[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17437-17438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8579]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


60-Day Notice of Intent To Request Clearance of Information 
Collection, Commercial Use Authorizations Annual Reporting Requirement, 
Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public 
Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) the National Park Service (NPS) invites 
public comment on a request for the information collection requirements 
of NPS Commercial Use Authorization Annual Reporting Requirement. The 
Authorization is a result of Section 418 of the National Park Omnibus 
Act of 1998 that gave the NPS legislative authority to issue Commercial 
Use Authorizations to persons to provide commercial services to 
visitors and to report their activities to the NPS annually. This is a 
new information collection.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted until June 10, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Cynthia Orlando, National Park Service, 
1849 C Street NW., Room 7311, Washington, DC 20240. Fax: (202) 565-
1224. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in 
the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Cynthia Orlando at (202) 208-1214 or 
fax to (202) 565-1224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 418 of the National Parks Omnibus 
Management Act of 1998, Public Law 105-591, authorizes the NPS to issue 
commercial use authorizations to persons to provide commercial services 
to visitors of areas of the National Park System. When proposed 
regulations are finalized it will assure that all NPS commercial use 
authorizations are issued or solicited and awarded consistently and 
that the private sector will be aware of NPS authorizing procedures and 
reporting requirements. That information includes a statement of gross 
receipts for the prior year's activities and other information that the 
Director may require including without limit, visitor use statistics 
and resource impact assessments. There is no specified format for 
providing that information to the NPS. Without such information, the 
NPS would be unable to assess the impact of commercial use 
authorizations on the resources and, in the case of in-park commercial 
use authorizations, would be unaware when a permittee exceeded the 
$25,000 limitation in annual gross receipts.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 3,500.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 3,500.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 1 hour.
    Estimated frequency of response: The collection information must be 
provided once by each commercial use authorization holder at the end of 
each year.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 3,500 hours per year.
    The NPS specifically invites public comments as to:
    a. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the Service, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    b. The accuracy of the Service's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    c. The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    d. How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic,

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mechanical, or other forms of information technology.

Richard Cripe,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 02-8579 Filed 4-9-02; 8:45 am]
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