81 FR 2233 - Proposed Information Collection; Case Incident Report Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 10 (January 15, 2016)

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. 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 81, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2233-2234]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00714]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-ADIR-PMSP-20103; PPWOIRADC1, PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000 (166)]


Proposed Information Collection; Case Incident Report Request

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. 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 March 15, 2016.

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 
Case Incident Report Request'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Charis Wilson, National Park Service, 12795 W. 
Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287 (mail); (303) 
969-2959 (phone), or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The NPS maintains law enforcement incident reports in the 
Department of the Interior's Incident and Management Reporting System 
(IMARS), which is a Privacy Act System of Records (DOI-10). In 
accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)), the NPS is barred 
from releasing copies of records contained within IMARS, including but 
not limited to motor vehicle accident reports, without the prior 
written request and/or consent of the individual to whom the record 
pertains unless authorized under appropriate routine-use exceptions.
    The NPS requires the submission of NPS Form 10-945, ``Case Incident 
Report Request'' in order to verify a requester's identity and retrieve 
responsive records in order to respond

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to requests for copies of incident records from persons involved or 
injured in incidents, owners of property damaged in such incidents, or 
these individuals' duly verified insurance companies, representatives, 
and/or attorneys. The information collected via NPS Form 10-945 
includes:
     Full name of Requester;
     Case Number;
     Social Security Number;
     Current Address;
     Date of Birth; and
     Place of birth.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-New.
    Title: Case Incident Report Request.
    Service Form Number(s): NPS Form 10-945, ``Case Incident Report 
Request''.
    Type of Request: New.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals requesting copies of NPS 
case incident reports that are maintained within the Department of 
Interior's Incident Management and Reporting System (IMARS), which is a 
Privacy Act system of records (DOI-10).
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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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 10-945, ``Case Incident Report Request''...............           3,000               3             150
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    Totals......................................................           3,000  ..............             150
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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: January 11, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-00714 Filed 1-14-16; 8:45 am]
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