80 FR 30721 - Proposed Information Collection; United States Park Police Application Forms
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)
| Page Range | 30721-30723 | |
| FR Document | 2015-13039 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 30721-30723] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-13039] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-USPP-15826; PPWOUSPPS1, PPMPRPP02.Y00000 (155)] Proposed Information Collection; United States Park Police Application Forms AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) 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 March 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. DATES: You must submit comments on or before July 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive (Room 2C114, Mail Stop 242), Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0245'' in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Pamela Blyth, United States Park Police, 1100 Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242 (mail); or at [email protected] (email). Please reference ``1024-0245 Revision'' in your comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The United States Park Police (USPP) is a unit of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, with jurisdiction in all National Park Service areas and certain other Federal and State lands. The USPP are highly trained, professional police officers who prevent and detect criminal activity; conduct investigations; apprehend individuals suspected of committing offenses against Federal, State, and local laws; provide protection to the President of the United States and visiting dignitaries; and provide protective services to some of the most recognizable monuments and memorials in the world. Applicants for USPP officer positions must complete and pass a competitive written examination, an oral interview, a medical examination and psychological evaluation, and a battery of physical fitness and agility tests. As part of this application and screening process, the USPP uses the following forms: USPP Form (TBD) ``Physician Consent Form'' The USPP Form TBD ``Physician Consent Form'' is an optional form used by the applicant to obtain clearance by their personal physician to complete the PEB. The applicant's personal physician uses this form to certify whether or not the applicant is cleared to participate in the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB) and requests the following information [[Page 30722]] pertaining to the physician making the physical suitability determination:Name, complete mailing address, telephone number, and physician's comments. USPP Form (TBD) ``Physical Efficiency Battery ``Waiver'' '' An applicant's physical fitness is assessed using the PEB. The PEB consists of five measures of physical fitness including: Body composition, determined through subcutaneous fat folds; flexibility, determined by sit and reach; agility, measured by negotiating a time obstacle course; muscular strength, determined with one maximal chest press; and cardiovascular endurance, measured by a timed 1.5 mile walk/ run. The applicant may choose to self-certify their ability to complete the PEB by completing the optional USPP Form (TBD) ``Physical Efficiency Battery ``Waiver'' '' which requests the candidate provide the following information as part of the self-certification process: Date of last medical evaluation, name and address of personal physician, purpose of last medical examination, identification of any known medical conditions the USPP must be made aware of, and documentation to support identified known medical conditions. USPP Form (TBD) ``Release to Obtain a Credit Report'' Applicants are also required to complete USPP Form (TBD) ``Release to Obtain a Credit Report'' as part of the application process. Information obtained on this form is used in connection with the applicant's background investigation is used to determine their: 1. Fitness for Federal employment, 2. clearance to perform contractual service for the Federal Government, and/or 3. security clearance or access. Information collected on the USPP Form (TBD) ``Release to Obtain a Credit Report'' includes personally identifiable information (PII), to include: Full name, Social Security Number, date of birth, current and former home addresses, home telephone number, current employer's name, and current occupation. USPP Form (TBD) ``Applicant Documentation Form'' The USPP Form (TBD) ``Applicant Documentation Form'' is an optional form used by applicants to either decline or defer employment with the USPP. The form collects the following PII: Name, Social Security Number, address, telephone, date and location of written test, and reason for declining or deferring employment with the USPP. USPP Form 1 ``United States Park Police Personal History Statement'' USPP Form 1 ``United States Park Police Personal History Statement,'' also known as the ``Blue Book,'' is used to collect detailed personal history information from applicants. Investigators verify the information provided to determine an applicant's suitability for a USPP officer position. The information collected includes, but is not limited to: Personal background information, including financial data and residence history, selective Service information and military data, references, education and employment information, driving record, arrest/conviction data, and criminal history information, illegal drug usage, alcohol usage, gambling information, and miscellaneous information, such as firearm permits, special skills, other languages, hobbies and interests, other enforcement agencies where applicant applied, and whether or not applicant previously applied for a USPP officer position. USPP Form (TBD) Personal Essay--``Why I Want to Be a United States Park Police Officer'' Applicants are