81_FR_12997 81 FR 12949 - Proposed Information Collection; Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance Program

81 FR 12949 - Proposed Information Collection; Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)

Page Range12949-12951
FR Document2016-05559

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 October 31, 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-PVE-LWCF-20491, PSSSLAD0016001 (166)]


Proposed Information Collection; Land and Water Conservation Fund 
State Assistance Program

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 October 31, 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 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on the ICR to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 242--Room 2C114, Reston, VA 20192 
(mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0031 
LWCF'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Elisabeth Fondriest, Recreation Grants Chief, 
State and Local Assistance Programs Division at 202-354-6916; or 1849 C 
Street NW. (2225), Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0031 LWCF'' 
in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF Act) (54 
U.S.C. 2003305 et seq.) was enacted to help preserve, develop, and 
ensure public access to outdoor recreation facilities. The LWCF Act 
provides funds for and authorizes Federal assistance to the States for 
planning, acquisition, and development of needed land and water areas 
and facilities. As used for this information collection, the term 
``States'' includes the 50 States; the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and 
the Northern Mariana Islands; the District of Columbia; and the 
territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
    In accordance with the LWCF Act, we administer the LWCF State 
Assistance Program, which provides matching grants to States, and 
through the States to local units of government. LWCF grants are 
provided to States on a matching basis for up to 50 percent of the 
total project-related allowable costs. Grants to eligible insular areas 
may be for 100 percent assistance. The LWCF State Assistance Program 
gives maximum flexibility and responsibility to the States. States 
establish their own priorities and criteria and award their grant money 
through a competitive selection process based on a Statewide recreation 
plan. Payments for all projects are made to the State agency that is 
authorized to accept and administer funds paid for approved projects. 
Local units of government participate in the program as subgrantees of 
the State with the State retaining primary grant compliance 
responsibility.
    We collect the following information for the LWCF State Assistance 
Program:
    Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). The LWCF 
Act requires that to be eligible for LWCF financial assistance, each 
State must prepare and submit to NPS for approval a new or revised 
SCORP at least once every 5 years.
    Open Project Selection Process (OPSP). Each State must develop an 
OPSP that provides objective criteria and standards for grant selection 
that are explicitly based on each State's priority needs for the 
acquisition and development of outdoor recreation resources as 
identified in the SCORP. The OPSP is the connection between the SCORP 
and the use of LWCF grants to assist State efforts in meeting high 
priority outdoor recreation resource needs.
    Application. States may seek financial assistance for acquisition, 
development, or planning projects to be conducted under the LWCF Act. 
To receive a grant, States must submit an application to NPS for review 
to determine eligibility under the authorizing legislation and to 
select those projects that will provide the highest return on the 
Federal investment. Project proposals for LWCF grants comprise the 
following:
     Proposal Description and Environmental Screening Form (PD/
ESF). The PD assists the applicant in developing a narrative that 
provides administrative and descriptive information to help the Federal 
decisionmaker understand the nature of the proposed project. The ESF 
indicates the resources that could be impacted by the project, enabling 
States and/or local project sponsors to more accurately follow an 
appropriate pathway for compliance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA). The analysis serves as part of the Federal 
administrative record required by NEPA and its implementing 
regulations.
     Project Agreement (Form 10-902). This form documents the 
agreement between the NPS and the State for accomplishing the project. 
It binds the Federal Government and the State to certain obligations 
through its acceptance of Federal assistance, including the rules and 
regulations applicable to the conduct of a project under the Act and 
any special terms and conditions to the project established by the NPS 
and agreed to by the State.
     Description and Notification Form (DNF) (Form 10-903). The 
State must submit a DNF for each project. This form provides data about 
assisted project sites, such as location, acreages and details about 
improvements, as understood at the beginning of each project.
     Pre-award Onsite Inspection Report. The State must 
physically inspect proposed project sites prior to the award of grant 
funds and report on the findings. The inspection must be conducted in 
accord with the onsite inspection agreement between the State

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and NPS. See additional information under Reports, below.
