register.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE STUDY PACKAGES SUBMITTED FOR 
OMB REVIEW, CONTACT: John Miller, Voice: 512-949-8173 x 227, Email: 
john__miller@nps.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Visitor Survey to Determine the Public Perception of and the 
Response to Marine Debris by the Visiting Public to Padre Island 
National Seashore.
    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 to 
incorporate into a research report on beach garbage for Padre Island 
National Seashore which will guide further management and planning for 
the Seashore.
    Automated data collection: At the present time, there is no 
automated way to gather this information, since it includes asking 
visitors about their perceptions, expectations, and preferences in the 
Padre Island National Seashore area.
    Description of respondents: A sample of individuals who use the 
beaches of Padre Island National Seashore and Mustang Island.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 1500.
    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 hour per response: 10-15 minutes.
    Frequency of response: 1 time per respondent.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 300 hours.
Diane M. Cook,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 98-33250 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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