[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44147-44148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17655]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NCR-13339; PPNCNAMAN0, PPMPSPD1Y.YM00000]


Proposed Information Collection; National Capital Region 
Application for Public Gathering

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire 
on February 28, 2014. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by September 23, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., MS 2601, Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0021'' in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Robbin Owen, National Capital Region, National 
Park Service, 900 Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20024 (mail) or at 
202-245-4715 (telephone); or Marisa Richardson via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Division of Permits Management of the National Mall and 
Memorial Parks issues permits for public gatherings (special events and 
demonstrations) held on NPS property within the National Capital 
Region. Regulations at 36 CFR 7.96(g) govern permits for public 
gatherings and implement statutory mandates to provide for resource 
protection and public enjoyment. These regulations reflect the special 
demands on many of the urban National Capital Region parks as sites for 
demonstrations and special events. A special event is any presentation, 
program, or display that is

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recreational, entertaining, or celebratory in nature; e.g., sports 
events, pageants, celebrations, historical reenactments, regattas, 
entertainments, exhibitions, parades, fairs, festivals and similar 
events. The term ``demonstration'' includes demonstrations, picketing, 
speechmaking, marching, holding vigils or religious services and all 
other like forms of conduct that involve the communication or 
expression of views or grievances.
    Those who want to hold a special event or demonstration must 
complete an Application for a Permit to Conduct a Demonstration or 
Special Event in Park Areas and a Waiver of Numerical Limitations on 
Demonstrations for White House Sidewalk and/or Lafayette Park. The 
current application is available online at http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/permits.htm. We collect information on:
     Sponsor (name, address, telephone and fax numbers, email 
address, Web site address).
     Type of permit requested.
     Logistics (dates/times, location, purpose, plans, and 
equipment for proposed activity).
     Potential civil disobedience and traffic control issues.
     Circumstances that may warrant park rangers being assigned 
to the event.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0021.
    Title: National Capital Region Application for Public Gathering, 36 
CFR 7.96(g).
    Service Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, organizations, businesses, 
and State, local, or tribal governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,746.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,746.
    Completion Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,373 hours.
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost Burden: $329,520, associated with 
application fees. There is no fee for applications for First Amendment 
activities.

III. Comments

    We 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;
     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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. 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 17, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-17655 Filed 7-22-13; 8:45 am]
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