     Maps and other supporting documentation. Applicants must 
develop and submit two maps: one depicting the general location of the 
park as well as the entrance area; the other delineating the boundaries 
of the outdoor recreation area that will be subject to the conversion 
provisions of Section 6(f)(3) of the Act. Applicants should submit 
other documents that have a significant bearing on the project.
    Grant Amendments. After initial award but during the award 
performance period, a State or project sponsor may seek to modify the 
agreed-upon terms, such as the award end date, the scope of work, or 
the budget. NPS must review and approve such changes. States must 
submit an amendment request on behalf of themselves or the local 
sponsor, which depending on the nature of the change, could comprise 
the following elements: Amendment to Project Agreement, revised 
Standard Forms, a letter from the State Liaison Officer (SLO) 
describing the proposed changes and the impact to the project, the PD/
ESF, a revised boundary map, and a revised DNF.
     Amendment to Project Agreement (Form 10-902A). An 
amendment form is required to alter the signed Project Agreement. When 
the amendment is signed by the NPS, it becomes part of the agreement 
and supersedes it in the specified matters.
     Description and Notification Form (Form 10-903). A revised 
DNF may be required for changes in scope that alter the planned 
facility development or the acreage of the site or area to be protected 
under 6(f).
    Conversions of Use. In accordance with section 6(f)(3) of the Act 
and as codified in 36 CFR part 59, no lands acquired or developed with 
LWCF funds can be converted to other than public outdoor recreation 
uses unless the NPS approves. States must submit a formal request to 
the appropriate NPS Regional Office with documentation to substantiate 
that: (a) All alternatives to the conversion have been evaluated and 
then rejected on a sound basis; (b) required replacement land being 
offered as a substitute is of reasonably equivalent location and 
recreational usefulness as the assisted sites proposed for conversion; 
(c) the property proposed for substitution meets the eligibility 
requirements for LWCF assistance; and (d) replacement property is of at 
least equal fair market value as established by an appraisal developed 
in accordance with Federal appraisal standards. Required documentation 
is similar to that submitted for grant amendment requests. Additional 
documents include maps identifying the existing 6(f) boundary with the 
area to be converted, and of the proposed replacement property; and 
appraisal reports establishing property values.
    Proposal for a Public Facility. Project sponsors must seek NPS 
approval to construct public indoor or non-recreation facilities within 
a Section 6(f) area. In most cases, development of such facilities 
would constitute a conversion, but, in certain cases NPS may approve 
them where it can be shown that there will be a net gain in outdoor 
recreation benefits and enhancements for the entire park. The request 
comprises the PD/ESF, which is used to describe the nature of the 
facility, how it will support and enhance the outdoor recreation use of 
the site, and ownership and management; as well as a copy of a proposed 
revised 6(f) map indicating the location of the proposed facility.
    Requests for Temporary Non-Conforming Uses Within Section 6(f)(3) 
Areas. Project sponsors must seek NPS approval for the temporary (up to 
6 months) use of an LWCF-assisted site for purposes that do not conform 
to the public outdoor recreation requirement. The State's proposal to 
NPS must include: (a) The PD/ESF (used to describe the proposed 
temporary use); (b) SLO recommendations; and (c) an acknowledgement by 
the SLO that a full conversion will result if the temporary use has not 
ceased after 6 months.
    Proposal for a Significant Change of Use. Project sponsors must 
seek NPS approval to change the use of an assisted site from one 
eligible use to another when the proposed use significantly contravenes 
the plans or intent for the area as they were outlined in the original 
LWCF application for Federal assistance; e.g., changing a site's use 
from passive to active recreation. The PD/ESF is used for this request.
    Proposal to Shelter Facilities. Project sponsors must seek NPS 
approval to construct new or partially or fully enclose an existing 
outdoor recreation facility, such as a pool or ice rink to shelter them 
from cold climatic conditions and thereby increase the recreational 
opportunities. This approval is required whether seeking to use grant 
funds for this purpose or not. The PD/ESF is used for this request.
