[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 42 (Friday, March 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12876-12877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5158]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSD-0212-9671; 2410-OYC]


Proposed Information Collection; Proposed Sale of Concession 
Operations

AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described 
below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as a part 
of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we 
invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this 
IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2012. We may not conduct 
or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Please submit your comment on or before May 1, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on the IC to Madonna Baucum, 
Acting Information Collection Clearance Coordinator, National Park 
Service, 1201 Eye St. NW., MS 1242, Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please reference ``1024-0126, Proposed 
Sale of Concessions Operations'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial 
Services Program, 1201 Eye St. NW., Washington, DC 20005. You may send 
an email to [email protected] or contact her by telephone at (202) 
513-7156 or via fax at (202) 371-2070. You are entitled to a copy of 
the entire IC package free of charge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

 I. Abstract

    The NPS authorizes private businesses known as concessioners to 
provide necessary and appropriate 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.

II. Data

    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 previously approved collection of 
information.

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    Description of Respondents: Businesses, individuals, and nonprofit 
organizations.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 20.
    Completion Time per Response: 80 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $5,000--There are no costs 
associated with preparing and submitting an application, other than 
expenses for printing, which is estimated to be approximately $250 per 
application (with 20 applications [$250 x 20 = $5,000]).

III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this IC on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice 
are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone 
number, email 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.

    Dated: February 28, 2012.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-5158 Filed 3-1-12; 8:45 am]
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