[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 64 (Monday, April 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17528-17529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8045]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

AGENCY: National Park Service, National Capital Parks--Central

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ACTION:  Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part 1320, 
Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park Service 
(NPS) invites public comments on a proposed collection of information. 
The NPS specifically requests comments on: (1) the need for the 
information being collected, including whether the information has 
practical utility; (2) the validity and 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 the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    The NPS requests comments on an application form that allows the 
Park Programs Division of National Capital Parks--Central to process 
requests from individuals and organizations to hold public gatherings 
on NPS property. These public gatherings consist of special events and 
demonstrations that the NPS is charged with regulating to insure 
protection of cultural and natural resources within NPS property. The 
NPS will use the information you submit to determine whether or not to 
make modifications to the application form. Once the NPS makes any 
modifications that it may decide to adopt, the NPS plans to submit a 
proposed collection of information package to OMB with a request that 
OMB approve the package and reinstate the OMB clearance number.
    You may obtain copies of the application from the source listed 
below (see the ``send comments to'' section).

DATES: Public comments on the proposed Information Collection Request 
(ICR) will be accepted on or before June 2, 2000.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Park Programs Division, National Capital Region, 1100 
Ohio Dr. Rm. 128, SW, Washington, D.C. 20242. Phone: 202-619-7225, Fax: 
202-401-2430.
    If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments using several 
methods. You may mail comments to the postal address given here. You 
may fax your comments to the fax number given. You may also hand-
deliver comments to the address given here. Our practice is to make 
comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available 
for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents 
may request that we withhold their home address from the record, which 
we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be 
circumstances in which we would withhold from the record a respondent's 
identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name 
and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. We will 
make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from 
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of 
organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their 
entirety.

TO REQUEST PRINTED COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTS CONTACT: Park Program 
Division, National Capital Region, 1100 Ohio Dr. Rm. 128, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20242. Phone: 202-619-7225, Fax: 202-401-2430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION APPLICATION 
FOR A PERMIT TO CONDUCT A DEMONSTRATION OR SPECIAL EVENT IN PARK AREAS 
AND A WAIVER OF NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON DEMONSTRATIONS FOR WHITE HOUSE 
SIDEWALK AND/OR LAFAYETTE PARK.
    Departmental Form Number: None.
    OMB Number: 1024-0021.
    Expiration Date: To be requested.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement without change.
    Description of Need: The information collection responds to the 
statutory requirement that the NPS preserve park resources and regulate 
the use of units of the National Park System. The information to be 
collected identifies: (1) those individuals and/or organizations that 
wish to conduct a public gathering on NPS property in the National 
Capital Region, (2) the logistics of a proposed demonstration or 
special event that aid the NPS in regulating activities to insure that 
they are consistent with the NPS mission, (3) potential civil 
disobedience and traffic control issues for the assignment of United 
States Park Police personnel, (4) circumstances which may warrant a 
bond to be assigned to the event for the purpose of covering potential 
cost to repair damage caused by the event.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are those individuals or 
organizations that wish to conduct a special event or demonstration on 
NPS property within the National Capital Region.
    Estimated average number of annual respondents: 2200.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: .05 hours.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 110 hours.

Leonard E. Stowe,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, WASO Administrative Program 
Center, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 00-8045 Filed 3-31-00; 8:45 am]
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