    Extension of the 3-Year Limit for Delayed Outdoor Recreation 
Development. Project sponsors must seek NPS approval to continue a non-
recreation use beyond the 3-year limit for acquisition projects that 
were previously approved with delayed outdoor recreation development. 
The State must submit a written request and justification for such an 
extension to NPS before the end of the initial 3-year period. This 
request must include: (a) A full description of the property's current 
public outdoor recreation resources and the public's current ability to 
use the property; and (b) an update of the project sponsor's plans and 
schedule for developing outdoor recreation facilities on the property.
    Reports. We use this information provided in reports to ensure that 
the grantee is accomplishing the work on schedule and to identify any 
problems that the grantee may be experiencing in accomplishing that 
work.
     Onsite Inspection Reports. States must administer a 
regular and continuing program of onsite inspections of projects. 
Onsite inspection reports are prepared for all inspections conducted 
and are included in the official project files maintained by the State. 
Progress onsite inspection reports occur during the project period and 
are generally combined with the annual performance report or when grant 
payments are made. Final onsite inspection reports must be submitted to 
the NPS within 90 days after the date of completing a project and prior 
to final reimbursement and administrative closeout. Post-completion 
onsite inspection reports must be completed within 5 years after the 
final project reimbursement and every 5 years thereafter. If there are 
problems, the report should include a description of the discrepancy 
and the corrective action to be taken. Reports indicating problems are 
forwarded to the NPS for review and necessary action; all other reports 
are maintained in State files.
     Financial and Program Performance Reports. In accordance 
with 2 CFR part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost 
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards), grantees must 
monitor grant and subgrant supported activities to ensure compliance 
with applicable Federal requirements and that performance goals are 
being achieved. States must submit reports to NPS at least annually 
that include performance and financial information.
    Recordkeeping. In accordance with 2 CFR part 200, States must 
maintain financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, 
and all other records pertinent to a grant program for a period of 3 
years after final payment on a project. The records must be retained 
beyond the 3-year period if audit findings have not been resolved.
    Request for Reimbursement/Record of Electronic Payment. States use 
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Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) system for drawing 
funds on approved grants. For planning grants, States must submit to 
NPS a progress report and request for reimbursement before they may 
request payments. Acquisition and development projects do not require 
prior approval, but upon completion of an electronic payment on a given 
date the State must concurrently (within 24 hours) submit a completed 
``LWCF Record of Electronic Payment'' to the program offices in 
Washington, DC and their applicable NPS Region.
    The information collection requirements associated with the LWCF 
State Assistance Program are discussed in detail in the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund State Assistance Program Federal Financial Assistance 
Manual, available online at http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/lwcf/manual/lwcf.pdf.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0031.
    Title: Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance Program, 
36 CFR 59.
    Service Form Numbers: NPS Forms 10-902, 10-902A, and 10-903.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: States; the Commonwealths of Puerto 
Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands; the District of Columbia; and 
the territories of Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
    Number of Respondents: 56.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                                     Number of       time per      Total annual
                            Activity                                  annual         response      burden hours
                                                                     responses        (hours)
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Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.................              11             500           5,500
Open Project Selection Process..................................              11              20             220
Applications....................................................             300              12           3,600
Grant Amendments................................................              90               6             540
Conversions of Use..............................................              50             150           7,500
Public Facility Requests........................................               8              16             128
Request for Temporary Non-Conforming Uses.......................               5              16              80
Request for a Significant Change of Use.........................               2              16              32
Request to Shelter Facilities...................................               1              16              16
Extension of 3-Year Limit for Delayed Outdoor Recreation                       5             161             805
 Development....................................................
