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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6000-6001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01230]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-NPS0039152; PPWONRADE3, PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000 (213); OMB 
Control Number 1024-NEW]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Socioeconomic 
Monitoring Study of National Park Service Visitors

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS), are proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information 
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above 
in DATES to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to Phadrea Ponds, NPS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, (MS-244) Herndon, VA 20171 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please include 1024-NEW (SEM) in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this information collection request (ICR), contact Bret Meldrum 
NPS Social Science Program Manager 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, 
CO 80525 (mail); at [email protected] email or 970-267-7295 
(telephone). Please include 1024-NEW (SEM) in the subject line of your 
comments. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, 
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered

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within their country to make international calls to the point of 
contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 
provide the public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of 
information. This helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It 
also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    A FederalRegister notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
August 27, 2021 (86 FR 48244). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, 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) How might the agency 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, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) Social Science Program is 
authorized by the National Park Service Protection, Interpretation, and 
Research in System (54 U.S.C. 100701) to collect information that will 
improve the ability of the NPS to provide effective management, 
protection, and interpretation across the NPS. However, data is needed 
to generalize findings across all national park units in the System 
concerning visitor experiences, attitudes, and spending behaviors. 
Current data does not allow for comparison across units or against a 
regional and nationwide benchmark of information. The proposed 
collection will provide generalizable results for NPS managers and 
planners across the System to understand and monitor visitor 
demographics, economic contribution, services, facilities, and 
infrastructure investments. Park units will be able to compare their 
unit data with regional and national-level data to make informed 
decisions in future planning and management efforts.
    A 30-day FRN (88 FR 44831) was previously published on July 13, 
2023. This 30-day FRN is being published as a result of discussions 
with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of 
Management and Budget about (1) the overall intent of the collections 
(2) methodology and statistical sampling, and (3) the length of survey 
instruments. The following updates have been made to the collection: 
(1) reductions to the overall number of questions (2) added methods for 
increasing response rates, and (3) slight adjustments to the wording of 
questions for clarity.
    Title of Collection: Socioeconomic Monitoring Study of National 
Park Service Visitors.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: General Public; any visitor to 
national parks during the sampling period.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 58,544. (36,936 
intercept survey respondents, 8,310 non-response survey respondents, 
and 13,298 mail-back survey respondents).
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 2 minutes to 13 
minutes depending upon activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,852 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collections Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2025-01230 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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