[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7074-7075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-657]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

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

ACTION: Notice of 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 1024-0231).

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, Concession Program 
Manager, National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., (2410), Washington, DC 
20240. Phone: 202-513-7144; Fax: 202-371-2090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Concession Contract--36 CFR 51.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0231.
    Expiration Date of Approval: April 30, 2007.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Description of Need: 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. This program will also 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 agency's 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

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should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask 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: 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.
    Estimated Total Burden: 8 hours per response.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,276.

    Dated: January 22, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-657 Filed 2-13-07; 8:45 am]
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