Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 103 / Friday, May 29, 1998 / Notices 29429

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; Golden Gate

National Recreation Area (Alcatraz

Island); Yosemite National Park; Statue

of Liberty National Monument (Ellis

Island).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

ABSTRACT: The University of Vermont

and three parks (Golden Gate National

Recreation Area (Alcatraz Island) in

California, Yosemite National Park in

California; Statue of Liberty National

Monument (Ellis Island) in New York

and New Jersey) propose to conduct

visitor surveys to learn about visitor

demographics and visitor opinions

about services and facilities in these

three parks. The results of these studies

will be used by park managers to

improve the services they provide to

visitors while better protecting park

natural and cultural resources. Study

packages that include the proposed

survey questionnaires for these three

proposed park studies have been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for review.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5

CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record

Keeping Requirements, 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 identify characteristics, use

patterns, perceptions, preferences, and

opinions of visitors about management

and services in these parks. In addition,

each project will identify indicators and

standards of quality for the visitor

experience. Results of all of the surveys

will be used by NPS managers in their

ongoing planning and management

activities to improve visitor services,

protect park resources, and better serve

the park’s current and potential future

visitors.

There were 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 these three

surveys.

DATES: Public comments will be

accepted on or before June 29, 1998.

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; and also to: Dr. Robert E.

Manning, Professor, School of Natural

Resources, 356 Aiken Center, University

of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405.

Phone (802) 656–2684.

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 June 29,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE STUDY PACKAGES SUBMITTED FOR OMB

REVIEW, CONTACT: Dr. Robert E.

Manning. Voice (802) 656–2684; Fax

(802) 656–2623; Email

rmanning@nature.snr.uvm.edu.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: University of Vermont Visitor

Surveys at three parks.

Bureau Form Number: Not applicable.

OMB Number: To be assigned.

Expiration Date(s): September 1999.

Type of Request: Request for new

clearance.

Description of Need: The National

Park Service needs information to

identify characteristics, use patterns,

perceptions, preferences, and opinions

of visitors about management and

services in these parks. The proposed

information to be collected regarding

visitors in these three parks is not

available from existing records, sources,

or observations.

Automated Data Collection: At the

present time, there is no automated way

to gather this information, since it

includes asking visitors to evaluate

services and facilities that they used

during their park visit.

Description of Respondents: A sample

of visitors to each of these three parks.

Estimated Average Number of

Respondents: 400 at Golden Gate

National Recreation Area (Alcatraz

Island), 1200 at Yosemite National Park,

and 640 at Statue of Liberty National

Monument (Ellis Island).

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 at Golden Gate

National Recreation Area (Alcatraz

Island), 15 minutes at Yosemite

National Park and 30 minutes at the

Statue of Liberty National Monument

(Ellis Island).

Frequency of Response: One time per

respondent.

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden:

200 at Golden Gate National Recreation

Area (Alcatraz Island), 300 at Yosemite

National Park, and 320 at Statue of

Liberty National Monument (Ellis

Island).

Diande M. Cooke,

Information Collection Clearance Officer,

WASO Administrative Program Center,

National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14122 Filed 5–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability of Abbreviated

Final Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS),

U.S. Department of the Interior,

designated lead agency; Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), designated

cooperating agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an

abbreviated final environmental impact

statement for the proposed AT&T

Corporation P140 Coaxial Cable

Removal Project, Socorro County New

Mexico, Clark County Nevada, and Kern

and San Bernardino Counties California.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, the National Park

Service announces the availability of an

abbreviated final environmental impact

statement (FEIS) for the P140 Cable

Removal Project, Socorro, New Mexico,

to Mojave, California. The draft

environmental impact statement (DEIS)

for the proposal was on public review

for more than 60 days from December

29, 1997 to March 27, 1998. The

abbreviated final document includes

responses to public comments on the

DEIS and factual corrections to the

DEIS.

In 1996 AT&T approached the U.S.

Department of the Interior (DOI)

concerning a proposal to remove 220

miles of their P140 cable system that no

longer supports their current fiber optic

network.

The proposed project involved the

removal of portions of a

telecommunications system traversing

7.7 miles in New Mexico, 7.4 miles in

Nevada, and 205.2 miles in California.