[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39335-39336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18857]


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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: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) plans to submit a request to 
OMB to renew approval of the collection of information in 36 CFR part 
51, regarding the submission of offers in response to concession 
opportunities. NPS will be

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requesting a 3-year term of approval for this information collection 
activity.

DATES: Public comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR) 
will be accepted on or before October 5, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Ms. Jo A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial 
Services Program, National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 11th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20005, or via e-email at [email protected], or 
via fax at 202/371-2090.
    To Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact: 
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. You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR 
package free-of-charge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0125.
    Title: Submission of Offers in Response to Concession 
Opportunities.
    Current Expiration Date: 01/31/2010.
    Form(s): None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Abstract: 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 provides legislative authority, policies and 
requirements for the solicitation, award and administration of National 
Park Service (NPS) concession contracts. The regulations require the 
submission of offers by parties interested in applying for a NPS 
concession contract.
    Affected public: Businesses and nonprofit organizations.
    Obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated total annual responses: 240.
    Estimated average completion time per response: 320 hours.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 76,800 hours.
    Estimated annual nonhour cost burden: $1,120,000.
    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 NPS will be able to do so. All 
responses to the notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for the Office of Management and Budget approval.

    Dated: August 3, 2009.
Cartina Miller,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-18857 Filed 8-5-09; 8:45 am]
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