9354 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 34 / Wednesday, February 20, 2008 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in southwestern Idaho. 

RAC Officers for the 2008 Fiscal Year 

will be elected. The Council will be 

briefed by a representative of Idaho’s 

U.S. Senator Mike Crapo’s office 

regarding the Fee Repeal and Expanded 

Access Act of 2007 that he is a cosponsor of with Montana’s U.S. Senator 

Mike Baucus. The bill would repeal the 

2004 passed Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act. There will be a 

discussion about the West-Wide Energy 

Corridor Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement and proposed routes 

going through the District’s public 

lands. Hot Topics will be discussed by 

the District Manager and Field Office 

managers will provide highlights on 

activities in their offices. 

Agenda items and location may 

change due to changing circumstances. 

All meetings are open to the public. The 

public may present written comments to 

the Council. Each formal Council 

meeting will also have time allocated for 

hearing public comments. Depending on 

the number of persons wishing to 

comment and time available, the time 

for individual oral comments may be 

limited. Individuals who plan to attend 

and need special assistance, such as 

sign language interpretation, or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the BLM Coordinator as 

provided above. 

Dated: February 8, 2008. 

David Wolf, 

Associate, District Manager. 

[FR Doc. E8–3072 Filed 2–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record 

Keeping Requirements, the National 

Park Service (NPS) invites public 

comments on a proposed new collection 

of information (1024–xxxx). 

DATES: Public comments will be 

accepted on the proposed Information 

Collection Request (ICR) on or before 

April 21, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send Comments To: Eppley 

Institute for Parks & Public Lands. 

Indiana University Research Park, RE: 

Assateague Island National Seashore 

(ASIS), 501 N. Morton Street, Suite 100, 

Bloomington, Indiana 474074; or via 

phone at 812/855–3095; or via fax 812/ 

856–5600; or via e-mail at 

eppley@indiana.edu. Also, you may 

send comments to Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, 1849 C St., NW., (2605), 

Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail at 

leonard stowe@nps.gov. All responses of 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

To Request a Draft of Proposed 

Collection of Information Contact: 

Eppley Institute for Parks & Public 

Lands Indiana University Research Park, 

RE: ASIS, 501 N. Morton Street, Suite 

100, Bloomington, Indiana 47404; or via 

phone at 812/855–3095; or via fax at 

812/855–5600; or via e-mail at 

eppley@indiana.edu. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

James Gramann, NPS Social Science 

Program, 1201 ‘‘Eye’’ Street, 

Washington, DC 20005; or via phone at 

202/513–7189; or via e-mail at 

James_Gramann@partner.nps.gov. You 

are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR 

package free of charge once the package 

is submitted to OMB for review. You 

can access this ICR at http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Assessing Visitor Attitudes, 

Experiences and Expectations 

associated with the Management and 

Use of Over-sand Vehicles at Assateague 

Island National Seashore. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

OMB Number: To be requested. 

Expiration Date: To be requested. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Description of Need: The proposed 

study would provide information for 

use in identifying and evaluating 

alternatives for future management of 

Over-Sand Vehicle (OSV) use at 

Assateague Island National Seashore 

(ASIS), Maryland. The purpose of this 

research is to provide park managers 

with information about the types and 

characteristics of visitors to the OSV 

zone and adjacent backcountry areas, 

attributes of the OSV zone important to 

the quality of visitor experience, and 

visitor attitudes regarding OSV 

management and resource protection 

practices. 

The use of Over-Sand Vehicles (OSVs) 

for access and recreation is a traditional 

activity that was occurring on ASIS 

prior to the establishment of ASIS in 

1965. Management of OSV use was 

formalized with the adoption of special 

regulations (36 CFR 7.65) in 1974, 

which established a maximum limit of 

145 vehicles using the Maryland District 

OSV zone at any time, vehicle and 

equipment requirements, an OSV permit 

system, and general requirements for 

legal OSV operation. OSV use was reevaluated during development of the 

Seashore’s 1982 General Management 

Plan (GMP). The GMP designated a 

‘‘Traditional Recreation Subzone’’ in the 

Maryland District approximately 12- 

miles long to be managed for multiple 

uses including over-sand travel by 

properly equipped and permitted OSVs. 

The Traditional Recreation Subzone 

also includes a small area for overnight 

accommodation of self-contained OSVs, 

and tow hike-in, beach front, primitive 

backcountry campgrounds. 

In 2008, the NPS will begin a revision 

of the GMP for ASIS. GMPs are broad 

umbrella documents that set the longterm goals for an individual park unit 

based upon the area’s enabling 

legislation and other relevant laws and 

executive orders. The GMP (1) clearly 

defines the desired natural and cultural 

resource conditions to be achieved and 

maintained over time; (2) clearly defines 

the necessary conditions for visitors to 

understand, enjoy, and appreciate the 

park’s significant resources; (3) 

identifies the kinds and levels of 

management activities, visitor use, and 

development that are appropriate for 

maintaining the desired conditions; and 

(4) identifies indicators and standards 

for maintaining the desired conditions. 

The proposed study will develop 

information about contemporary OSV 

use and the nature and expectations of 

visitors to the Traditional Recreation 

Subzone. The results are expected to 

assist in the upcoming GMP revision 

process by providing currently 

unavailable information for decisionmaking related to the future 

management of OSV use at the National 

Seashore. The study has two primary 

objectives: (1) Develop baseline data on 

users of the Traditional Recreation 

Subzone including types, frequency and 

patterns of use, and socio-economic and 

demographic characteristics: and (2) 

identify potential indicators and 

standards of quality for maintaining the 

desired visitor experience in the 

Traditional Recreation Subzone. 

