[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 7074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-656]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: The Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION:  Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 
CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National 
Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on an extension of a 
currently approved collection of information (OMB 1024-0029).

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before April 16, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jo A. Pendry, Concession Program Manager, 
National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (2410), Washington, DC 
20240; e-mail: [email protected]. All responses to this notice will be 
summarized and included in the request for the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public 
record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo A. Pendry, Concessions Program 
Manager, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (2410), Washington, 
DC 20240. Phone: 202/513-7144; Fax: 202/371-2090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Concessioner Annual Financial Report.
    Bureau Form Number(s): 10-356, 10-356a, 10-356b.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0029.
    Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2007.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Description of Need: 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 
colleted 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. This program will measure performance in 
meeting goals as required by the 1995 Government Performance and 
Results Act.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The practical utility of the 
information being gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour 
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to 
respondents, including use of automated information collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Before including 
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    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.

    Dated: January 8, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-656 Filed 2-13-07; 8:45 am]
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