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)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)
| Page Range | 15805-15806 | |
| FR Document | 2015-06803 |
[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Completion time Estimated Activity Number of annual per response Total annual nonhour burden respondents responses (hours) burden hours * cost ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: [[Page 15806]] 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTALS................. 1,352 1,352 ............... 160,007 425,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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] BILLING CODE 4310-EH-P
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Estimated Number of Respondents: information collection (IC) described (3) Appeals.
205. below. As required by the Paperwork (4) Request to Construct a Capital
Estimated Number of Responses: 605. Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our Improvement.
Frequency of Response: On occasion. continuing efforts to reduce paperwork (5) Construction Report.
Average Hours per Response: 1.4. and respondent burden, we invite the
Total Estimated Burdens: 851. (6) Application to Sell or Transfer
general public and other Federal Concession Operation.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment agencies to take this opportunity to (7) Annual Financial Statements.
comment on this IC. This IC is
This notice is soliciting comments (8) Recordkeeping.
scheduled to expire on November 30,
from members of the public and affected 2016. We may not conduct or sponsor The only revision we are proposing to
parties concerning the collection of and a person is not required to respond the currently approved collection is the
information described in Section A on to a collection of information unless it addition of a Schedule R to NPS Form
the following: displays a currently valid OMB control 10–356 and data collection fields to NPS
(1) Whether the proposed collection Form 10–356a. Some concessioner
number.
of information is necessary for the contracts have an approved rate add-on
proper performance of the functions of DATES: To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this IC, we to cover a portion of the cost of NPS-
the agency, including whether the provided utilities when those utility
information will have practical utility; must receive them by May 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
costs are in excess of industry norms.
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s Concessioners choose how to account
estimate of the burden of the proposed IC to Madonna L. Baucum, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, National for the approved rate add-on in their
collection of information; (3) Ways to annual financial report on forms 10–356
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2601),
Washington, DC 20240) (mail); or or 10–356A according to best industry
of the information to be collected; and accounting practices. However, the
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of the madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email).
Please include ‘‘1024–0029’’ in the currently approved forms do not
collection of information on those who include any schedules or collection
are to respond; including through the subject line of your comments. You can
view the currently approved collection areas that show the amount of revenue
use of appropriate automated collection collected in excess of approved rates or
techniques or other forms of information at www.reginfo.gov.
the cost of utilities provided by the
technology, e.g., permitting electronic FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
National Park Service to the
submission of responses. request additional information about concessioner. This information is
HUD encourages interested parties to this IC, contact Brian P. Borda, Chief, necessary to ensure that visitors are only
submit comment in response to these Commercial Services Program, National charged the approved rate add-on
questions. Park Service, 1201 I Street NW., amount and to ensure that we have a
Authority Section 3507 of the Paperwork Washington, DC 20005 (mail), (202) comprehensive view of the
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 513–7156 (phone), or brian_borda@ concessioner’s financial situation as it
nps.gov (email) . relates to the regulations at 36 CFR part
Dated: March 19, 2015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 51. The proposed forms will collect the
Laura M. Marin,
I. Abstract. Private businesses under approved add-on amount, the amount
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary contract to the National Park Service
for Housing-Associate Deputy Federal collected, and the actual costs of NPS-
Housing Commissioner.
manage food, lodging, tours, whitewater provided utilities.
rafting, boating, and many other
[FR Doc. 2015–06870 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am] II. Data
recreational activities and amenities in
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more than 100 national parks. These OMB Control Number: 1024–0029.
services gross more than $1 billion
Title: National Park Service
every year and provide jobs for more
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Concessions, 36 CFR 51.
than 25,000 people during peak season.
The regulations at 36 CFR part 51 Service Form Numbers: 10–356, 10–
National Park Service primarily implement Title IV of the 356A.
[NPS–WASO–BSD–COMM–16657; National Parks Omnibus Management Type of Request: Revision of a
PPWOBSADC0, PPMVSCS1Y.Y00000] Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–391) which currently approved collection.
provides legislative authority, policies, Description of Respondents:
Proposed Information Collection; and requirements for the solicitation, Individuals, businesses, and nonprofit
National Park Service Concessions award, and administration of NPS organizations.
