[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35522-35523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17211]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Information Collection; Submission to OMB
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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Notice of Submission to OMB, Opportunity for Public Comment. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public comments should be
submitted to OMB within 30 days in order to assure their maximum
consideration.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites
public comments on a request for renewal of approval for the
information collection requirements associated with permits
implementing provisions of agency regulations, pertaining to the use of
public lands (OMB Control 1024-0026). Standard Form 10-114, Special Use
Permit, is the primary form used to document certain privileges,
benefits and other special uses that are allowed various persons,
organizations or agencies, but that are not equally available to all
members of the general public. This permit is intended to be used in
conjunction with the agency guideline pertaining to special park uses
(D.O.-53).
There were no public comments received as a result of publishing in
the Federal Register (61 FR 14162) a 60-day notice of intention to
request clearance for this information collection request.
DATES: Public comments will be accepted for thirty days from the date
of publication in the Federal Register (July 31, 1997).
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs of OMB, Attention Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. All
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request
for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Burnett, Ranger Activities
Division, National Park Service, 18th and C Streets, NW., Washington,
DC 20240. Telephone 202-208-7675.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of the special use permit
system are to assure that, requests for special park uses are evaluated
by park managers, in accordance with applicable statutory law and NPS
regulations; that a consistent set of standards and permitting criteria
are used throughout the agency; and to the extent possible, that a
single permitting document be used to grant a variety of privileges and
benefits, and to document the many activities covered under this
program. Use of a single permit streamlines and reduces the costs of
administering the NPS information collection program. Use of the
special use permit will also significantly reduce the information
collection burden on affected persons through the use of a standardized
and timesaving format.
The Special Use Permit is an extension of the NPS statutory
responsibilities to protect the park areas it administers and to manage
the public use thereof (16 U.S.C. 1 & 3). NPS regulations codified in
36 CFR parts 1 through 7, 12 and 13, are designed to implement
statutory mandates that provide for resource protection and public
enjoyment. Several regulations contain information collection
requirements previously approved by the OMB (1024-0026) that were
designed to evaluate requests for access and/or approval to engage in
otherwise restricted or limited activities within park areas.
Title: Public Information Collection--Special Park Uses.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 496,944.
Estimated average burden hours per response: 17 minutes.
Estimated average number of respondents: 137,693.
NPS is soliciting comments regarding: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
NPS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of the burden estimate including the validity of the
method and assumptions used; (3) the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (4) ways to minimize the burden,
including through the use of automated collection or other forms of
information
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technology; or (5) any other aspect of this collection of information.
Diane M. Cooke,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 97-17211 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]
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