To accomplish these objectives, the 

proposed study includes two 

components. The first focuses on OSV 

permit holders utilizing the ASIS 


rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 34 / Wednesday, February 20, 2008 / Notices 9355 

Traditional Recreation Subzone. The 

second component targets other, nonOSV users of the Traditional Recreation 

Subzone. 

1. Survey OSV Permit Holders Utilizing 

the Traditional Recreation Subzone 

The purpose of the proposed research 

is to provide park managers with 

information about National Seashore 

OSV users, attributes and quality of the 

current OSV experience, and user 

attitudes regarding OSV management. A 

randomly selected group of current 

(2008) OSV permit holders will be 

provided survey questionnaires either 

in-person or through the mail. The 

survey will include questions intended 

to develop information describing OSV 

user demographics, the frequency, 

patterns and type of OSV use, standards 

of quality and factors influencing visitor 

experience (both positive and negative), 

and user attitudes regarding the impacts 

of current and potential future OSV 

management and resource protection 

practices. This research is proposed for 

the summer and fall of 2008. 

2. Survey Non-OSV Users of the 

Traditional Recreation Subzone 

The second component of the 

proposed research is intended to 

provide park managers with information 

about other, non-OSV users of the 

National Seashore’s Traditional 

Recreation Subzone. Non-OSV users of 

the Subzone include day use hikers, 

overnight campers using the hike-in 

primitive backcountry campgrounds, 

and boat-in visitors. A randomly 

selected group of visitors issued 

backcountry camping permits between 

September 1, 2007 and August 30, 2008, 

will be provided survey questionnaires 

through the mail. The survey will 

include questions similar to the types 

described above for Component 1, 

except that the intent will be to develop 

information from the perspective of 

non-OSV users of the Traditional 

Recreation Subzone. This research is 

proposed for the summer and fall of 

2008. The obligation to respond is 

voluntary. 

Automated data collection: This 

information will be collected via 

questionnaires, distributed either on-site 

or through the mail. No automated data 

collection will take place. 

Description of respondents: 

Component 1—on-site or mail-back 

surveys: ASIS OSV special use permit 

holders for calendar year 2008. 

Component 2—mail-back surveys: ASIS 

visitors issued backcountry camping 

permits between September 1, 2007 and 

August 31, 2008. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: Component 1: 300 

respondents; Component 2: 200 

respondents. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

response: Component 1: 15 minutes; 

Component 2: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: 1 time per 

respondent. 

Estimated annual reporting burden: 

125 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

practical utility of the information being 

gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden 

hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from pubic view, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Dated: February 11, 2008. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–740 Filed 2–19–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Availability of Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement and General 

Management Plan for Minuteman 

Missile National Historic Site, South 

Dakota 

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

of the National Environment Policy Act 

of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c), the 

National Park Service (NPS) announces 

the availability of a draft Environmental 

Impact Statement and General 

Management Plan (EIS/GMP) for 

Minuteman Missile National Historic 

Site, South Dakota. 

DATES: The draft EIS/GMP will remain 

available for public review for 60 days 

following the publishing of the notice of 

its availability in the Federal Register 

by the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. Public meetings will be held 

during the 60-day review period. You 

may submit your comments by any one 

of several methods. You may comment 

via the Internet through the NPS 

Planning, Environment, and Public 

Comment Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov); simply click on 

the link to Minuteman Missile National 

Historic Site. You may mail comments 

to Superintendent Mark Herberger, 

Minuteman Missile National Historic 

Site, 21280 South Dakota Highway 240, 

Philip, South Dakota 57567. You may 

contact the Superintendent by 

telephone at 605–433–5552 or by fax at 

605–433–5558. Finally, you may handdeliver comments to the Minuteman 

Missile National Historic Site 

headquarters at the address above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft EIS/GMP 

are available from Superintendent Mark 

Herberger, Minuteman Missile National 

Historic Site, 21280 South Dakota 

Highway 240, Philip, South Dakota 

57567. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This GMP 

will guide the management of the 

Minuteman Missile National Historic 

Site for the next 25 years. The draft 

GMP considers four draft conceptual 

alternatives—a no-action and threeaction alternatives, including the NPS 

preferred alternative. The draft 

document will also include the NPS’s 

preferred location for the visitor/ 

administrative facility. 

The NPS preferred alternative would 

be to present the Delta facilities as 

symbols that commemorate the Cold 

War. In this alternative, Delta One 

would be restored to its active duty alert 

condition with many original 

furnishings and items still in place. 

Guided ranger shuttle tours would be 

required to access this facility. The 

Delta Nine facility would remain as it is 

today. This would be a self-guided 

experience with parking and 

interpretive information located nearby. 

The draft EIS assesses impacts to 

cultural resources (archaeological 

resources, historic buildings and 

structures, cultural landscapes, 

ethnographic resources, and museum 

collections); natural resources (air 

quality, vegetation, and wildlife); visitor 

use and experience; socioeconomic 

environment; and park administration 

and operations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Superintendent, Minuteman 

Missile National Historic Site, at the 

address or telephone number above. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, electronic mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comments, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment (including your personal 

identifying information) may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 


rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES