[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68109-68110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29987]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Information Collection; Request for Extension

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of 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 collection of information 
(OMB 1024-0231) for 36 CFR part 51, Sec.  51.47 regarding the 
appeal of a preferred offeror determination, Sec. Sec.  51.54 and 51.55 
regarding NPS approval of the construction of capital improvements by 
concessioners, and section 51.98 concerning recordkeeping requirements 
with which concessioners must comply.
    The information is being collected to meet the requirements of 
section 403(7) and (8) of the NPS Concessions Management Improvement 
Act of 1998 (the Act), concerning the granting of a preferential right 
to renew a concession contract, section 405 of the Act regarding the 
construction of capital improvements by concessioners, and section 414 
of the Act regarding recodkeeping requirements of concessioners. The 
information will be used by the agency in considering appeals 
concerning preferred offeror determinations, agency review and approval 
of construction projects and determinations with regard to the 
leasehold surrender interest value of such projects, and when 
necessary, agency review of a concessioner's books and records related 
to its activities under a concession contract.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received no later than February 
3, 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: Concession Contract--36 CFR 51.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0231.
    Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2003.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations as 
5 CFR 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 1320.8(d)). This 
notice identifies information collection activities that NPS will 
submit to OMB for approval. The OMB control number for this collection 
of information is 1024-0231, and is identified in 36 CFR Section 
51.104.
    NPS has identified burden estimates based on its experience with 
concession contracts and on information previously supplied by 
concessioners or offerors in response to concession prospectuses. NPS 
will request a 3-year term of

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approval for this information collection activity.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: NPS concessioners, and, in the case of 
appeals of preferred offeror determinations, offerors in response to 
concession prospectuses.
    Total Annual Responses: 758.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,276.
    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; and (4) ways to minimize the 
information collection burden on respondents, such as use of automated 
means of collection of the information. Please refer to OMB control 
number 1024-0231 in all correspondence. 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 30, 2003.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, Washington 
Administrative Program Center.
[FR Doc. 03-29987 Filed 12-4-03; 8:45 am]
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