[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 185 (Monday, September 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24228]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


30 Day Notice of Submission to OMB, Opportunity for Public 
Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(a)(1)(D)) the National Park 
Service invites public comments on a proposed information collection 
request (ICR) which has been submitted to OMB for approval. The ICR has 
been changed to include the provisions of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) regulations. Comments 
are invited on: (1) The need for the information including whether the 
information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the reporting 
burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden 
of the information collection on respondents, including use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED ICR: To evaluate all offers 
received in response to prospectuses issued by the National Park 
Service for concession opportunities, determine which among them is the 
best offer for purposes of contract award, and, to determine the status 
of persons making offers who assert that they are entitled to a 
preference to such concession opportunity pursuant to section 1307 of 
the Alaska National Interest Land Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 1307).

DATES: Public Comments will be accepted for thirty days from the date 
of publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Management and Budget, Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, ATTN: Desk Officer for the 
Interior Department (1024-0125), Washington, D.C. 20503. Also send a 
copy of these comments to: Mr. Robert K. Yearout, Program Leader, 
Concession Management Program, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. 
20013-7127
    All comments will become a matter of public record. Copies of the 
proposed ICR requirement can be obtained from Ms. Wendelin M. Mann, 
Senior Concession Contract Analyst, Concession Management Program, 
National Park Service, Washington, D.C. 20013-7127.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendelin M. Mann, 202-343-1561.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Offer to provide National Park Service concession facilities 
and services.
    Form: None.
    OMB Number: 1024-0125.
    Expiration date: 2/28/97.
    Types of request: Submission of an offer in response to a 
concession prospectus.
    Description of need: Regulations at 36 CFR, Part 51 require the 
submission of offers by all interested parties. Regulations at 36 CFR, 
Part 13 require the submission of information by persons asserting that 
are entitled to a concession opportunity preference under section 1307 
of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
Sec. 1307).
    Description of respondents: Businesses and other for profit 
organizations, individuals and not-for-profit organizations.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 76,800 burden hours.
    Estimated average burden hours per offer: 480 burden hours for 
large operations; 240 burden hours for small operations.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 240.
    Estimated frequency of response: Once.

    Dated: September 17, 1996.
Terry N. Tesar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Audit and Accountability Team 
Office, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-24228 Filed 9-20-96; 8:45 am]
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