required to write a personal essay (minimum of 200 words) describing in their own words why they want to be a USPP officer. The applicant's essay must also address: How they became aware of the USPP, what they think the role of a park police officer should be, and their career aspirations/expectations as a USPP officer. USPP Form (TBD) ``Disqualification for Misdemeanor Convictions for Domestic Violence'' On September 30, 1996, Title 18 U.S.C. Section 922 (g) (9) took effect, making it a felony for anyone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to possess a firearm or ammunition. Thus, any law enforcement officer and other government employees who have been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor may not lawfully possess or receive firearms or ammunition for any purpose, including performance of their official duties. Candidates for USPP officers are required to disclose information pertaining to convictions of domestic violence, to include whether the candidate was convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, and if yes, the following information is required to be disclosed or the candidate will be automatically disqualified from the application process: Court/jurisdiction, docket/case number, statute, charge, date sentenced, and whether the conviction was expunged or set aside, or whether they were pardoned for the offense. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1024-0245. Title: United States Park Police Application Forms. Service Form Number(s): USPP Form (TBD) ``Physician Consent Form'' USPP Form (TBD) ``Physical Efficiency Battery ``Waiver'' '' USPP Form (TBD) ``Release to Obtain a Credit Report,'' and USPP Form (TBD) ``Applicant Documentation Form'' USPP Form 1 ``Personal History Statement'' USPP Form (TBD) Personal Essay--``Why I Want to Be a United States Park Police Officer'' USPP Form (TBD) ``Disqualification for Misdemeanor Convictions for Domestic Violence'' Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Description of Respondents: Candidates for employment as a United States Park Police officer. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. [[Page 30723]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Estimated Activity annual number Estimated completion time per total annual of responses response burden hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USPP Form (TBD) ``Physician Consent Form''... 2,500 10 min........................... 417 USPP Form (TBD) ``Physical Efficiency Battery 2,500 5................................ 208 ``Waiver''''. USPP Form (TBD) ``Release to Obtain a Credit 2,500 5................................ 208 Report''. USPP Form (TBD) ``Applicant Documentation 2,500 5................................ 208 Form''. USPP Form 1 ``United States Park Police 2,500 8 hours.......................... 20,000 Personal History Statement''. USPP Form (TBD) Personal Essay--``Why I Want 2,500 30 min........................... 1,250 to Be a United States Park Police Officer''. USPP Form (TBD) ``Disqualification for 2,500 5 min............................ 208 Misdemeanor Convictions for Domestic Violence''. ------------------------------------------------------------------ TOTALS................................... 17,500 ................................. 22,499 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $227,500, primarily for costs (1) associated with printing and notarizing the application and (2) incurred to provide supporting documentation. 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. 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. Dated: May 26, 2015. Debra Melton, Acting Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2015-13039 Filed 5-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-EH-P
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and a person is not required to respond reporting burden will average 20 agencies to take this opportunity to
to a collection unless it displays a minutes per response. comment on this IC. This IC is
currently valid OMB control number. Estimated Annual Reporting and scheduled to expire on March 31, 2017.
DATES: To ensure that your comments Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: None. We may not conduct or sponsor and a
on this IC are considered, we must III. Request For Comments person is not required to respond to a
receive them on or before July 28, 2015. collection of information unless it
We invite comments concerning this displays a currently valid OMB control
ADDRESSES: Please send your comments
IC on: number.
to Phadrea Ponds, Information • Whether the proposed collection of
Collections Coordinator, National Park DATES: You must submit comments on
information is necessary for the agency
Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort to perform its duties, including whether or before July 28, 2015.
Collins, CO 80525 (mail); or phadrea_ the information is useful; ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
ponds@nps.gov (email). Please reference • The accuracy of the agency’s IC to Madonna L. Baucum, Information
‘‘Information Collection 1024–0224— estimate of the burden of the proposed Collection Clearance Officer, National
Programmatic Renewal’’ in the subject collection of information; Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley
line. • Ways to enhance the quality, Drive (Room 2C114, Mail Stop 242),
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bret usefulness, and clarity of the Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or madonna_
Meldrum, Chief, Social Science information to be collected; and baucum@nps.gov (email). Please
Program, National Park Service, 1201 • Ways to minimize the burden on include ‘‘1024–0245’’ in the subject line
Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525– the respondents, including the use of of your comments.
