[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24395-24396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10831]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NCR-NAMA-22698; PPNCNAMAN0, PPMPSPD1Y.YM00000 (177)]


Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 
1024-0021; 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 May 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 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 June 26, 2017.

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 Tim Goddard, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0021'' 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 Robbin Owen, National Capital Region, National 
Park Service, 900 Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20024 (mail) or at 
202-245-4715 (telephone); or Martin A. Torres via email at 
[email protected].

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 NPS Form 10-941, ``Application for a Permit to Conduct a 
Demonstration or Special Event in Park Areas'' (which also includes a 
``Waiver of Numerical Limitations on Demonstrations for White House 
Sidewalk and/or Lafayette Park''). NPS Form 10-941 collects 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.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0021.
    Title: National Capital Region Application for Public Gathering, 36 
CFR 7.96(g).
    Expiration Date: May 31, 2017.
    Service Form Number(s): NPS Form 10-941, ``Application for a Permit 
to Conduct a Demonstration or Special Event in Park Areas''.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, organizations, businesses, 
and State, local, or tribal governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                                   Total annual      time per      Total annual
                            Activity                                 responses       response      burden hours*
                                                                                      (hours)
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       Form 10-941, ``Application for a Permit to Conduct a Demonstration or Special Event in Park Areas''
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Individuals.....................................................           1,442              .5             721
Private Sector..................................................             218              .5             109
Government......................................................             225              .5             113
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                                                    Site Plan
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Individuals.....................................................           1,269               1           1,269
Private Sector..................................................             100               1             100
Government......................................................              29               1              29
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                                                    Sign Plan
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Individuals.....................................................           1,269              .5             635
Private Sector..................................................             100              .5              50
Government......................................................              29              .5              15
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                                              Risk Management Plan
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Individuals.....................................................           1,269             1.5           1,904
Private Sector..................................................             100             1.5             150
Government......................................................              29             1.5              44
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                                            Administrative Documents
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Individuals.....................................................           1,269             .75             952
Private Sector..................................................             100             .75              75
Government......................................................              29             .75              22
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    Totals......................................................           7,477  ..............           6,188
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* Rounded.

    Estimated Annual Non-hour Cost Burden: The application fee of 
$120.00 is submitted with each special event application to recover the 
cost of processing the application. There is no application fee for 
permits to cover first amendment activities. Of the 1,885 applications 
(Forms 10-941) received annually, approximately 1,269 are for special 
events. Therefore, the estimated annual non-hour cost burden associated 
with this information collection is $152,280 ($120 x 1,269).

III. Comments

    On September 8, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 
62172) 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 November 7, 2016. We received no 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.

    Authority: The authorities for this action are the National Park 
Service Organic Act of 1916 (54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq.; P.L. 113-287) 
and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Timothy Goddard,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10831 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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