[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11132-11133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5499]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


60 Day Notice of Intention To Request for Clearance of 
Information Collection, Special Park Use Application Forms, Opportunity 
for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-14, 44 U.S.C. 3507 and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and 
Record Keeping Requirements), the National Park Service (NPS) invites 
public comment on a request for renewal for the information collection 
requirements. The NPS seeks comments on the necessity for this 
information collection, the accuracy of our burden estimates, ways to 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected and alternative methods of collection to minimize burden and 
improve service to the public, including the use of automated 
information collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. These information collections are associated with permits 
implementing provisions of the agency regulations pertaining to the use 
of public lands. The application forms are up for renewal. The forms 
have been modified slightly and are the subject of this request for 
comments.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Lee Dickinson, National Park 
Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (org. code 2460), Washington, DC 20240. All 
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for OMB renewal of the forms, as modified. All comments will become a 
matter of public record. Copies of the above mentioned draft forms may 
be obtained from the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/policy/Dorders/Permitform.pdf or by contacting Lee Dickinson.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Dickinson, Ranger Activities 
Division, National Park Service, at telephone 202-513-7092, or by e-
mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There are three (3) collection information 
forms up for renewal.
    Title: Application for Special Use Permit (10-930); Application for 
Photography/Filming Permit--Short Form (10-931); Application for 
Photography/Filming Permit--Long Form (10-932).
    OMB Number: 1024-0026.
    Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2003.
    Type of Request: Extension of and revision to currently approved 
information collection.
    Abstract: The National Park Service's legislative mandate is to 
preserve America's natural and cultural treasures unimpaired for future 
generations, while also making them available for the enjoyment of the 
visitor (16 U.S.C. 1). NPS regulations, codified at title 36 code of 
Federal Regulations, are promulgated to allow for the enjoyment and use 
of the resource by the public while protecting the resource. These 
forms are intended to gather sufficient information to enable park 
managers to be able to approve or deny the requested uses of public 
lands authorized in 36 CFR and, if approved, to provide sufficient 
conditions to protect park lands from impairment or derogation of the 
resources, values and purposes for which the park was created. The uses 
considered under these information

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collection applications generally include those which regulate or limit 
those activities not available to the public at large, such as special 
events, commercial filming, and grazing in parks where such activity is 
authorized by law.
    Respondents: Individuals, not-for-profit institution, for profit 
businesses.
    Estimated annual burden on respondents: 11,150 hours.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: .6 hours.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 18,600 annually.
    Estimated frequency of response: 18,600 annually.

Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 
WAPC.
[FR Doc. 03-5499 Filed 3-6-03; 8:45 am]
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