Onsite Inspection Reports.......................................           4,368             5.5          24,024
Financial and Program Performance Reports.......................             661               1             661
Recordkeeping...................................................              56              40           2,240
Requests for Reimbursement/Record of Electronic Payment.........             336              .5             168
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
    Totals......................................................           5,904  ..............          45,514
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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. 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 7, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
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                                                    humans is scarcely noticeable,                          Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 242—                     Open Project Selection Process
                                                    overpowered by the vast lava expanse                    Room 2C114, Reston, VA 20192 (mail);                  (OPSP). Each State must develop an
                                                    and aura of wildness. Consistent with                   or madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email).                    OPSP that provides objective criteria
                                                    NPS policy, the park would continue to                  Please include ‘‘1024–0031 LWCF’’ in                  and standards for grant selection that
                                                    manage these eligible lands for their                   the subject line of your comments.                    are explicitly based on each State’s
                                                    wilderness qualities prior to formal                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To                   priority needs for the acquisition and
                                                    designation.                                            request additional information about                  development of outdoor recreation
                                                       Decision Process: As noted above, not                this IC, contact Elisabeth Fondriest,                 resources as identified in the SCORP.
                                                    sooner than 30 days after the U.S.                      Recreation Grants Chief, State and Local              The OPSP is the connection between the
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency notice                  Assistance Programs Division at 202–                  SCORP and the use of LWCF grants to
                                                    of filing of the FEIS/GMP/WS is                         354–6916; or 1849 C Street NW. (2225),                assist State efforts in meeting high
                                                    published in the Federal Register, the                  Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or                       priority outdoor recreation resource
                                                    NPS will execute a Record of Decision.                  elisabeth_fondriest@nps.gov (email).                  needs.
                                                    Notice of GMP approval will be                          Please include ‘‘1024–0031 LWCF’’ in                     Application. States may seek financial
                                                    publicized on the park’s Web site, via                  the subject line.                                     assistance for acquisition, development,
                                                    direct mailings, and through local and                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            or planning projects to be conducted
                                                    regional press media. Because this is a                                                                       under the LWCF Act. To receive a grant,
                                                    delegated EIS, the NPS official                         I. Abstract                                           States must submit an application to
                                                    responsible for approval of the GMP is                     The Land and Water Conservation                    NPS for review to determine eligibility
                                                    the Regional Director, Pacific West                     Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF Act) (54 U.S.C.                under the authorizing legislation and to
                                                    Region. Subsequently, the official                      2003305 et seq.) was enacted to help                  select those projects that will provide
                                                    responsible for project implementation                  preserve, develop, and ensure public                  the highest return on the Federal
                                                    is the Superintendent, Hawaii                           access to outdoor recreation facilities.              investment. Project proposals for LWCF
                                                    Volcanoes National Park.                                The LWCF Act provides funds for and                   grants comprise the following:
                                                     Dated: December 17, 2015.
                                                                                                            authorizes Federal assistance to the                     • Proposal Description and
                                                                                                            States for planning, acquisition, and                 Environmental Screening Form (PD/
                                                    Martha J. Lee,
                                                                                                            development of needed land and water                  ESF). The PD assists the applicant in
                                                    Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.          areas and facilities. As used for this                developing a narrative that provides
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–05542 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am]             information collection, the term                      administrative and descriptive
                                                    BILLING CODE 4312–FF–P                                  ‘‘States’’ includes the 50 States; the                information to help the Federal
                                                                                                            Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the                  decisionmaker understand the nature of
                                                                                                            Northern Mariana Islands; the District of             the proposed project. The ESF indicates
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              Columbia; and the territories of Guam,                the resources that could be impacted by
                                                                                                            the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American                 the project, enabling States and/or local
                                                    National Park Service
                                                                                                            Samoa.                                                project sponsors to more accurately
                                                    [NPS–WASO–PVE–LWCF–20491,                                  In accordance with the LWCF Act, we                follow an appropriate pathway for
                                                    PSSSLAD0016001 (166)]                                   administer the LWCF State Assistance                  compliance with the National
                                                                                                            Program, which provides matching                      Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
                                                    Proposed Information Collection; Land                   grants to States, and through the States
                                                    and Water Conservation Fund State                                                                             analysis serves as part of the Federal
                                                                                                            to local units of government. LWCF                    administrative record required by NEPA
                                                    Assistance Program                                      grants are provided to States on a
                                                                                                                                                                  and its implementing regulations.
                                                                                                            matching basis for up to 50 percent of
                                                    AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.                                                                       • Project Agreement (Form 10–902).
