[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27534]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Information Collection; Request for Extension

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for a currently approved information 
collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
National Park Service (NPS) is announcing its intention to request an 
extension of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control 
1024-0125) under 36 CFR part 51 relating to the submission of 
offers in response to concession prospectuses issued by the National 
Park Service (NPS). The collection described below has been forwarded 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 
The information request describes the nature of the information 
collection and the expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB by December 3, 2003, in order to be assured 
of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Attention: Desk Officer for the Department 
of the Interior, OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, via 
facsimile at 202/395-6566, or via e-mail at [email protected]. 
Also, send a copy of your comments to Cynthia L. Orlando, Concession 
Program Manager, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2410), 
Washington, DC 20240, or electronically to [email protected]. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Copies of the proposed 
Information Collection Request can be obtained from Erica Smith-Chavis, 
National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2420), Washington, DC 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Submission of Offers requirement in response to concession 
prospectuses--36 CFR 51.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0125.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2003.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 
5 CFR part 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 
13200.8(d)). NPS has submitted a request to OMB to renew approval of 
the collection of information in 36 CFR part 51, Concession contracts, 
relating to the submission of offers in response to prospectuses issued 
by NPS. NPS is requesting a 3-year term of approval for this 
information collection activity. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 
and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB 
control number for this collection of information is 1024-1025, and is 
identified in 36 CFR 51.104.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on May 29, 2003 (65 FR 8735). No comments were received. This notice 
provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on 
the following information collection activity:
    The regulations at 36 CFR part 51 primarily implement Title IV of 
the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-391 or 
the Act), which provides new legislative authority, policies, and 
requirements for the solicitation, award, and administration of NPS 
concession contracts. The regulations require the submission of offers 
by parties interested in applying for a NPS concession contract. 
Specific requirements regarding the information that must be submitted 
by offerors in response to a prospectus issued by NPS are contained in 
Sections 403(4), (5), (7), and (8) of the Act.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Persons or entities seeking a National 
Park Service concession contract.
    Total Annual Responses: 240.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 76,800.
    Total Non-hour Cost Burden: $1,120,000.
    Send comments 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, utility and 
clarity of the information collection; (4) and ways to minimize the 
information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collection of the information, to the following address. 
Please refer to OMB control number 1024-0125 in all correspondence.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular 
business hours. Individuals 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.

    Dated: August 6, 2003.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-27534 Filed 10-31-03; 8:45 am]
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