[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31274-31275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10401]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-NPS35432; PPWONRADD3, PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000, 199P103601 
(213); OMB Control Number 1024-0236]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Research 
Permit and Reporting System Applications and Reports

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information 
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above 
in DATES to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
(MS-242) Reston, VA 20191 (mail); or [email protected] (email). 
Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0236 in the subject line of 
your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Timothy Watkins, Science Access & Engagement 
Coordinator; [email protected] (email); or: 202-513-7189 (phone). 
Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0236 in the subject line of 
your comments. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point 
of contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an 
opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
July 7, 2022 (87 FR 40547). We did not receive any comments.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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 us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Abstract: NPS policy requires that research studies and specimen 
collection conducted by researchers, other than NPS employees on 
official duty, require an NPS scientific research and collecting 
permit. The permitting process adheres to regulations codified in 36 
CFR 2.1 which prohibit the disturbing, removing, or possessing of 
natural, cultural, and archeological resources. Additionally, 
regulations codified in 36 CFR 2.5 govern the collection of specimens 
in parks for the purpose of research, baseline inventories, monitoring, 
impact analysis, group study, or museum display.
    As required by these regulations, a permitting system is managed 
for scientific research and collecting. NPS forms 10-741a, Application 
for a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit and 10-741b, 
Application for a Science Education Permit, are used to 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. Individuals who receive a permit must report on 
the activities conducted under the permit using form 10-226 
Investigator's Annual Report; 10-741C Field Work Check-in Report, and 
Form 10-741D Field Work Check-out Report.
    The information in this collection is used to manage the use and 
preservation of park resources, and to report on the status of 
permitted research and collecting activities. We encourage respondents 
to use RPRS to complete and submit applications and reports. Additional 
information about existing applications, reporting forms, guidance and 
explanatory material can be found on the RPRS website (https://irma.nps.gov/RPRS/).
    Title of Collection: Research Permit and Reporting System 
Applications and Reports, 36 CFR 2.1 and 2.5.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0236.
    Form Number: NPS Forms 10-226, 10-741A, 10-741B, 10-741C, and 10-
741D.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. 
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals; businesses; academic and 
research institutions; and Federal, State, local, and tribal 
governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,590.

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    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies. from 10 minutes to 
90 minutes, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,884.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually for 
reports.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency 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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-10401 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
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