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prior to that date. The temporary land 

uses which may be permitted during 

this segregative period include licenses, 

permits, rights-of-way, and disposal of 

mineral and vegetative resources other 

than under the mining laws. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1) 

Jamie Connell, 

State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

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Control Number 1024–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; National Park Service 

Recreation Fee Pricing Survey 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

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 October 

1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to Phadrea Ponds, NPS 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, by email at phadrea_ponds@

nps.gov. Please reference Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Control 

Number 1024–NEW (RECFEE) in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Bret Meldrum, Chief, 

Social Science Program, at bret_

meldrum@nps.gov (email); or 970–267– 

7295 (phone). Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1024–NEW (RECFEE) 

in the subject line of your comments. 

Individuals who are hearing or speech 

impaired may call the Federal Relay 

Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY 

assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 

information collections require approval 

under the PRA. As part of our 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burdens, we invite the 

public and other Federal agencies 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. 

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. 

(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 NPS is authorized by 

the Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (FLREA; 16 U.S.C. 

6801–6814) to collect and retain 

recreation fees, including entrance fees 

and amenity fees for certain facilities, 

equipment, and services (such as 

campgrounds). Recreation fees collected 

under FLREA are used for a variety of 

projects that enhance the visitor 

experience. The NPS is also mandated 

by 54 U.S.C. 100701 and 100702 to 

provide state-of-the-art management, 

protection, and interpretation of, and 

research on, the resources of the System 

that is enhanced by the availability and 

utilization of a broad program of the 

highest quality science and information. 

The NPS intends to pilot test a general 

population survey of recent and 

potential park visitors to evaluate 

behavior under different entrance fee 

pricing models. The proposed 

information collection will inform the 

design and administration of a future 

survey that is intended to help 

determine revenue and access 

implications of different entrance fee 

rates and collection models. The pilot 

study options will include explorations 

in, at minimum—increases in entrance 

fees, different fee structures, and 

technology-based solutions for 

collecting entrance fees to make the 

entrance process more convenient and 

efficient for visitors. 

The first step in the process is to 

create and pretest survey questions. A 

pretest will be conducted to (1) validate 

the survey questions, (2) investigate 

various sampling methods, (3) estimate 

the respondent burden, and (4) 

determine the usability of the survey 

design. Following the pretest, a pilot 

survey will be administered nationwide 

to a sample of recent and potential park 

visitors. The pilot survey will be used 

to evaluate how visitors might respond 

to hypothetical questions regarding 

changes in entrance fees, fee structures, 

and technology-based solutions for 

collecting entrance fees. The pilot is 

designed to understand the effectiveness 

of the instrument and the response rates 

for the eventual final survey. A 

preliminary analysis of these results 

will demonstrate how different entrance 

fee rates and collection modes could 

affect revenue and visitor access. The 

data will allow the NPS to understand 

the degree of interest and methodsbased considerations for a 

comprehensive study on fees with the 

intent of making more transparent and 

science-informed pricing decisions in 

the future. 

Title of Collection: National Park 

Service Recreation Fee Pricing Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1024–NEW. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals/households. 

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 Collection Clearance Officer, 

National Park Service. 

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