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. concession contracts. Following are the Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
ACTION: Notice; request for comments. information collection requirements obtain or retain a benefit.
associated with soliciting, awarding, Frequency of Collection: On occasion
SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, and administering NPS concessions. for proposals, amendments, and
NPS) will ask the Office of Management (1) Proposals. appeals; annually for financial reports;
and Budget (OMB) to approve the (2) Amendments. and ongoing for recordkeeping.
Number of Completion time Estimated
Number of Total annual
Activity annual per response nonhour
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respondents burden hours *
responses (hours) burden cost
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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Number of Completion time Estimated
Number of Total annual
Activity annual per response nonhour
respondents burden hours *
responses (hours) burden cost
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 Concession Operation ........... 20 20 80 1,600 5,000
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
TOTALS ............................................................... 1,352 1,352 .......................... 160,007 425,000
* Rounded.
III. Comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR other personal identifying information
in your comments, you should be aware
We invite comments concerning this National Park Service that your entire comment—including
information collection on: your personal information—may be
[NPS–NER–GETT–1767:
• Whether or not the collection of PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000: PPNEGETTS1] made publicly available at any time.
information is necessary, including While you may ask us in your comment
whether or not the information will Gettysburg National Military Park to withhold your personal identifying
have practical utility; Advisory Commission Meeting information from public review, we
Schedule for 2015 cannot guarantee that we will be able to
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
do so. The statement should be
burden for this collection of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. addressed to Gettysburg National
information; ACTION: Notice of meetings. Military Park, Attn: Advisory
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, SUMMARY: This notice announces a Commission, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite
and clarity of the information to be schedule of upcoming meetings for the 100, Gettysburg, PA 17325.
collected; and Gettysburg National Military Park Dated: March 18, 2015.
• Ways to minimize the burden of the Advisory Commission. Alma Ripps,
collection of information on DATES: The meetings are scheduled for Chief, Office of Policy.
respondents. April 16, 2015, and September 17, 2015. [FR Doc. 2015–06793 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am]
Comments that you submit in All scheduled meetings will begin at BILLING CODE 4310–EE–P
response to this notice are a matter of 7:00 p.m. and will end by 9:00 p.m.
public record. We will include or ADDRESSES: All scheduled meetings will
summarize each comment in our request be held at the Gettysburg National DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
to OMB to approve this IC. Before Military Museum/Visitor Center, 1195
Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg PA 17325, in National Park Service
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal the Ford Education Center. [NPS–PWRO–KALA–17793; PPPWKALA00]
identifying information in your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo [PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000]
comment, you should be aware that Sanders, Secretary to the
your entire comment, including your Superintendent, Gettysburg National Notice of April 21, 2015, Meeting for
personal identifying information, may Military Park, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Kalaupapa National Historical Park
Suite 100, Gettysburg, PA 17325, by Advisory Commission
be made publicly available at any time.
telephone at (717) 338–4403.
While you can ask us in your comment AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
to withhold your personal identifying SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
scheduled meetings are open to the ACTION: Meeting notice.
information from public review, we
public. The meeting agenda consists of SUMMARY: As required by the Federal
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
an operational update on park activities, Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
do so.
including interpretation and education Appendix 1–16), the National Park
Dated: March 19, 2015. programs, maintenance projects, Service is giving notice of the April 21,
Madonna L. Baucum, resource management programs, 2015, meeting of the Kalaupapa
Information Collection Clearance Officer, planning projects, administrative National Historical Park Advisory
National Park Service. updates, plans for the 2016 Centennial Commission.
of the National Park Service, other park
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projects and a citizen’s open forum. Any DATES:The public meeting of the
BILLING CODE 4310–EH–P Kalaupapa National Historical Park
member of the public may file with the
Commission a written statement Advisory Commission will be held on
concerning any issues relating to Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 9:45 a.m.
Gettysburg National Military Park. (HAWAII STANDARD TIME).
Before including your address, ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
telephone number, email address, or Paschoal Hall, Kalaupapa National
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