[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 43354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17977]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSD-10878; 2410-OYC]


Proposed Information Collection; Request for Comments: Submission 
of Offers in Response to Concession Opportunities

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 March 31, 2013. 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 September 24, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on the IC to Madonna Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1201 
Eye St. NW., MS 1242, Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please reference ``1024-0125, Submission of 
Offers in Response to Concession Opportunities'' 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) 371-2090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. 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.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0125.
    Title: Submission of Offers in Response to Concession 
Opportunities, 36 CFR 51.
    Form(s): None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection of 
information.
    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: 240.
    Completion Time per Response: 320 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 76,800.
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,120,000.

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: July 18, 2012.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-17977 Filed 7-23-12; 8:45 am]
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