[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 45 (Thursday, March 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 10555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1081]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, the National Park 
Service (NPS) invites public comment on an extension of a currently 
approved collection of information (OMB No. 1024-0022)

DATES: Public comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR) 
will be accepted on or before May 7, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Lee Dickinson, Special Park Uses Program 
Manager, National Park Service (NPS), 1849 C Street, NW., (org. code 
2460), Washington, DC 20240 or by e-mail at [email protected]. 
Also, please send a copy of your comments to Leonard Stowe, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, NPS, 1849 C St., (org. code 2605), 
Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail at Leonard [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. Copies of this form may be 
obtained from the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/policy/DOrders/BUP.pdf 
or by contacting Lee Dickinson.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee Dickinson, Special Park Uses 
Manager, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (org. code 2460), 
Washington, DC 20240; Phone: 205-513-7092: E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Backcountry Use Permit (36 CFR 1.5, 1.6, and 2.10).
    Form Numbers: 10-404A.
    OMB Number: 1024-0022.
    Expiration Date: 06/30/07.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Need: In 1976, the NPS initiated a backcountry 
registration system in accordance with the regulations found at 36 CFR 
1.5, 1.6 and 2.10. The objective of the backcountry use permit system 
is to provide users access to backcountry areas of national parks with 
continuing opportunities for solitude, while enhancing resource 
protection and providing a means of disseminating public safety 
messages regarding backcountry travel.
    NPS backcountry program managers, by designating access routes and 
overnight camping locations, can redistribute campers in response to 
user impact, high fire danger, flood or wind hazard, bear activity or 
other situations that may temporarily close a portion of the 
backcountry. The NPS may also use the permit system as a means of 
ensuring that each backcountry user receives up-to-date information on 
backcountry sanitation procedures, food storage, wildlife activity, 
trail conditions and weather projections so that concerns for visitor 
safety are met.
    The Backcounty Use Permit is an extension of the NPS statutory 
authority responsibility to protect the park areas it administers and 
to manage the public use thereof (16 U.S.C. Sections 1 and 3). NPS 
regulations codified in 36 CFR Parts 1 through 7, 12 amd 13, are 
designated to implement statutory mandates that provide for resource 
protection and public enjoyment. The Backcountry Use Permit is the 
primary form used to provide access into NPS backcountry areas 
including those areas that require a reservation to enter where use 
limits are imposed in accordance with other NPS regulations. Such 
permitting enhances the ability to the NPS to education users on 
potential hazards, search and rescue efforts, and resource protection.
    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.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals wishing to use backcountry 
areas within national parks.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 285,000.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 285,000.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated frequency of response: 1 time.
    Estimated annual resorting burden: 22,800 hours per year.

    Dated: January 29, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-1081 Filed 3-7-07; 8:45 am]
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