[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10552-10553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03871]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NCR 15008, PPNCNAMAN0, PPMPSPD1Y.YM00000]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; 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) 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 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. 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 27, 2014.

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, 1849 C Street, NW. 
(2601), Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or [email protected] 
(email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0021 in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about

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this ICR, 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 Marisa_
[email protected]. 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:

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 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.
    Depending on the size and complexity of the activity we may require 
that applicants submit supporting documents, including, but not limited 
to: site plan, sign plan, risk management plan, evidence of liability 
insurance, portable toilet contract, W-9 form, and electronic funds 
transfer form.

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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, organizations, businesses, 
and State, local, or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,750.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                                     Number of       time per      Total annual
                            Activity                                  annual         response         burden
                                                                     responses        (hours)        hours\*\
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Application for Public Gathering................................           1,750              .5             875
Site Plan.......................................................           1,399               1           1,399
Sign Plan.......................................................           1.399              .5             700
Risk Management Plan............................................           1,399             1.5           2,099
Administrative Documents........................................           1,399             .75           1,050
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    Totals......................................................           7,346  ..............           6,123
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\*\ rounded

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost Burden: $139,200, associated with 
application fees for special events. There is no fee for applications 
for First Amendment activities.

III. Comments

    On July 23, 2013, we published in the Federal Register (78 FR 
44147) 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 23, 2013. There were no comments received 
in response to that notice.
    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;
     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 19, 2014.
Doris Lowery,
Acting, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-03871 Filed 2-24-14; 8:45 am]
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