81 FR 24127 - Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program Application

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 79 (April 25, 2016)

We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection 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 information collection. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24127-24128]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09531]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-PCE-COR-20800; PPWOPCADC0, PNA00RT14.GT0000 (166)]


Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Rivers, 
Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program Application

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 
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 information collection. We may not 
conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a 
collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control 
number.

DATES: Please submit your comment on or before June 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on the ICR 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 reference ``1024-New 
RTCA'' in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephan Nofield, Rivers, Trails, and 
Conservation Assistance Program Manager, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, 1201 Eye St. NW., Washington, DC 20005. You 
may send an email to [email protected] or via fax at (202) 371-
5179.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The purpose of this information collection is to enable members of 
the general public to apply for technical assistance provided by the 
NPS Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) Program. The 
information collected will be used by the NPS to evaluate the 
applications for technical assistance. The RTCA Program draws its 
authority from three important pieces of legislation, the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 through 1287), the National Trails 
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 through 1249), and the Outdoor Recreation 
Act of 1963 (16 U.S.C. 4601-1 through 4601-3).
    The RTCA Program is the community assistance service of the NPS. 
RTCA supports community-led natural resource conservation and outdoor 
recreation projects. Additionally, NPS staff provide technical 
assistance to communities to conserve rivers, preserve open space, and 
develop trails and greenways and other conservation and outdoor 
recreation community initiatives.
    The RTCA Program collects the following as part of the application 
package to request technical assistance:
     Completed application form (NPS Form 10-1001 (Rev. 04/
2016));
     Site location map;
     At least three (3) letters of commitment; and
     Supplementary information to help the NPS learn more about 
the project (background documents, examples of media coverage, 
additional support letters, maps, list of links to resources, project 
photos, etc.).

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-New.
    Title: National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation 
Assistance Program Application.
    Form(s): NPS Form 10-1001, ``Application for Assistance''.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without approval.
    Description of Respondents: Businesses; community organizations; 
educational institutions; nonprofit organizations, and state, tribal, 
and local governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 500.
    Completion Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 375.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour 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 the burden for this collection of 
information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and

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     Ways to minimize the burden to respondents, including use 
of automated information techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Please note that the comments submitted 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 it will be done.

    Dated: April 15, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-09531 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
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