88 FR 35 pg. 10934 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Community Harvest Assessments for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 35Page: 10934
Page: 10934Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NRSS-EQD-SSB-NPS0034513; PPAKAKROR4 PPMPRLE1Y.LS0000 233P103601; OMB Control Number 1024-0262]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-03657 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NRSS-EQD-SSB-NPS0034513; PPAKAKROR4 PPMPRLE1Y.LS0000 233P103601; OMB Control Number 1024-0262]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Community Harvest Assessments for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments
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 to renew an information collection.
DATES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive (MS-242), Reston, Virginia 20192 (mail); or to phadrea_ponds@nps.gov (email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0262 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request additional information about this ICR, contact Nicole Braem, Cultural Anthropologist, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, Nome, AK 99762; or by email at nicole_braem@nps.gov; or by telephone at 907-443-6107. Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0262 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 within their country to make international calls to the point of contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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), we provide the general 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.
We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the proper functions of the NPS; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the NPS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the NPS minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
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: Under the provisions of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), qualified rural residents are provided the opportunity to harvest fish, wildlife, and other subsistence resources in national parks, preserves, and monuments in Alaska. The NPS is seeking an extension to continue surveying Alaska residents who customarily and traditionally engage in subsistence activities within NPS units.
The collection includes the following Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments: (1) Aniakchak National Monument (ANIA), (2) Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA), (3) Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR), (4) Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR), (5) Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA), (6) Noatak National Preserve (NOAT), (7) Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST), and (9) Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH). This survey is conducted through in-person interviews. A facilitator collects information about harvests, uses, and sharing of subsistence resources. Search and harvest areas are also mapped over the course of the interview. The information from this collection will be used by the NPS, the Federal Subsistence Board, the State of Alaska, and local/regional advisory councils in making recommendations and informing decisions regarding seasons and harvest limits of fish, wildlife, and plants in the region which communities have customarily and traditionally used.
Title of Collection: Community Harvest Assessments for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments.
OMB Control Number: 1024-0262.
Form Number: None.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,835.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,835.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 10 minutes depending on respondent and/or activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,463 hours.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
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.
[FR Doc. 2023-03657 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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