[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28837]



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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 and 5 
CFR part 1320, the National Park Service (NPS) is announcing its 
intention to request an extension for a currently approved information 
collection (OMB Control Number 1024-0029) under 36 CFR part 51 relating 
to Concessioner Annual Financial Reports. This program will measure 
performance in meeting goals as required by the 1995 Government 
Performance and Results Act. 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.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received no later than January 
20, 2004.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Cynthia Orlando, Concession 
Program Manager, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (2410) 
Washington, DC 20240, or (202) 513-7144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Concessioner Annual Financial Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0029.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2003.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: 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 requires that the Secretary of the Interior 
exercise authority in a manner consistent with a reasonable opportunity 
for a concessioner to realize a profit on his operation as a whole 
commensurate with the capital invested and the obligations assumed. It 
also requires that franchise fees be determined with consideration to 
the opportunity for net profit in relation to both gross receipts and 
capital invested. The financial information being collected is 
necessary to provide insight into and knowledge of the concessioner's 
operation so that this authority can be exercised and franchise fees 
determined in a timely manner and without an undue burden on the 
concessioner.
    Bureau Form Number: 10-356, 10-356a, 10-356b.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: National Park Service concessioners.
    Total Annual Responses: 500.
    Estimate of Burden: Approximately 20 hours per response.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,800.
    Total Non-hour Cost Burden: None.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record. Copies of the information collection can be obtained 
from Cynthia L. Orlando, Concession Program Manager, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., (2410), 
Washington, DC 20240.

    Dated: October 15, 2003.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 
Washington Administrative Program Center.
[FR Doc. 03-28837 Filed 11-18-03; 8:45 am]
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