Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 1998 / Notices 34917

BURDEN ESTIMATES FOR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL POPULATIONS—ENDANGERED SPECIES

Type of report Number of

respondents

Average

time required per

report

(minutes)

Total Annual burden

(hours)

General take or removal a ......................................................................................................................... 16 15 4

Depredation related take b ........................................................................................................................ 12 15 3

Specimen collection c ................................................................................................................................ 16 15 4

aGeneral take or removal includes human related mortality including unintentional taking incidental to otherwise lawful activities (e.g. highway

mortalities), take in defense of human life, take related to defense of property (if authorized) or take in the form of authorized harassment. b Depredation related take is take for management purposes where livestock depredation has been documented and may include authorized

harassment or authorized lethal take of experimental animals in the act of attacking livestock. cSpecimen collection, recovery, or reporting of dead individuals from experimental populations for documentation purposes or authorized scientific collection purposes.

The number of expected reports and

thus total burden hours is being revised

to reflect expected increases due to the

growth of existing experimental

populations, and to accommodate

additional releases of black-footed

ferrets (under 50 CFR 17.84(g)) and

grizzly bears (under 50 CFR 17.84 (l))

when final rules are published in the

near future.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Richard Hannan,

Acting Assistant Director, Ecological Services.

[FR Doc. 98–16983 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Proposed Information Collection

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

The proposed information collection

described below has been submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). Copies of the proposed

collection of information may be

obtained by contacting the Bureau’s

clearance officer at the phone number

listed below. OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove the information

collection but may respond after 30

days; therefore, public comments

should be submitted to OMB within 30

days in order to assure their maximum

consideration. Comments and

suggestions on the proposal should be

made directly to the Desk Officer for the

Interior Department, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503 and to the

Bureau clearance officer, U.S.

Geological Survey, 807 National Center,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

Virginia 20192, (703) 648–7313).

Specific public comments are

requested as to:

1. whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions on the

bureaus, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. the accuracy of the bureau’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used:

3. the quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and

4. how to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: Qualify of life in southwestern

Colorado and northwestern New

Mexico.

OMB Approval Number: New

Collection.

Abstract: This study is one part of an

integrated study of public knowledge of,

preferences for, and responses to

tourism and recreation development on

the Colorado Plateau. The correlated

information is designed to assist

Federal, state, and local land and

resource managers in their management

decisions by providing information

about the knowledge, needs, and desires

of the affected publics surrounding

public lands. Natural resource land

managers and county government

officials in seven counties, working as

partners in this research, ran adjust

management practices in response to

citizens’ knowledge and perceived

values. The intended effect is to better

inform managers and assist land

managers in developing citizen

involvement programs. This study is

being conducted in partnership with the

U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land

Management, National Park Service, and

as part of the Colorado Plateau

Ecosystem Partnership Program

(CPEPP). This study is part of a peerreviewed research study plan of the

Midcontinent Ecological Science Center

in Fort Collins, Colorado and is part of

the study plan of the CPEPP.

To build a picture of quality of life on

the Colorado Plateau, we will measure

the perceptions and preferences for the

environment held by diverse residents

at several locations in the region. Our

objectives are to describe what resident

populations perceive as the most salient

elements of the region’s natural

landscapes, ecosystems, and human

communities; what would have to be

maintained, protected, or restored to

attain conditions of community and

ecosystem quality that residents desire.

The first iteration of this research

approach has been conducted by Utah

State University for the Utah State

Travel Council in partnership with the

Canyon Country Partnership. The goal

of that study was to help achieve the

Travel Council’s specific directive to

relate tourism planning to local

residents’ quality of life. For this second

iteration, surveys will be administered

to a stratified random sample of citizens

living in two counties in Colorado

(Montezuma, an La Plata) and in San

Juan County, New Mexico. The

sampling design is being developed in

partnership with the combined U.S.

Fortes Service and Bureau of Land

Management office in Durango,

Colorado, and Fort Lewis College.

Respondents will be given 12

exposure, one-time use, 35mm cameras

and will be asked to photograph areas

of their community that either add to or

detract from their quality of life.

