65280 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 238 / Thursday, December 11, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Nursing Research;

Notice of Meeting of the National

Advisory Council for Nursing Research

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given of the meeting of

the National Advisory Council for

Nursing Research, National Institute of

Nursing Research, National Institutes of

Health on January 21–22, 1998, National

Institutes of Health, William H. Natcher

Building, 45 Center Drive, Conference

Room F1 and F2, Bethesda, Maryland

20892.

The Council meeting will be open to

the public on January 21 from 1:00 to

5:00 p.m. and January 22 from 9:00 to

10:00 a.m. for discussion of program

policies and issues. Attendance by the

public will be limited to space available.

In accordance with the provisions set

forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and

552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C. and section

10(d) of Public Law 92–463, the Council

meeting will be closed to the public

from 10:00 a.m. to adjournment on

January 22. These meetings are closed

for the review, discussion, and

evaluation of individual grant

applications. These applications and

discussions could reveal confidential

trade secrets or commercial property

such as patentable material, and

personal information concerning

individuals associated with the

applications, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

A summary of the meeting, roster of

committee members, and other

information may be obtained from the

Executive Secretary, Dr. Lynn Amende,

NINR, NIH, Building 45, Room 3AN–12,

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, 301/594–

5968. Individuals who plan to attend

and need special assistance, such as

sign language interpretation of other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact the Executive Secretary in

advance of the meeting.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 93–361, Nursing Research,

National Institutes of Health)

Dated: December 4, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under

the Paperwork Reduction Act

SUMMARY: The collection of information

described below will be submitted to

OMB for approval under the provisions

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Copies of specific information collection

requirements, related forms and

explanatory material may be obtained

by contacting the Service Information

Collection Clearance officer at the

address and/or phone numbers listed

below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions

on specific requirements should be sent

to the Service Information Collection

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, MS 222 ARLSQ, 1849

C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth L. Grannemann, Chief, Branch

of Visitor Services, Division of Refuges,

703/358–2029; or Phadrea Ponds,

Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Geological

Survey, Fort Collins, CO, 970/226–9445.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Service proposes to submit the

following information collection

clearance requirements to OMB for

review and approval under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Comments are

invited on: (1) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of burden, including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Congress authorized a recreation fee

demonstration program in Pub. L. 104–

134. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

was one of the four agencies mandated

to implement the program and evaluate

its impact on the visiting public. This

study is designed to scientifically

evaluate visitor reactions and impact of

the fees on visitation to the national

wildlife refuges (NWR); it will be

conducted by the U.S. Geological

Survey Biological Resources Divisions

Social Economic and Institutional

Analysis Section in Fort Collins,

Colorado under a cooperative agreement

with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

To represent the various types of fee

changes, as well as fee demonstration

refuges, six distinct fee programs and

ten refuges were selected for inclusion

in the study. These include (1) new

entrance fees (Sacramento NWR, CA

and Arkansas NWR, TX); (2) increased

entrance fees (Dungeness NWR, WA);

(3) new annual passes (Chincoteaque

NWR, VA and Crab Orchard NWR, IL);

(4) new hunt fees (St. Catherine’s Creek

NWR, MS and Balcones NWR, TX); (5)

non-hunt use permits (Buenos Aires

NWR, AZ and Fort Niobrara NWR, NE)

and (6) non-fee adjustments (Piedmont

NWR, GA). Random samples of

individuals using these refuges will be

surveyed. The Service plans to use as

part of the evaluation process a survey

questionnaire to assess the different fee

programs. An on-site questionnaire will

be distributed during the peak season to

a random sample of the visiting public.

A minimum of 400 completed surveys

will be obtained for each fee type. An

additional 200 surveys will be obtained

from Sacramento NWR to allow for

examination of credit card entrances as

well as new entrance fees in general.

Overall, this will result in a total sample

of 2,600 respondents. The margin of

error for each fee type is ±5% at the 95%

confidence level. The information

gained from this survey will provide a

scientific basis for evaluating the

viability of the fee program among the

visiting public. The lead project officer

is Dr. Jonathan G. Taylor, Research

Social Scientist, phone 970–226–9438,

4512 McMurry Avenue, Fort Collins, CO

80525–3400.

Title: Evaluation of visitor responses

to recreation fee demonstration

programs.

Bureau form number: None.

Frequency of collection: One time.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households.

Number of respondents: 2,600.

Estimated completion time: 10

minutes.

Burden estimate: 433 hours.

Dated: December 4, 1997.

Jeffery M. Donahoe,

Acting Assistant Director, Refuges and

Wildlife.

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