5596 (mail); Bret_Meldrum@nps.gov automated collection techniques or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
(email); or 970–267–7295 (phone). other forms of information technology. request additional information about
Comments that you submit in this IC, contact Pamela Blyth, United
I. Abstract response to this notice are a matter of States Park Police, 1100 Ohio Drive
The Programmatic Clearance for NPS- public record. We will include or SW., Washington, DC 20242 (mail); or at
Sponsored Surveys applies to surveys summarize each comment in our request pamela_blyth@nps.gov (email). Please
designed to furnish usable information to OMB to approve this IC. Before reference ‘‘1024–0245 Revision’’ in your
to NPS managers and planners including your address, phone number, comments.
concerning park visitors, visitor email address, or other personal
services, potential park visitors, and identifying information in your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
residents of communities near parks. comment, you should be aware that I. Abstract
This information is intended to provide your entire comment, including your
NPS managers with data that can be personal identifying information, may The United States Park Police (USPP)
used to improve the quality and utility be made publicly available at any time. is a unit of the National Park Service,
of agency programs, services, and While you can ask us in your comment Department of the Interior, with
planning efforts. Questions asked under to withhold your personal identifying jurisdiction in all National Park Service
the programmatic review process must information from public review, we areas and certain other Federal and
show a clear tie to NPS management cannot guarantee that we will be able to State lands. The USPP are highly
and planning needs. The programmatic do so. trained, professional police officers who
review may only be used for non- prevent and detect criminal activity;
Dated: May 26, 2015.
controversial surveys that are unlikely conduct investigations; apprehend
Debra Melton, individuals suspected of committing
to attract or include topics of significant Acting Information Collection Clearance
public interest in the programmatic offenses against Federal, State, and local
Officer, National Park Service. laws; provide protection to the
review process. [FR Doc. 2015–13036 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am]
To qualify for the NPS generic President of the United States and
programmatic review process, all BILLING CODE 4310–EH–P visiting dignitaries; and provide
information collections must be directly protective services to some of the most
tied to an area managed by the NPS or recognizable monuments and memorials
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR in the world. Applicants for USPP
research that will benefit NPS
management efforts. All collections officer positions must complete and
National Park Service
must be reviewed by the NPS and pass a competitive written examination,
approved by OMB before the survey can [NPS–USPP–15826; PPWOUSPPS1, an oral interview, a medical
PPMPRPP02.Y00000 (155)] examination and psychological
be initiated.
evaluation, and a battery of physical
II. Data Proposed Information Collection; fitness and agility tests. As part of this
United States Park Police Application application and screening process, the
OMB Control Number: 1024–0224.
Forms USPP uses the following forms:
Title: Programmatic Clearance for
NPS-Sponsored Surveys. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. USPP Form (TBD) ‘‘Physician Consent
Type of Request: Renewal of a ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Form’’
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: General Public (i.e. SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) The USPP Form TBD ‘‘Physician
Park Visitors, potential visitors to parks, will ask the Office of Management and Consent Form’’ is an optional form used
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and residents of communities near park) Budget (OMB) to approve the by the applicant to obtain clearance by
and local, state and tribal governments. information collection (IC) described their personal physician to complete the
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary. below. As required by the Paperwork PEB. The applicant’s personal physician
Estimated Number of Annual Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our uses this form to certify whether or not
Respondents: 150,000. continuing efforts to reduce paperwork the applicant is cleared to participate in
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: and respondent burden, we invite the the Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB)
50,000 hours. We estimate the public general public and other Federal and requests the following information
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Estimated
Estimated Estimated total
completion
Activity annual number annual burden
time per
of responses hours
response
USPP Form (TBD) ‘‘Physician Consent Form’’ ............................................................................. 2,500 10 min ......... 417
