[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19231-19232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8165]


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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 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 information collection (OMB Control 
102-0231) under 36 CFR part 51, Sec.  51.47, regarding the 
appeal of a preferred offeror determination, Sec. Sec.  51.55 regarding 
NPS approval of the construction of capital improvements by 
concessioners, and Sec.  51.98 concerning recordkeeping requirements 
with which concessioners must comply. 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 directly to Ms. Ruth Salomon, Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0231), 
OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile at 
(202) 395-6566, or via e-mail at [email protected]. Also, you 
may mail or handcarry 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, (202) 513-7144, National 
Park Service, 1849 C St, NW. (2410), Washington, DC 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Concession Contract--36 CFR part 51.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0231.
    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 
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 13200.8(d)). NPS has 
submitted a request to OMB to renew approval of the collection of 
information in 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 Sec.  51.98 concerning recordkeeping requirements 
with which concessioners must comply. 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 1024-0231, 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 December 5, 2003 (Page 68109-68110). 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 information is being collected to meet the requirements of 
Sections 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 recordkeeping 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.
    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; (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 1024-0231 in all correspondence.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and homes 
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 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.


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    Dated: February 24, 2004.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, Washington 
Administrative Program Center.
[FR Doc. 04-8165 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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