[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19230-19231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8164]


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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 
1204-0029) under 36 CFR part 51 relating to Concessioner 
Annual Financial Reports. 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 May 12, 2004, in order to be assured of 
consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior, (OMB 1024-0029), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, 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. (2410), Washington, DC 20240.
    For Further Information or a copy of the Study Package Submitted 
for OMB Review Contact:
    Erica Smith-Chavis, 1849 C Street, NW. (2410), Washington, DC 
20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Concessioner Annual Financial Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0029.
    Expiration Date of Approval: February 29, 2004.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 
4 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 contained in Concessioner Annual 
Financial Reports. 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 1024-0029, and is identified in 36 CFR 
part 51. As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on these collections of information was published 
on November 19, 2003 (Page 65311). 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 requires that the Secretary of the Interior exercise 
authority in a manner constituent 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 7 hours per response.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,800.
    Total Non-hour Cost Burden: None.
    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 1024-0029 in all correspondence.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular 
business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold 
their home address from the record, which we will honor to the extent 
allowable by law. There may also be circumstances in which we would 
withhold from the record a respondent's

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identify, 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: February 26, 2004.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, Washington Administrative 
Program Center.
[FR Doc. 04-8164 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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