[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 39733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16476]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[WASO-NRSS-10750; 2490-STC]
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Appalachian
Trail Management Partner Survey
AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of a currently approved information
collection (1024-0259); request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described
below. This collection is to track the satisfaction of federal, state,
and not-for-profit partner organizations and agencies receiving support
from the Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO) to protect trail
resources and provide for the public enjoyment and visitor experience
of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Trail). To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as a part of our continuing efforts
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public
and other federal agencies to comment on this IC. The PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501, et seq.) provides that we may not conduct or sponsor and a person
is not required to respond to a collection unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date.
DATES: Please submit your comment on or before September 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please send your comments to the IC to Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collections Coordinator, National Park Service, 1201
Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov (email). Please reference Information Collection 1024-
0259 APPALACHIAN NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL, in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Walters, Appalachian National
Scenic Trail (ANST), NPS, P.O. Box 50, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425; or via
phone at (304) 535-6278; or via fax at (304) 535-6270, or via email at
angela_walters@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail (ANST) is an unusual unit of
the national park system, managed through a decentralized volunteer-
based cooperative management system involving: eight national forests,
six other national park units, agencies in fourteen states, the
Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and citizen volunteers from 30
affiliated trail club organizations. The Appalachian Trail Management
Partner Survey (ATMPS) will be used to measure performance through a
partner satisfaction survey. The purpose of the ATMPS is to track the
satisfaction of partner organizations receiving support from the
Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO). Progress is measured by
evaluating the quality of support provided by ATPO. Data from the
proposed survey is needed to assess performance regarding NPS GPRA goal
IIb0. HPS performance on all goals measured in this study will
contribute to DOI Department-wide performance reports.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1024-0259.
Title: Appalachian Trail Management Partner Survey.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: General public; Partners in the Appalachian Trail
Cooperative Management System.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 200 (150 respondents and 50
non-respondents).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23 hours (3 minutes for
respondents and 1 minute for non-respondents).
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden:
None.
Comments: We invite comments concerning this IC on: (1) Whether or
not the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency
to perform its duties, including whether or not the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden
for this collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice
are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including
your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available
at any time. While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: June 29, 2012.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-16476 Filed 7-3-12; 8:45 am]
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