[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52901-52902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18959]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-PPFL-LRD-21603; PS.SPPFL0070.00.1.]


Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Program

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. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as a part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to 
comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not 
required to respond to a collection unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Please submit your comment on or before October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on the ICR to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please reference ``1024-New LRD'' in 
the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Cook, Realty Specialist, National 
Park Service, Land Resources Division, 1201 I Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20005; [email protected] (email); or (202) 513-7029 (phone).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National Park Service Organic Act, 54 U.S.C. 100101(a) et 
seq.), requires that the NPS preserve national parks for the enjoyment, 
education, and inspiration of this and future generations. A number of 
NPS units contain privately held lands. In order to preclude 
incompatible development, protect resources and provide for visitor use 
and enjoyment, it is sometimes necessary for the NPS to seek to acquire 
certain private lands or interests therein. The NPS also cooperates 
with states, local governments, nonprofit organizations and property 
owners to provide other forms of protection.
    As required by the provisions of Public Law 91-646, the Uniform 
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
1970, as amended, NPS provides relocation assistance benefits to all 
eligible parties displaced by an agency acquisition. The purpose of the 
Act is to provide for uniform and equitable treatment of persons 
displaced from their homes, businesses, or farms and to establish 
uniform and equitable land acquisition policies associated with for 
Federal and federally assisted programs.
    The NPS procedures for acquisition of land or interests therein and 
for the relocation of occupants are governed by the Act. The NPS 
proposes to verify eligibility for reimbursement of certain expenses 
incurred by a property owner incidental to the conveyance of real 
property to the United States, and to quantify the amount of 
reimbursement payments through the implementation of proposed Form 10-
840.

NPS Form 10-840, ``Claim for Reimbursement of Expenses Incidental to 
Conveyance of Real Property''

    The information collected via proposed Form 10-840 includes:
     Contact information, to include name, telephone number, 
Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number, email 
address, and complete mailing address;
     Location of property acquired by the agency; and,
     Incidental expenses, to include recording and transfer 
fees, penalty costs, and allowable taxes paid.
Appeals Process
    The appeals procedure is contained in 49 Code of Federal 
Regulations, part 24.10. The NPS' decision on submitted claims will be 
final unless, within 60 days of the date of mailing of the decision, a 
written notice of appeal is mailed to: Director, Office of Hearings and 
Appeals, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. The notice 
of appeal should contain information to identify the action or decision 
appealed and should give a brief but complete statement of the facts 
relied upon and the relief desired. A copy of the notice of appeal and 
any accompanying statements of the reasons for it should be mailed to 
the official who made the decision.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-New.
    Title: National Park Service Relocation Assistance and Real 
Property Acquisition Program.
    Form(s): NPS Form 10-840, ``Claim for Reimbursement of Expenses 
Incidental to Conveyance of Real Property''.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without approval.
    Description of Respondents: Private individuals; businesses; 
educational institutions; nonprofit organizations; state, local, and 
tribal governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                                     Estimated
                                                                     Estimated        average        Estimated
                            Activity                               total  annual    completion     total annual
                                                                     responses     time  (hours)   burden hours
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Form 830 (Individuals)..........................................             170              .5              85
Form 830 (Businesses)...........................................              30              .5              15
Form 830 (State, local, tribal governments).....................               1              .5              .5
Appeals (Individuals)...........................................               5               2              10
Appeals (Businesses)............................................               2              12              24
Appeals (State, local, tribal governments)......................               1              12              12
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    Totals......................................................             209  ..............           146.5
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    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'': 
None.

III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this IC 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.
    Please note that the comments submitted 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 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: August 4, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-18959 Filed 8-9-16; 8:45 am]
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