[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 107 (Thursday, June 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 31401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12593]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Information Collection; Request for Extension

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to the Office of Management and Budget of 
a request for extension of a currently approved information collection, 
and request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
National Park Service (NPS) requests public comments on its request for 
an extension of a currently approved information collection (OMB 
Control  1024-0233) for NPS Leasing Regulations at 36 CFR part 
18, concerning the leasing of historic properties as authorized by law.

DATES: The Office of Management and Budget (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 July 
6, 2004 in order to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, OMB, by fax at (202) 395-6566, or via e-mail at [email protected]. Please also mail or hand carry a copy of your 
comments to Anthony Sisto, Concession Program Manager, National Park 
Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2410), Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail 
to [email protected]. Copies of the full Information Collection 
Request can be obtained from Erica Smith-Chavis at National Park 
Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2410), Washington, DC 20240, or by phone 
at (202) 513-7144, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: NPS Leasing Program--36 CFR part 18.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0233.
    Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2004.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations 
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)). NPS has submitted a 
request to OMB to renew approval of the collection of information in 36 
CFR part 18 regarding the NPS Leasing Program. NPS is requesting a 3-
year extension of the OMB 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 1024-0233.
    As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a Federal Register notice 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
January 22, 2004 (Pages 3171-3172). No comments were received. This 
notice provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to 
comment. The information is being collected to meet the requirements of 
section 802 of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998, 
concerning the legislative authority, policies, and requirements for 
the solicitation, award, and administration of National Park Service 
leases for property located within areas of the national park system.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Once.
    Description of Respondents: Persons or entities seeking a leasing 
opportunity with the National Park Service.
    Total Annual Responses: 627.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours Per Response: 7.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,392.
    We specifically request your 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 1024-0233 in all 
correspondence.
    All comments will become a matter of public record. 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 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: April 23, 2004.
Leonard E. Sterne,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, Acting Washington 
Administrative Program Center.
[FR Doc. 04-12593 Filed 6-2-04; 8:45 am]
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