[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49500-49501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23766]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Request for Reinstatement and Revision of a Previously Approved 
Information Collection

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Reinstatement and Revision of a 
Previously Approved Information Collection.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the National Park Service's intention to request a 
reinstatement for and revision to a previously approved information 
collection in support of its Concessions Management Program based on 
re-estimates.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received no later than November 
12, 1999 to be assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Cynthia Orlando, Program 
Manager, Concessions Program Division, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240 or call (202) 565-1210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title: Concessioner Annual Financial Reports, 10-356 and 10-356A.
    OMB Number: 1024-0029.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 1995.

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    Type of Request: Reinstatement and revision of a previously 
approved information collection.
    Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) authorizes private 
businesses known as concessioners to provide necessary and appropriate 
visitor facilities and services in areas of the National Park Systems. 
The concessioner Annual Financial Report (Forms 10-356 and 10-356A) 
provides concessioner financial information to the NPS as required by 
each concession contract. This information is necessary to comply with 
requirements placed on the NPS by the Congress.
    Public Law 105-391 requires that the NPS exercise its authority in 
a manner consistent with a reasonable opportunity for a concessioner to 
realize a profit on its operation as a whole commensurate with the 
capital invested and the obligations assumed. It also requires that 
franchise fees be determined with consideration to both gross receipts 
and capital invested. The financial information collected is necessary 
to provide insight into and knowledge of the concessioner's operation 
so that this authority can be exercised appropriately and franchise 
fees determined in a timely manner without undue burden on the 
concessioner.

Estimate of Burden

Gross Receipts

    Under $250,000: approximately 4 hours per response.
    Over $250,000: approximately 16 hours per response.

Estimated Number of Respondents

Gross Receipts

    Under $250,000--419 respondents.
    Over $250,000--181 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents

Gross Receipts

    Under $250,000--approximately 1.676 hours.
    Over $250,000--approximately 2,896 hours.
    Sample copies of this information collection can be obtained from 
Cynthia Orlando, Program Manager, Concessions Program Division, 1849 C 
Street, NW., Room 7313, Washington, DC 20240 at (202) 565-1210.
    Send comments regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate, ways 
to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, or any other 
aspect of this collection of information to Cynthia Orlando, Program 
Manager, Concessions Program Division, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street, NW., Room 7313, Washington, DC 20240.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: September 1, 1999.
Linda Canzanelli,
Acting Associate Director, Park Operations and Education.
[FR Doc. 99-23766 Filed 9-10-99; 8:45 am]
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