Notice2023-26864
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Community Harvest Assessments for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and Monuments
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Published
December 7, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85302-85303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26864]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NRSS-EQD-SSB-NPS0036754; PPAKWEARS2, PPMPRLE1Z.LS0000 (200);
OMB Control Number 1024-0262]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Community
Harvest Assessments for Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and
Monuments
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 to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above
in DATES to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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 the NPS Information
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive,
(MS 244) Reston, VA 20192, VA 20191 (mail); or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99e9f1f8fdebfcf8c6e9f6f7fdead9f7e9eab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="186870797c6a7d79476877767c6b5876686b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>
(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 at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#305e59535f5c556f524251555d705e40431e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="412f28222e2d241e233320242c012f31326f262e37">[email protected]</span></a> (email); or 907-443-6107 (telephone). Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024-0262 in the subject line of your
comments. Individuals in the United
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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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
February 22, 2023, (88 FR 10934). 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.
(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. 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.
With this renewal, we are clarifying questions in the Food Security
Section of the survey about harvesting Salmon for food, and Black and
Brown Bear for both food and fur. Both are legal subsistence uses of
the resource.
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: 2,359.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,359.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 minutes
(initial contact) to 1 hour (in-person interviews).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,972 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. 2023-26864 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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