[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13375-13376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04537]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSAD-CONC-12056; 133 PPMVSCS1Y.Y00000, PPWOBSADC0]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Submission of Offers in Response to 
Concession Opportunities

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) have sent an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize 
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the 
estimated burden and cost. This information collection 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 of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number. However, under OMB 
regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information 
collection while it is pending at OMB.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before March 29, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at 
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] 
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments to the Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1201 I Street NW., 
MS 1237, Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or [email protected] 
(email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0125 in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Deborah Harvey, Acting Chief, Commercial 
Services Program, 1201 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. You may 
send an email to [email protected] or contact her by telephone at 
(202) 513-7150 or via fax at (202) 371-2090. You may review the ICR 
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review 
Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0125.
    Title: Submission of Offers in Response to Concession 
Opportunities, 36 CFR 51.
    Service Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses, individuals, and nonprofit 
organizations.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                     Number of       Number of       time per      Total annual
                    Activity                        respondents      responses       response      burden hours
                                                                                      (hours)
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Large Concessions...............................              30              30             240           7,200
Small Concessions...............................              60              60              80           4,800
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    Totals......................................              90              90  ..............          12,000
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $420,000. We estimate that 
the average nonhour cost per respondent is $3,000 for small operations 
and $8,000 for large operations.
    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), which provides legislative authority, policies, and 
requirements for the solicitation, award, and administration of NPS 
concession contracts. The regulations require the submission of offers 
by parties interested in applying for an NPS concession contract.
    The public solicitation process begins with the issuance of a 
prospectus to invite the general public to submit proposals for the 
contract. The prospectus describes the terms and conditions of the 
concession contract to be awarded, the procedures to be followed in the 
selection of the best proposal, and the information that must be 
provided. Information that we collect includes, but is not limited to:
     Description of how respondent will conduct operations to 
minimize disturbance to wildlife.
     Specific actions, steps, or programs that respondent will 
implement to protect park resources.
     Steps that respondent will take to provide visitors with a 
consistent, high quality, safe, and enjoyable visitor experience at a 
reasonable rate.
     Organizational structure and history.
     Experience with similar operations.
     Details on violations or infractions and how they were 
handled.
     Financial information and demonstration that respondent 
has credible, proven track record of meeting obligations.
     Ability to obtain funds for start-up costs.
     How respondent will communicate an environmental ethic to 
employees and visitors.
    We use this information to objectively evaluate offers received for 
a particular business opportunity, assure that the park resources will 
be adequately protected, and determine which respondent will provide 
the best service to visitors.
    Comments: On July 24, 2012, we published in the Federal Register 
(77 FR 43354) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval 
for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments 
for 60 days, ending on September 24, 2012. We did not receive any 
comments.
    We again invite comments concerning this information collection 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;

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     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.
    Comments that you submit 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Dated: February 13, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
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