[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 16065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7098]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

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

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 request 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 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 and comments on the NPS regulations at 36 CFR 7.96(g) 
which govern the use of this form. 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. On April 3, 2000, the NPS published in the Federal 
Register (Vol. 65, No. 64, pages 17528-17529) a notice requesting 
public comments on this information collection. No comments were 
received. The NPS has now submitted a proposed collection of 
information package to OMB with a request that OMB approve the package 
and reinstate the OMB control number for this information collection. 
You may obtain copies of the submission to OMB from the source listed 
below (see the ``send comments to'' section). 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 April 23, 2001.
    Send Comments To: Attention: Desk officer for the U.S. Department 
of the Interior (#1024-0021), office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, office of Management and Budget, Washington D.C. 20503. Please 
also send a copy of your comments to Richard Merryman, National Capital 
Region, 1100 Ohio Dr., Rm. 128, SW, Washington, D.C. 20242. Phone: 202-
619-7225, Fax: 202-401-2430. 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: Richard 
Merryman, 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 Special Event in Park Areas and 
a Waiver or Numerical Limitations on Demonstrations for White House 
Sidewalk and/or Lafayette Park.
    Department 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 requirements 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 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 responses: 4200.
    Estimated average of burden hours per response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 2100 hours.

    Dated: March 7, 2001.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-7098 Filed 3-21-01; 8:45 am]
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