                                                                                                            the total project-related allowable costs.
                                                    ACTION:   Notice; request for comments.                                                                       This form documents the agreement
                                                                                                            Grants to eligible insular areas may be
                                                                                                                                                                  between the NPS and the State for
                                                    SUMMARY:   We (National Park Service,                   for 100 percent assistance. The LWCF
                                                                                                                                                                  accomplishing the project. It binds the
                                                    NPS) will ask the Office of Management                  State Assistance Program gives
                                                                                                            maximum flexibility and responsibility                Federal Government and the State to
                                                    and Budget (OMB) to approve the                                                                               certain obligations through its
                                                    information collection (IC) described                   to the States. States establish their own
                                                                                                            priorities and criteria and award their               acceptance of Federal assistance,
                                                    below. As required by the Paperwork                                                                           including the rules and regulations
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our                grant money through a competitive
                                                                                                            selection process based on a Statewide                applicable to the conduct of a project
                                                    continuing efforts to reduce paperwork                                                                        under the Act and any special terms and
                                                    and respondent burden, we invite the                    recreation plan. Payments for all
                                                                                                            projects are made to the State agency                 conditions to the project established by
                                                    general public and other Federal                                                                              the NPS and agreed to by the State.
                                                    agencies to take this opportunity to                    that is authorized to accept and
                                                                                                            administer funds paid for approved                       • Description and Notification Form
                                                    comment on this IC. This IC is                                                                                (DNF) (Form 10–903). The State must
                                                    scheduled to expire on October 31,                      projects. Local units of government
                                                                                                            participate in the program as                         submit a DNF for each project. This
                                                    2016. We may not conduct or sponsor                                                                           form provides data about assisted
                                                    and a person is not required to respond                 subgrantees of the State with the State
                                                                                                            retaining primary grant compliance                    project sites, such as location, acreages
                                                    to a collection of information unless it                                                                      and details about improvements, as
                                                    displays a currently valid OMB control                  responsibility.
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                                                                                                               We collect the following information
                                                    number.                                                                                                       project.
                                                                                                            for the LWCF State Assistance Program:
                                                    DATES: To ensure that we are able to                       Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor                       • Pre-award Onsite Inspection Report.
                                                    consider your comments on this IC, we                   Recreation Plan (SCORP). The LWCF                     The State must physically inspect
                                                    must receive them by May 10, 2016.                      Act requires that to be eligible for LWCF             proposed project sites prior to the award
                                                    ADDRESSES: Please send your comments                    financial assistance, each State must                 of grant funds and report on the
                                                    on the ICR to Madonna L. Baucum,                        prepare and submit to NPS for approval                findings. The inspection must be
                                                    Information Collection Clearance                        a new or revised SCORP at least once                  conducted in accord with the onsite
                                                    Officer, National Park Service, 12201                   every 5 years.                                        inspection agreement between the State


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                                                    and NPS. See additional information                     amendment requests. Additional                        State must submit a written request and
                                                    under Reports, below.                                   documents include maps identifying the                justification for such an extension to
                                                       • Maps and other supporting                          existing 6(f) boundary with the area to               NPS before the end of the initial 3-year
                                                    documentation. Applicants must                          be converted, and of the proposed                     period. This request must include: (a) A
                                                    develop and submit two maps: one                        replacement property; and appraisal                   full description of the property’s current
                                                    depicting the general location of the                   reports establishing property values.                 public outdoor recreation resources and
                                                    park as well as the entrance area; the                    Proposal for a Public Facility. Project             the public’s current ability to use the
                                                    other delineating the boundaries of the                 sponsors must seek NPS approval to                    property; and (b) an update of the
                                                    outdoor recreation area that will be                    construct public indoor or non-                       project sponsor’s plans and schedule for
                                                    subject to the conversion provisions of                 recreation facilities within a Section 6(f)           developing outdoor recreation facilities
                                                    Section 6(f)(3) of the Act. Applicants                  area. In most cases, development of                   on the property.
