[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62175-62176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21568]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-21868; PPWONRADD1, PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000 (166)]


Proposed Information Collection; Research Permit and Reporting 
System Applications and Reports

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 April 30, 2017. 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 November 7, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Dr., Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0236'' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Bill Commins, Natural Resource Stewardship and 
Science, National Park Service, 1201 I St. NW., (Floor 8, Room 46), 
Washington DC 20005 (mail); 202-513-7166 (telephone); 202-371-1944 
(fax); or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Regulations at 36 CFR 2.1 and 2.5 provide for taking of scientific 
research specimens in parks. We use a permit system to manage 
scientific research and collecting. National Park Service Forms 10-741a 
(Application for a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit) and 10-
741b (Application for a Science Education Permit) collect information 
from persons seeking a permit to conduct natural or social science 
research and collection activities in individual units of the National 
Park System. The information we collect includes, but is not limited 
to:
     Names and business contact information.
     Project title, purpose of study, summary of proposed field 
methods and activities, and study and field schedules.
     Location where scientific activities are proposed to take 
place, including method of access.
     Whether or not specimens are proposed to be collected or 
handled, and if yes, scientific descriptions and proposed disposition 
of specimens.
     If specimens are to be permanently retained, the proposed 
repositories for those specimens.
    Persons who receive a permit must report annually on the activities 
conducted under the permit. Form 10-226 (Investigator's Annual Report) 
collects the following information:
     Reporting year, park, and type of permit.
     Names and business contact information and names of 
additional investigators.
     Project title, park-assigned study or activity number, 
park-assigned permit number, permit start and expiration dates, and 
scientific study start and ending dates.
     Activity type, subject discipline, purpose of study/
activity during the reporting year, and finding and status of study or 
accomplishments of education activity during the reporting year.
    We use the above information to manage the use and preservation of 
park resources and for reporting to the public via the Internet about 
the status of permitted research and collecting activities. We 
encourage respondents to use the Internet-based, automated Research 
Permit and Reporting System (RPRS) to complete and submit applications 
and reports. For those who use RPRS, much of the information needed for 
the annual report is generated automatically through information 
supplied in the application or contained in the permit.
    You may obtain additional information about the application and 
reporting forms and existing guidance and explanatory material by 
clicking on ``Help'' at the RPRS Web site (https://irma.nps.gov/RPRS/).

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0236.
    Title: Research Permit and Reporting System Applications and 
Reports, 36 CFR 2.1 and 2.5.
    Service Form Number(s): NPS Forms 10-226, 10-741a, and 10-741b.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals; businesses; academic and 
research institutions; and Federal, State, local, and tribal 
governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually for 
reports.

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                                                           Number of
               Activity                    Number of        annual         Completion time per     Total annual
                                          respondents      responses            response           burden hours
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                                  Form 10-226, ``Investigator's Annual Report''
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Individuals...........................             495             495  15 minutes..............             124
Private Sector........................           2,600           2,600  15 minutes..............             650
Government............................           2,300           2,300  15 minutes..............             575
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    Subtotal..........................           5,395           5,395  ........................           1,349
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                  Form 10-741a, ``Application for a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit''
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Individuals...........................             390             390  1.38 hours..............             538
Private Sector........................           2,400           2,400  1.38 hours..............           3,312
Government............................           2,190           2,190  1.38 hours..............           3,022
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    Subtotal..........................           4,980           4,980  ........................           6,872
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                          Form 10-741b, ``Application for a Science Education Permit''
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Individuals...........................              50              50  1 hour..................              50
Private Sector........................             215             215  1 hour..................             215
Government............................             150             150  1 hour..................             150
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    Subtotal..........................             415             415  ........................             415
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        Totals........................          10,790          10,790  ........................           8,636
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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: September 1, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-21568 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am]
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