[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24390-24392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10833]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSAD-CONC-23339; PPWOBSADC0, PPMVSCS1Y.Y00000]


Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 
1024-0233; National Park Service Leasing Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) has sent an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The NPS 
summarizes the ICR below and describes 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 ``1024-0233'' 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 Gordy Kito at (202) 354-2096 (telephone) or at 
[email protected] (email). 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 leasing program allows any person or 
governmental entity to lease buildings and associated property, 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the National 
Park System, under the authority of the Director of the National Park 
Service. A lease may not authorize an activity that could be authorized 
by a concessions contract or commercial use authorization. All leases 
must provide for the payment of fair market value rent. The Director 
may retain rental payments for park infrastructure needs and, in some 
cases, to provide administrative support of the leasing program.
    Our authority to collect information for the leasing program is 
derived from Title 54, United States Code, section 102101 et seq. (54 
U.S.C. 102101 et seq.), Title 54 of the United States Code, section 
306121 (54 U.S.C. 306121), and Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, 
Part 18 (36 CFR part 18). For competitive leasing opportunities, the 
regulations require the submission of proposals or bids by parties 
interested in applying for a lease. The regulations also require that 
the Director approve lease amendments, construction or demolition of 
structures, and encumbrances on leasehold interests.
    We collect Information from anyone who wishes to submit a bid or 
proposal to lease a property. The Director may issue a request for bids 
if the amount of rent is the only criterion for award of a lease. The 
Director issues a request for proposals when the award of a lease is 
based on selection criteria other than the rental rate. A request for 
proposals may be preceded by a request for qualifications to select a 
``short list'' of potential offerors that meet minimum management, 
financial, and other qualifications necessary for submission of a 
proposal.

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    The Director may enter into negotiations for a lease with nonprofit 
organizations and units of government without soliciting proposals or 
bids. In those cases, the Director collects information from the other 
party regarding the planned use of the premises, potential 
modifications to the premises, and other information as necessary to 
support a decision on whether or not to enter into a lease.
    We also collect Information from existing leaseholders who seek to:

     Sublet a leased property or assign the lease to a new 
lessee.
     Construct or demolish portions of a leased property.
     Amend a lease to change the type of activities permitted 
under the lease.
     Encumber (mortgage) the leased premises.

    We use the information to evaluate offers, proposed subleases or 
assignments, proposed construction or demolition, the merits of 
proposed lease amendments, and proposed encumbrances. The completion 
times for each information collection requirement vary substantially 
depending on the complexity of the leasing opportunity.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0233.
    Title: National Park Service Leasing Program.
    Service Form Number(s): 10-352, 10-353, 10-354, 10-355.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and businesses.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain 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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                  Requests for Qualifications/Requests for Proposals/Requests for Bids--Simple
                                  (Forms 10-352, 10-353, or 10-354, and 10-355)
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Individuals.....................................................              10              10             100
Private Sector..................................................              20              10             200
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                           Requests for Qualifications/Requests for Proposals--Complex
                                  (Forms 10-352, 10-353, or 10-354, and 10-355)
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Private Sector..................................................              20              40             800
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                               Approval of Lessee Construction/Demolition--Simple
                                  (Forms 10-352, 10-353, or 10-354, and 10-355)
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Individuals.....................................................               1              12              12
Private Sector..................................................               3              12              36
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                               Approval of Lessee Construction/Demolition--Complex
                                  (Forms 10-352, 10-353, or 10-354, and 10-355)
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Private Sector..................................................               5              32             160
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                                          Approval of Lease Amendments
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Individuals.....................................................               2               4               8
Private Sector..................................................               4               4              16
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                                     Approval of Lessee Encumbrances--Simple
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Private Sector..................................................               2               8              16
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                                    Approval of Lessee Encumbrances--Complex
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Private Sector..................................................               2              40              80
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                                   Subletting and Assignment of Leases--Simple
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Individuals.....................................................              50               2             100
Private Sector..................................................               1               8               8
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                                  Subletting and Assignment of Leases--Complex
                                    (Forms 10-352, 10-353, 10-354, or 10-355)
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Private Sector..................................................               1              40              40
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    Totals......................................................             121  ..............           1,576
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

III. Comments

    On September 8, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 
62173) 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 November 7, 2016. We received no comments in 
response to this 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.; Pub. L. 113-
287), the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 
Title 54, United States Code, section 102101 et seq. (54 U.S.C. 
102101 et seq.), Title 54 of the United States Code, section 306121 
(54 U.S.C. 306121), and Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 
18 (36 CFR part 18).

Timothy Goddard,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-10833 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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