[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79047-79049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27129]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-USPP-22368; PPWOUSPPS1, PPMPRPP02.Y00000 (177)]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; United States Park Police Pre-Employment 
Suitability Determination Process

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 March 31, 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

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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 December 12, 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 the Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Dr., (MS-242), Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please reference OMB Control Number 
1024-0245 in the subject line of your comments. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Pamela Blyth, United States Park Police, 1100 
Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242 (mail); or at [email protected] 
(email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The United States Park Police (USPP) is a unit of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior, with jurisdiction in all National 
Park Service areas and certain other Federal and State lands. The USPP 
are highly trained, professional police officers who prevent and detect 
criminal activity; conduct investigations; apprehend individuals 
suspected of committing offenses against Federal, State, and local 
laws; provide protection to the President of the United States and 
visiting dignitaries; and provide protective services to some of the 
most recognizable monuments and memorials in the world. Applicants for 
USPP officer positions must complete and pass a competitive written 
examination, an oral interview, a medical examination and psychological 
evaluation, and a battery of physical fitness and agility tests. As 
part of this application and screening process, the USPP uses the 
following forms:
    Form 10-2201, ``Personal Qualifications Statement'' provides 
information on the personal history of the candidate. We have not made 
any substantive changes to the form, only minor edits to clarify 
instructions or improve readability and formatting changes to meet new 
DOI and NPS forms standards. Investigators verify the information 
provided and use it to determine an applicant's suitability for a USPP 
officer position.
    The following forms have been in use without approval due to the 
USPP and are now being submitted with this revision for clearance by 
OMB.
    Form 10-2201A, ``Information Release Form'', authorizes the release 
of all personal and confidential records, to include medical records 
concerning physical and mental health, to the USPP necessary as part of 
the Pre-employment Suitability Determination Phase to determine the 
suitability of the candidate for employment with the USPP.
    Form 10-2201B, ``Release to Obtain a Credit Report'', authorizes 
the release of information from consumer reporting agencies to the USPP 
necessary as part of the Pre-employment Suitability Determination Phase 
to determine the suitability of the candidate for employment with the 
USPP.
    Form 10-2201C, ``Lautenberg Certification'', requires information 
and certification by the applicant regarding a conviction of a 
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. This certification is required 
to determine the suitability of the candidate to move forward in the 
Pre-employment Suitability Determination Phase of the USPP candidate 
selection process.
    Form 10-2201D, ``Physical Efficiency Battery ``Waiver'' '', 
requires the candidate to provide the following information regarding 
medical conditions which may impede their ability to meet the minimum 
efficiency score on the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB), a 
requirement of the Pre-employment Suitability Determination Phase of 
the USPP candidate selection process.
    Form 10-2201E, ``Physician Consent Form'', is required to document 
the medical clearance by a physician for the candidate to participate 
in the PEB as part of the Pre-employment Suitability Determination 
Phase of the USPP candidate selection process.
    Form 10-2201F, ``Applicant Documentation Form'', is completed by 
the applicant when declining or deferring employment with the USPP.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0245.
    Title: United States Park Police Pre-Employment Suitability 
Determination Process.
    Service Form Number(s):

 10-2201, ``Personal History Statement''
 10-2201A, ``Information Release Form''
 10-2201B, ``Release to Obtain a Credit Report''
 10-2201C, ``Lautenberg Certification Form''
 10-2201D, ``Physical Efficiency Battery ``Waiver'' ''
 10-2201E, ``Physician Consent Form''
 10-2201F, ``Applicant Documentation Form''

    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection to 
incorporate additional forms in use without OMB approval.
    Description of Respondents: Candidates for employment as a United 
States Park Police officer.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                 Estimated                                           Estimated
                  Activity                    annual  number    Estimated  completion time per     total annual
                                                of responses               response                burden hours
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Form 10-2201, ``Personal Qualification                 2,500  7 Hours...........................          17,500
 Statement'' (Individual).
Form 10-2201A, ``Information Release Form''            2,500  15 Min............................             625
 (Individual).
Form 10-2201B, ``Release to Obtain a Credit            2,500  10 Min............................             417
 Report'' (Individual).
Form 10-2201C, ``Lautenberg Certification''            2,500  5 Min.............................             208
 (Individual).
Form 10-2201D, ``Physical Efficiency Battery           2,500  10 Min............................             417
 ``Waiver'' '' (Individual).
Form 10-2201E, ``Physician Consent Form''              2,500  15 Min............................             625
 (Private Sector).
Form 10-2201F, ``Applicant Documentation                  15  5 Min.............................               1
 Form'' (Individual).
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    Totals..................................          15,015  ..................................          19,793
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $238,752 primarily for costs 
(1) associated with printing and notarizing the application and (2) 
incurred to provide supporting documentation.

III. Comments

    On May 29, 2015, we published in the Federal Register (80 FR 30721) 
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 July 28, 2015. We did not receive any comments 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: November 4, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-27129 Filed 11-9-16; 8:45 am]
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