                                                    should submit other documents that                      such facilities would constitute a                       Reports. We use this information
                                                    have a significant bearing on the project.              conversion, but, in certain cases NPS                 provided in reports to ensure that the
                                                       Grant Amendments. After initial                      may approve them where it can be                      grantee is accomplishing the work on
                                                    award but during the award                              shown that there will be a net gain in                schedule and to identify any problems
                                                    performance period, a State or project                  outdoor recreation benefits and                       that the grantee may be experiencing in
                                                    sponsor may seek to modify the agreed-                  enhancements for the entire park. The                 accomplishing that work.
                                                    upon terms, such as the award end date,                 request comprises the PD/ESF, which is                   • Onsite Inspection Reports. States
                                                    the scope of work, or the budget. NPS                   used to describe the nature of the                    must administer a regular and
                                                    must review and approve such changes.                   facility, how it will support and                     continuing program of onsite
                                                    States must submit an amendment                         enhance the outdoor recreation use of                 inspections of projects. Onsite
                                                    request on behalf of themselves or the                  the site, and ownership and                           inspection reports are prepared for all
                                                    local sponsor, which depending on the                   management; as well as a copy of a                    inspections conducted and are included
                                                    nature of the change, could comprise                    proposed revised 6(f) map indicating the              in the official project files maintained
                                                    the following elements: Amendment to                    location of the proposed facility.                    by the State. Progress onsite inspection
                                                    Project Agreement, revised Standard                       Requests for Temporary Non-                         reports occur during the project period
                                                    Forms, a letter from the State Liaison                  Conforming Uses Within Section 6(f)(3)                and are generally combined with the
                                                    Officer (SLO) describing the proposed                   Areas. Project sponsors must seek NPS                 annual performance report or when
                                                    changes and the impact to the project,                  approval for the temporary (up to 6                   grant payments are made. Final onsite
                                                    the PD/ESF, a revised boundary map,                     months) use of an LWCF-assisted site                  inspection reports must be submitted to
                                                    and a revised DNF.                                      for purposes that do not conform to the               the NPS within 90 days after the date of
                                                       • Amendment to Project Agreement                     public outdoor recreation requirement.                completing a project and prior to final
                                                    (Form 10–902A). An amendment form is                    The State’s proposal to NPS must                      reimbursement and administrative
                                                    required to alter the signed Project                    include: (a) The PD/ESF (used to                      closeout. Post-completion onsite
                                                    Agreement. When the amendment is                        describe the proposed temporary use);                 inspection reports must be completed
                                                    signed by the NPS, it becomes part of                   (b) SLO recommendations; and (c) an                   within 5 years after the final project
                                                    the agreement and supersedes it in the                  acknowledgement by the SLO that a full                reimbursement and every 5 years
                                                    specified matters.                                      conversion will result if the temporary               thereafter. If there are problems, the
                                                       • Description and Notification Form                  use has not ceased after 6 months.                    report should include a description of
                                                    (Form 10–903). A revised DNF may be                       Proposal for a Significant Change of                the discrepancy and the corrective
                                                    required for changes in scope that alter                Use. Project sponsors must seek NPS                   action to be taken. Reports indicating
                                                    the planned facility development or the                 approval to change the use of an                      problems are forwarded to the NPS for
                                                    acreage of the site or area to be protected             assisted site from one eligible use to                review and necessary action; all other
                                                    under 6(f).                                             another when the proposed use                         reports are maintained in State files.
                                                       Conversions of Use. In accordance                    significantly contravenes the plans or                   • Financial and Program
                                                    with section 6(f)(3) of the Act and as                  intent for the area as they were outlined             Performance Reports. In accordance
                                                    codified in 36 CFR part 59, no lands                    in the original LWCF application for                  with 2 CFR part 200 (Uniform
                                                    acquired or developed with LWCF                         Federal assistance; e.g., changing a site’s           Administrative Requirements, Cost
                                                    funds can be converted to other than                    use from passive to active recreation.                Principles, and Audit Requirements for
                                                    public outdoor recreation uses unless                   The PD/ESF is used for this request.                  Federal Awards), grantees must monitor
                                                    the NPS approves. States must submit a                    Proposal to Shelter Facilities. Project             grant and subgrant supported activities
                                                    formal request to the appropriate NPS                   sponsors must seek NPS approval to                    to ensure compliance with applicable
                                                    Regional Office with documentation to                   construct new or partially or fully                   Federal requirements and that
                                                    substantiate that: (a) All alternatives to              enclose an existing outdoor recreation                performance goals are being achieved.
