60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information: Opportunity for Public Comment

الملخص

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to conduct research regarding the potential socio-economic impacts associated with reconstruction of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. One component of this work is a proposal to conduct two surveys. The Potential Visitor Survey will be conducted among potential visitors to Glacier National park. Potential visitors are those that have expressed interest in visiting Glacier National Park by making contact with a tourism development office managed or funded by the State of Montana. Survey respondents will be asked contingent behavior questions regarding travel to Glacier National Park if travel were hampered on Going-to-the-Sun Road. The survey will be conducted by telephone, mail or email, depending on data availability from the tourism development offices. The Local Business Survey will be conducted among businesses in a local area (three counties in Montana plus a portion of Alberta, Canada) that are directly or indirectly impacted by tourism. Survey respondents will be asked questions regarding the seasonality of their business activity and employment, the impact of tourism and Glacier National Park on their business acti