[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62658-62660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24589]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSAD-CONC-13365; PPWOBSADC0, PPMVSCS1Y.Y00000]


Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Leasing 
Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, 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. 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 a person is 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 December 23, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW., (2601), Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or

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[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0233'' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Ben Erichsen at (202) 513-7156 (telephone) or at 
[email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Abstract. The National Park Service leasing program allows the 
public to lease property located within the boundaries of the park 
system, under the authority of the Director of the National Park 
Service. A lease may not authorize an activity that could be authorized 
by a concessions contract or commercial use authorization. All leases 
must provide for the payment of fair market value rent. The Director 
may retain rental payments for park infrastructure needs and, in some 
cases, to provide administrative support of the leasing program.
    Our authority to collect information for the leasing program is 
derived from section 802 of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act 
of 1998 (P.L. 105-391), the National Historic Preservation Act (P.L. 
89-665), and Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, section 18 (36 CFR 
18). For competitive leasing opportunities, the regulations require the 
submission of proposals or bids by parties interested in applying for a 
lease. The regulations also require that the Director approve lease 
amendments, construction or demolition of structures, and encumbrances 
on leasehold interests.
    We collect Information from anyone who wishes to submit a bid or 
proposal to lease a property. The Director may issue a request for bids 
if the amount of rent is the only criterion for award of a lease. The 
Director issues a request for proposals when the award of a lease is 
based on selection criteria other than the rental rate. A request for 
proposals may be preceded by a request for qualifications to select a 
``short list'' of potential offerors that meet minimum management, 
financial, and other qualifications necessary for submission of a 
proposal.
    The Director may enter into negotiations for a lease with nonprofit 
organizations and units of government without soliciting proposals or 
bids. In those cases, the Director collects information from the other 
party regarding the planned use of the premises, potential 
modifications to the premises, and other information as necessary to 
support a decision on whether or not to enter into a lease.
    We also collect Information from existing leaseholders who seek to:
     Sublet a leased property or assign the lease to a new 
lessee.
     Construct or demolish portions of a leased property.
     Amend a lease to change the type of activities permitted 
under the lease.
     Encumber (mortgage) the leased premises.

We use the information to evaluate offers, proposed subleases or 
assignments, proposed construction or demolition, the merits of 
proposed lease amendments, and proposed encumbrances. The completion 
times for each information collection requirement vary substantially 
depending on the complexity of the leasing opportunity.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0233.
    Title: National Park Service Leasing Program, 36 CFR 18.
    Service Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and businesses.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                     Number of      Completion
                    Activity                         Number of        annual         time per      Total annual
                                                    respondents      responses       response      burden hours
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                                         Proposals, Bids, Qualifications
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Complex.........................................              10              10              40             400
Simple..........................................              10              10               8              80
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                                         Requests to Sublet/Assign Lease
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Complex.........................................               1               1              40              40
Simple..........................................               4               4               8              32
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                                        Construction/Demolition Requests
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Complex.........................................               2               2              32              64
Simple..........................................               1               1              12              12
Amendments......................................               2               2               4               8
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                                              Encumbrance Requests
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Complex.........................................               2               2              40              80
Simple..........................................               2               2               8              16
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    Totals......................................              34              34  ..............             732
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost Burden: None.

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,

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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: September 30, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-24589 Filed 10-21-13; 8:45 am]
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