USPP Form (TBD) ‘‘Physical Efficiency Battery ‘‘Waiver’’’’ ........................................................... 2,500 5 .................. 208
USPP Form (TBD) ‘‘Release to Obtain a Credit Report’’ .............................................................. 2,500 5 .................. 208
USPP Form (TBD) ‘‘Applicant Documentation Form’’ ................................................................... 2,500 5 .................. 208
USPP Form 1 ‘‘United States Park Police Personal History Statement’’ ...................................... 2,500 8 hours ........ 20,000
USPP Form (TBD) Personal Essay—‘‘Why I Want to Be a United States Park Police Officer’’ .. 2,500 30 min ......... 1,250
USPP Form (TBD) ‘‘Disqualification for Misdemeanor Convictions for Domestic Violence’’ ........ 2,500 5 min ........... 208
TOTALS .................................................................................................................................. 17,500 ................ 22,499
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IOWA
Cost: $227,500, primarily for costs (1) Washington County
associated with printing and notarizing National Park Service
Baxter, H.A., Coal Company Historic District,
the application and (2) incurred to
601 E. 3rd St., Washington, 15000343
provide supporting documentation. [NPS–WASO–NRNHL–18266;
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] McCleery Calendar Factory, 632 E. 3rd St.,
III. Comments Washington, 15000344
National Register of Historic Places; LOUISIANA
We invite comments concerning this Notification of Pending Nominations
information collection on: and Related Actions Catahoula Parish
• Whether or not the collection of Harrisonburg Methodist Church, 105 Pine St.,
information is necessary, including Nominations for the following Harrisonburg, 15000345
whether or not the information will properties being considered for listing
or related actions in the National Orleans Parish
have practical utility;
Register were received by the National New Orleans Federal Savings and Loan
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
Park Service before May 2, 2015. Building, 4948 Chef Menteur Hwy., New
burden for this collection of Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part Orleans, 15000346
information; 60, written comments are being
Terrebonne Parish
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, accepted concerning the significance of
and clarity of the information to be the nominated properties under the Houma Elementary School, 711 Grinage St.,
collected; and National Register criteria for evaluation. Houma, 15000347
• Ways to minimize the burden of the Comments may be forwarded by United West Feliciana Parish
collection of information on States Postal Service, to the National
Dawson, John S., High School, 7565 Tunica
respondents. Register of Historic Places, National
Trace, St. Francisville, 15000348
Park Service, 1849 C St. NW., MS 2280,
Comments that you submit in Washington, DC 20240; by all other MARYLAND
response to this notice are a matter of carriers, National Register of Historic
public record. Before including your Washington County
Places, National Park Service,1201 Eye
address, phone number, email address, St. NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC Packhouse Ford, Potomac R. at Canal Rd.,
or other personal identifying 20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written Sharpsburg, 15000349
information in your comment, you or faxed comments should be submitted MASSACHUSETTS
should be aware that your entire by June 15, 2015. Before including your
comment, including your personal address, phone number, email address, Dukes County
identifying information, may be made or other personal identifying Hill, Polly, Arboretum Historic District, 795–
publicly available at any time. While information in your comment, you 833 State Rd., West Tisbury, 15000350
you can ask OMB in your comment to should be aware that your entire Essex County
withhold your personal identifying comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made Bradford Burial Ground, 326 Salem St.,
information from public review, we Haverhill, 15000351
cannot guarantee that it will be done. publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to Plymouth County
Dated: May 26, 2015. withhold your personal identifying Centre and Montello Streets Historic District,
Debra Melton, information from public review, we 43–51, 53–61, 63–77, 91–93 Centre & 95,
Acting Information Collection Clearance cannot guarantee that we will be able to 124–126 Montello Sts., Brockton, 15000352
Officer, National Park Service. do so.
[FR Doc. 2015–13039 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am] MICHIGAN
Dated: May 6, 2015.
BILLING CODE 4310–EH–P J. Paul Loether, Gogebic County
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Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ Rice Bay, Indian Village Rd., Watersmeet
National Historic Landmarks Program. Township, 15000353
ARIZONA MISSOURI
Maricopa County Cape Girardeau County
Boardwalk Apartments Historic District, Broadway Theatre, 805 Broadway, Cape
Address Restricted, Phoenix, 15000342 Girardeau, 15000354
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