80 FR 36843 - Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Fee Envelopes

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 123 (June 26, 2015)

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. 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 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36843-36844]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15767]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-BSD-FEES-18343; PPWOBSADF0, PFE00FESW.Z00000 (155)]


Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Fee 
Envelopes

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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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. 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 August 25, 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-New 
NPS Fee Envelopes'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Traci Kolc, National Park Service, 1201 I Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or at [email protected] (email); or 
at (202) 513-7096 (telephone). Please reference ``1024-New Fee 
Envelopes'' in your comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Every year millions of people visit units of the National Park 
System. At some of these sites, the public is required to pay a fee. 
Fees are charged to help cover the costs of operating and maintaining 
fee sites, areas, and facilities such as campgrounds. Two forms (NPS 
10-935 and NPS 10-936) are used to pay the entrance fee and to collect 
campground fees, which assist National Park Service (NPS) personnel in 
improving facilities and services.
    Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), Title VIII, 
Division J, of Public Law 108-447 (16 U.S.C. 6801-6814) authorizes the 
NPS within the Department of Interior to charge fees at Federal 
recreation sites which meet certain criteria and reinvest a majority of 
the revenues into enhancing the site. Recreation fees provide a vital 
source of revenue for improving facilities and services for visitors at 
a variety of public lands throughout the nation.
    The information gathered via the Entrance Fee Envelope (NPS 10-935) 
and the Campground Fee Envelope (NPS 10-936) must be collected to 
ensure that visitors to units of the National Park System pay the 
required entrance and camping fees in certain locations for use of 
government facilities and services. The information requested on the 
envelopes includes the following:
    Entrance Fee Envelope (NPS 10-935):

 Date
 Number in group
 Amount enclosed
 Interagency Annual/Senior/Access Pass number if applicable
 Vehicle License number and state
 Time
 Credit card type

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 Credit card number
 Credit card expiration date
 Name
 Signature
 Day time phone number
 Fee rate you are paying--vehicle/per person/commercial
 Payment type check/cash/credit card

    Campground Fee Envelope (NPS 10-936):

 Date
 Number in group
 Number of nights
 Amount enclosed
 Interagency Senior/Access Pass number if applicable
 Site number
 Vehicle License number and state
 Check type of camping unit
 Date of departure
 Credit card type
 Credit card number
 Name
 Credit card expiration date
 Signature
 Day time phone number
 Payment type check/cash/credit card

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-New.
    Title: National Park Service Fee Envelopes.
    Service Form Number(s):

 NPS Form 10-935 ``Entrance Fee Envelope''
 NPS Form 10-936 ``Campground Fee Envelope''

    Type of Request: New.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals who wish to enter units of 
the National Park System and/or utilize NPS campground facilities.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion (each time an individual 
visits and pays an entrance fee or an overnight camping fee).

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                                                                                     Estimated
                                                                     Estimated      completion       Estimated
                            Activity                               annual number     time per      total annual
                                                                   of responses      response      burden hours
                                                                                     (minutes)
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NPS Form 10-935 ``Entrance Fee Envelope''.......................          50,000               5           4,167
NPS Form 10-936 ``Campground Fee Envelope''.....................         600,000               5          50,000
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    TOTALS......................................................         650,000  ..............          54,167
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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: June 22, 2015.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-15767 Filed 6-25-15; 8:45 am]
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