[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 12946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05558]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NCR-WHHO-20523; PPNCWHHOP0, PPMVSIE1Z.I00000 (166)]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; National Park Service President's Park 
National Christmas Tree Music Program Application

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. 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 April 11, 2016.

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 Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 2C114, Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192; or 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-WHHO'' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Katie Wilmes, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio 
Drive SW., Rm 344, Washington, DC 20242; or via email: 
[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 National Park Service (NPS) Organic Act of 1916 (Organic Act) 
(54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq.) gives the NPS broad authority to regulate 
the use of the park areas under its jurisdiction. Consistent with the 
Organic Act, as well as the Constitution's Establishment Clause which 
mandates government neutrality and allows the placement of holiday 
secular and religious displays, the National Christmas Tree Music 
Program's holiday musical entertainment may include both holiday 
secular and religious music. To ensure that any proposed music 
selection is consistent with the Establishment Clause, and presented in 
a prudent and objective manner as a traditional part of the culture and 
heritage of this annual holiday event, it must be approved in advance 
by the NPS.
    The NPS National Christmas Tree Music Program at President's Park 
is intended to provide musical entertainment for park visitors during 
December on the Ellipse, where in celebration of the holiday season, 
visitors can observe the National Christmas Tree, visit assorted 
yuletide displays, and attend musical presentations. Each year, park 
officials accept applications from musical groups who wish to 
participate in the annual National Christmas Tree Program. The NPS 
utilizes Form 10-942, ``National Christmas Tree Music Program 
Application'' to accept applications from the public for participation 
in the program. Park officials utilize the following information from 
applicants in order to select, plan, schedule, and contact performers 
for the National Christmas Tree Program:
     Contact name, phone number, and email.
     Group name and location (city, state).
     Preferred performance dates and times.
     Music selections/song list.
     Equipment needs.
     Number of performers.
     Type of group (choir, etc.).
     Acknowledgement of the musical entertainment policy.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-WHHO.
    Title: National Park Service President's Park National Christmas 
Tree Music Program Application.
    Service Form Number(s): NPS Form 10-942, ``National Christmas Tree 
Music Program Application''.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without approval.
    Description of Respondents: Local, national, and international 
bands, choirs, or dance groups.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 75.
    Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 19.
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

III. 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;
     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: March 7, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-05558 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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