[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 78 (Friday, April 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18741-18742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9413]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) has submitted a request to OMB 
to renew approval of the collection of information in 36 CFR Part 51, 
Subpart J, regarding the assignment or encumbrance of concession 
contracts. 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 Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) control number.

DATES: Submit comments on or before May 26, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0126), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), by fax at 202/395-5806, or by electronic mail at [email protected]. Please also mail or hand carry a copy of your 
comments to Ms. Jo A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial Services Program, 
National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 11th Floor, Washington, DC 
20005 or via fax at 202/371-2090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial 
Services Program, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 11th Floor, Washington, DC 
20005 or via fax at 202/371-2090. You are entitled to a copy of the 
entire ICR package free-of-charge. You may access this ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/.
    Comments Received on the 60-Day Federal Register Notice:
    The NPS published a 60-day notice to solicit public comments on 
this ICR in the Federal Register on July 11, 2008 (73 FR 39985). The 
comment period closed on September 9, 2008. No comments were received 
on this notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0126.
    Title: Proposed Sale of Concession Operations, 36 CFR 51, Subpart 
J.
    Form(s): None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Abstract: The NPS authorizes private businesses known as 
concessioners to provide necessary and appropriate

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visitor facilities and services in areas of the National Park System. 
Concession authorizations may be assigned, sold, transferred, or 
encumbered by the concessioner subject to prior written approval of the 
NPS. The NPS requires that certain information be submitted for review 
prior to the consummation of any sale, transfer, assignment, or 
encumbrance.
    The information requested is used to determine whether or not the 
proposed transaction will result in an adverse impact on the 
protection, conservation, or preservation of the resources of the unit 
of the National Park System; decreased services to the public; the lack 
of a reasonable opportunity for profit over the remaining term of the 
authorization; or rates in excess of approved rates to the public. In 
addition, pursuant to the regulations at 36 CFR Part 51, the value of 
rights for intangible assets such as the concession contract, right of 
preference in renewal, user days, or low fees, belongs to the 
Government. If any portion of the purchase price is attributable either 
directly or indirectly to such assets, the transaction may not be 
approved. The amount and type of information to be submitted varies 
with the type and complexity of the proposed transaction. Without such 
information, the NPS would be unable to determine whether approval of 
the proposed transaction would be adequate.
    Affected public: Businesses, individuals, and nonprofit 
organizations.
    Obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual responses: 20.
    Estimated average completion time per response: 80 hours.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 1,600 hours.
    Estimated annual nonhour cost burden: $5,000.
    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 OMB will be able to do so.

    Dated: April 17, 2009.
Cartina Miller,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-9413 Filed 4-23-09; 8:45 am]
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