                                                    the conversion have been evaluated and                  facility, such as a pool or ice rink to               States must submit reports to NPS at
                                                    then rejected on a sound basis; (b)                     shelter them from cold climatic                       least annually that include performance
                                                    required replacement land being offered                 conditions and thereby increase the                   and financial information.
                                                    as a substitute is of reasonably                        recreational opportunities. This                         Recordkeeping. In accordance with 2
                                                    equivalent location and recreational                    approval is required whether seeking to               CFR part 200, States must maintain
                                                    usefulness as the assisted sites proposed               use grant funds for this purpose or not.              financial records, supporting
                                                    for conversion; (c) the property                        The PD/ESF is used for this request.                  documents, statistical records, and all
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                                                    proposed for substitution meets the                       Extension of the 3-Year Limit for                   other records pertinent to a grant
                                                    eligibility requirements for LWCF                       Delayed Outdoor Recreation                            program for a period of 3 years after
                                                    assistance; and (d) replacement property                Development. Project sponsors must                    final payment on a project. The records
                                                    is of at least equal fair market value as               seek NPS approval to continue a non-                  must be retained beyond the 3-year
                                                    established by an appraisal developed                   recreation use beyond the 3-year limit                period if audit findings have not been
                                                    in accordance with Federal appraisal                    for acquisition projects that were                    resolved.
                                                    standards. Required documentation is                    previously approved with delayed                         Request for Reimbursement/Record of
                                                    similar to that submitted for grant                     outdoor recreation development. The                   Electronic Payment. States use the


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                                                    Automated Standard Application for                                           The information collection                                               Service Form Numbers: NPS Forms
                                                    Payments (ASAP) system for drawing                                         requirements associated with the LWCF                                    10–902, 10–902A, and 10–903.
                                                    funds on approved grants. For planning                                     State Assistance Program are discussed                                     Type of Request: Extension of a
                                                    grants, States must submit to NPS a                                        in detail in the Land and Water                                          currently approved collection.
                                                    progress report and request for                                            Conservation Fund State Assistance                                         Description of Respondents: States;
                                                    reimbursement before they may request                                      Program Federal Financial Assistance                                     the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and
                                                    payments. Acquisition and development                                      Manual, available online at http://                                      the Northern Mariana Islands; the
                                                    projects do not require prior approval,                                    www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/lwcf/                                          District of Columbia; and the territories
                                                    but upon completion of an electronic                                       manual/lwcf.pdf.                                                         of Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and
                                                    payment on a given date the State must                                                                                                              American Samoa.
                                                    concurrently (within 24 hours) submit a                                    II. Data
                                                    completed ‘‘LWCF Record of Electronic                                        OMB Control Number: 1024–0031.                                           Number of Respondents: 56.
                                                    Payment’’ to the program offices in                                          Title: Land and Water Conservation                                       Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
                                                    Washington, DC and their applicable                                        Fund State Assistance Program, 36 CFR                                    obtain or retain a benefit.
