[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 43036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17523]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Announcement of OMB Approval and Notice of Proposed Information 
Collection

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:  Announcement of OMB approval and request for comments on 
proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is announcing that a collection of 
information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for the Final Rule on 
Concession Contracts.
    Additionally, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, the National Park Service (NPS) is announcing its intention to 
request approval for the collection of information for 36 CFR part 51, 
section 51.47 regarding the appeal of a preferred offeror 
determination, sections 51.54 and 51.55 regarding NPS approval of the 
construction of capital improvements by concessioners, and Section 
51.98 concerning recordkeeping requirements with which concessioners 
must comply.

DATES: Comments on the proposed information collection must be received 
by September 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Wendelin M. Mann, Concession 
Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20240. Comments may also be submitted electronically to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection request, and explanatory information, contact Wendelin M. 
Mann at (202) 565-1219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations as 5 CFR 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), require that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies information collection activities 
that NPS will submit to OMB for approval. NPS has requested, and OMB 
has granted emergency approval for these information collection 
activities through October 31, 2000, under Control Number 1024-0231.
    NPS has identified burden estimates based on its experience with 
concession contracts and on information previously supplied by 
concessioners or offerors in response to concession prospectuses. NPS 
will request a 3-year term of approval for this information collection 
activity.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The need for the collection of 
information for the performance of the functions of the agency; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to 
minimize the information collection burden on respondents, such as use 
of automated means of collection of the information. A summary of the 
public comments will accompany NPS's submission of the information 
collection request to OMB.
    This notice provides the public with 60 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activities:
    Title: Concession Contract-36 CFR 51.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0231.
    Summary: The information is being collected to meet the 
requirements of sections 403(7) and (8) of the National Park Service 
Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998 (the Act), concerning 
the granting of a preferential right to renew a concession contract, 
section 405 of the Act regarding the construction of capital 
improvements by concessioners, and section 414 of the Act regarding 
recordkeeping requirements of concessioners. The information will be 
used by the agency in considering appeals concerning preferred offeror 
determinations, agency review and approval of construction projects and 
determinations with regard to the leasehold surrender interest value of 
such projects, and when necessary, agency review of a concessioner's 
books and records related to its activities under a concession 
contract.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: NPS concessioners, and, in the case of 
appeals of preferred offeror determinations, offerors in response to 
concession prospectuses.
    Total Annual Responses: 758.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,276.

    Dated: June 29, 2000.
Richard G. Cripe,
Manager, Washington Administrative Program Center.
[FR Doc. 00-17523 Filed 7-11-00; 8:45 am]
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