80 FR 15805 - Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Concessions

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2016. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15805-15806]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06803]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSD-COMM-16657; PPWOBSADC0, PPMVSCS1Y.Y00000]


Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service 
Concessions

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire 
on November 30, 2016. 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.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by May 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street, NW. (2601), Washington, DC 20240) (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0029'' in the 
subject line of your comments. You can view the currently approved 
collection at www.reginfo.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Brian P. Borda, Chief, Commercial Services 
Program, National Park Service, 1201 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20005 
(mail), (202) 513-7156 (phone), or [email protected] (email) .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Abstract. Private businesses under contract to the National Park 
Service manage food, lodging, tours, whitewater rafting, boating, and 
many other recreational activities and amenities in more than 100 
national parks. These services gross more than $1 billion every year 
and provide jobs for more than 25,000 people during peak season.
    The regulations at 36 CFR part 51 primarily implement Title IV of 
the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-391) 
which provides legislative authority, policies, and requirements for 
the solicitation, award, and administration of NPS concession 
contracts. Following are the information collection requirements 
associated with soliciting, awarding, and administering NPS 
concessions.

(1) Proposals.
(2) Amendments.
(3) Appeals.
(4) Request to Construct a Capital Improvement.
(5) Construction Report.
(6) Application to Sell or Transfer Concession Operation.
(7) Annual Financial Statements.
(8) Recordkeeping.

    The only revision we are proposing to the currently approved 
collection is the addition of a Schedule R to NPS Form 10-356 and data 
collection fields to NPS Form 10-356a. Some concessioner contracts have 
an approved rate add-on to cover a portion of the cost of NPS-provided 
utilities when those utility costs are in excess of industry norms. 
Concessioners choose how to account for the approved rate add-on in 
their annual financial report on forms 10-356 or 10-356A according to 
best industry accounting practices. However, the currently approved 
forms do not include any schedules or collection areas that show the 
amount of revenue collected in excess of approved rates or the cost of 
utilities provided by the National Park Service to the concessioner. 
This information is necessary to ensure that visitors are only charged 
the approved rate add-on amount and to ensure that we have a 
comprehensive view of the concessioner's financial situation as it 
relates to the regulations at 36 CFR part 51. The proposed forms will 
collect the approved add-on amount, the amount collected, and the 
actual costs of NPS-provided utilities.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0029.
    Title: National Park Service Concessions, 36 CFR 51.
    Service Form Numbers: 10-356, 10-356A.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, businesses, and nonprofit 
organizations.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for proposals, amendments, and 
appeals; annually for financial reports; and ongoing for recordkeeping.

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                                                    Number of    Completion time                     Estimated
            Activity                Number of        annual        per response    Total annual   nonhour burden
                                   respondents      responses        (hours)      burden hours *       cost
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Proposals:
    Large Concessions..........              30              30            240             7,200        $240,000
    Small Concessions..........              60              60             80             4,800         180,000
Appeal.........................               1               1              1                 1               0
Appeal.........................               1               1               .5               1               0
Request to Construct Capital
 Improvement:

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    Large Projects.............              31              31             16               496               0
    Small Projects.............              89              89              8               712               0
Construction Report:
    Large Projects.............              31              31             56             1,736               0
    Small Projects.............              89              89             24             2,136               0
Application to Sell/Transfer                 20              20             80             1,600           5,000
 Concession Operation..........
Annual Financial Statements:
    Form 10-356................             150             150             16.2           2,430               0
    Form 10-356A...............             350             350              4.2           1,470               0
Recordkeeping:
    Large Concessions..........             150             150            800           119,925               0
    Small Concessions..........             350             350             50            17,500               0
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        TOTALS.................           1,352           1,352  ...............         160,007         425,000
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* Rounded.

III. Comments

    We 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. 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.

    Dated: March 19, 2015.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-06803 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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