                                                    NPS Region.                                                                59.                                                                        Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Completion
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Number of          time per               Total annual
                                                                                                                      Activity                                                                            annual          response                burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                        responses           (hours)

                                                    Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ..................................................................                                           11                     500              5,500
                                                    Open Project Selection Process ..................................................................................................                            11                      20                220
                                                    Applications ..................................................................................................................................             300                      12              3,600
                                                    Grant Amendments ......................................................................................................................                      90                        6               540
                                                    Conversions of Use .....................................................................................................................                     50                     150              7,500
                                                    Public Facility Requests ..............................................................................................................                       8                       16               128
                                                    Request for Temporary Non-Conforming Uses ...........................................................................                                         5                      16                 80
                                                    Request for a Significant Change of Use ....................................................................................                                  2                       16                32
                                                    Request to Shelter Facilities ........................................................................................................                        1                       16                16
                                                    Extension of 3-Year Limit for Delayed Outdoor Recreation Development .................................                                                        5                     161                805
                                                    Onsite Inspection Reports ...........................................................................................................                     4,368                      5.5            24,024
                                                    Financial and Program Performance Reports .............................................................................                                     661                        1               661
                                                    Recordkeeping .............................................................................................................................                  56                      40              2,240
                                                    Requests for Reimbursement/Record of Electronic Payment .....................................................                                               336                       .5               168

                                                          Totals ....................................................................................................................................         5,904    ........................         45,514



                                                      Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden                                          be made publicly available at any time.                                  STATUS:   Open to the public.
                                                    Cost: None.                                                                While you can ask us in your comment
                                                                                                                               to withhold your personal identifying                                    Matters To Be Considered
                                                    III. Comments
                                                                                                                               information from public review, we                                         1. Agendas for future meetings: none.
                                                      We invite comments concerning this                                       cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                                    information collection on:                                                 do so.                                                                     2. Minutes.
                                                      • Whether or not the collection of                                         Dated: March 7, 2016.                                                    3. Ratification List.
                                                    information is necessary, including
                                                                                                                               Madonna L. Baucum,                                                         4. Vote in Inv. No. AA1921–167
                                                    whether or not the information will
                                                                                                                               Information Collection Clearance Officer,                                (Fourth Review) (Pressure Sensitive
                                                    have practical utility;
                                                                                                                               National Park Service.                                                   Plastic Tape from Italy). The
                                                      • The accuracy of our estimate of the
                                                    burden for this collection of
                                                                                                                               [FR Doc. 2016–05559 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am]                              Commission is currently scheduled to
                                                    information;                                                               BILLING CODE 4310–EH–P                                                   complete and file its determination and
                                                      • Ways to enhance the quality, utility,                                                                                                           views of the Commission on April 4,
                                                    and clarity of the information to be                                                                                                                2016.
                                                    collected; and                                                             INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                                        5. Outstanding action jackets: none.
                                                      • Ways to minimize the burden of the                                     COMMISSION                                                                 In accordance with Commission
                                                    collection of information on                                                                                                                        policy, subject matter listed above, not
                                                    respondents.                                                               [USITC SE–16–008]
                                                                                                                                                                                                        disposed of at the scheduled meeting,
                                                      Comments that you submit in
                                                                                                                               Government in the Sunshine Act                                           may be carried over to the agenda of the
                                                    response to this notice are a matter of
                                                                                                                               Meeting Notice                                                           following meeting.
                                                    public record. We will include or
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                                                    summarize each comment in our request                                                                                                                 By order of the Commission.
                                                                                                                               AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:  United
                                                    to OMB to approve this IC. Before                                                                                                                     Issued: March 8, 2016.
                                                                                                                               States International Trade Commission.
                                                    including your address, phone number,                                                                                                               William R. Bishop,
                                                    email address, or other personal                                           TIME AND DATE: March 15, 2016 at 11:00
                                                                                                                               a.m.                                                                     Supervisory Hearings and Information
                                                    identifying information in your                                                                                                                     Officer.
                                                    comment, you should be aware that                                          PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                                                                                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2016–05618 Filed 3–9–16; 11:15 am]
                                                    your entire comment, including your                                        Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
                                                                                                                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                    personal identifying information, may                                      (202) 205–2000.


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Document Created: 2016-03-11 01:51:37
Document Modified: 2016-03-11 01:51:37
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesTo ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by May 10, 2016.
ContactTo request additional information about this IC, contact Elisabeth Fondriest, Recreation Grants Chief, State and Local Assistance Programs Division at 202-354-6916; or 1849 C Street NW. (2225), Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0031 LWCF'' in the subject line.
FR Citation81 FR 12949 

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