Respondents will receive complete sets

of their photographs, accompanied by a

short follow-up, mail survey instrument

for the purposes of collecting

demographic data and cross-checking

the quality of life factors reflected in the

photographs.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency: One time.
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Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households.

Number of respondents: 420.

Burden hours: 1714 hours. (The

burden hour estimate is based on a 70%

return rate, with an average of 15

minutes to 4 hours to take the

photographs and fill out the photo log

plus an additional 10 minutes to

complete the follow-up questionnaire

plus any additional time to travel.) We

estimate one-third of the 420 will not

use any optional travel time to complete

the survey; one-third will take 1 hour,

and one-third will use up to 10 hours of

optional travel time to complete the

survey.

Dated: June 22, 1998.

Dennis B. Fenn,

Chief Biologist.

[FR Doc. 98–17047 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–250–18290–24 1A]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0119

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of land Management (BLM)

announces its intention to request

renewal of existing approval to collect

certain information for recreation

visitors to areas of the public lands, and

related waters, where special recreation

permits are required. This information

allows BLM to authorize requested use,

determine appropriate fees, and will

also be used to tabulate recreation use

data for the annual Federal Recreation

Fee Report as required by the Land and

Water Conservation Act.

DATES: BLM must receive comments on

the proposed information a collection

by August 25, 1998, to assure its

consideration of them.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment,

you may submit your comments by one

of several methods. You may mail

comments to Bureau of land

Management, Administrative Record,

Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240. You may also

comment via the Internet to

WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Please

submit comments as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Please also

include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0119’’ and your

name and return address in your

Internet message. If you do not receive

a confirmation from the system that we

have received your Internet message,

contact at us directly on (202) 452–5030.

Comments, including names and

street addresses of respondents, will be

available for public review at this

address during regular business hours

(7:45 a.m.to 4:15 p.m), Eastern Time,

Monday through Friday, except

holidays.

Finally, you may hand-deliver

comments to BLM at 1620 L. Street,

NW, Room 401, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shirlean Beshir, Regulatory Affairs

Group (WO–630), Bureau of land

Management, Mail Stop 402LS, 1849 C

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240;

telephone (202) 452–5033 (Commercial

or FTS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM

is required to provide 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning a

collection of information contained in

BLM Form 8370–1. BLM will receive

and analyze any comments sent in

response to this notice and include

them with its request for approval from

the OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

We specifically request your comments

on: (a) Whether the proposed collection

of information is necessary for the pro

per performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of collecting the

information, including he validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of collecting the information,

including through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Respondents supply identifying

information and data on proposed

commercial, competitive, or individual

recreational use, respectively, when

required, to determine eligibility for a

permit. This information allows the

BLM to authorize requested use,

determine appropriate fees, and will

also be used to tabulate recreation use

data for the annual Federal Recreation

Fee Report as required by the Land and

Water Conservation Act.

Based on BLM’s experience

administering the activities descried

above, the public reporting burden for

the information collected is estimated to

average about 27 minutes per response.

The respondents are recreation visitors

to areas of the public lands, an related

waters, where special recreation permits

are required. The frequency of response

is on occasion. The number of responses

per year is estimated to total 18,000. The

estimated total annual burden on new

respondents is bout 8,100 hours. BLM is

specifically requesting your comments

on its estimate of the amount of time

that it takes to prepare a response.

BLM will summarize all responses to

this notice and include them in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: June 19, 1998.

Carole Smith,

Bureau of Land Management Clearance

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16995 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–130–1820–00–241A]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0133

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

announces its intention to request

renewal of existing approval to collect

certain information for individuals

desiring to use the campground. This

information allows BLM to determine if

all users have paid the required fee, the

umber of users, and their State of origin.

DATES: BLM must receive comments on

the proposed information collection by

August 25, 1998, to assure its

consideration of them.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment,

you may submit your comments by one

of several methods. You may mail

comments to Bureau of Land

Management, Administrative Record,

Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240. You may also

comment via the Internet to

WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Please

submit comments as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Please also

include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0133’’ and your

name and return address in your

Internet message. If you do not receive

a confirmation from the system that we