81 FR 65394 - Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Reporting and Recordkeeping for Snowcoaches and Snowmobiles, Yellowstone National Park
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 184 (September 22, 2016)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 184 (September 22, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-22800 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 184 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 65394-65395] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-22800] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-IMR-YELL-20564; PPIMYELL1W, PROIESUC1.380000 (166)] Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Reporting and Recordkeeping for Snowcoaches and Snowmobiles, Yellowstone National Park AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is pending at OMB. DATES: You must submit comments on or before October 24, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] (email). Please provide a copy of your comments to Madonna L. Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive (Mail Stop 242), Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0266 in the subject line of your comments. You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Christina Mills, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Yellowstone National Park, National Park Service, PO Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190; (307) 344-2320 (phone); or [email protected]@nps.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Yellowstone National Park Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100301- 1000302), signed March 1, 1872, established Yellowstone National Park to ``dedicate and set apart as a public park or pleasuring-ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people'' and ``for the preservation, from injury or spoliation, of all timber, mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders within said park, and their retention in their natural condition'' The Organic Act of 1916 (54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq.) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to develop regulations for national park units under the Department's jurisdiction. We (NPS) provide opportunities for people to experience Yellowstone in the winter via oversnow vehicles (snowmobiles and snowcoaches, collectively OSVs). Access to most of the park in the winter is limited by distance and the harsh winter environment, which presents challenges to safety and park operations. The park does not provide wintertime OSV tours directly, but currently authorizes OSV tours through concessions contracts (for snowcoach tours) and commercial use authorizations (for snowmobile tours) with area businesses to provide transportation to visitors (Title IV, Section 403 of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-391). The park issued 10-year concession contracts for all OSVs starting in December 2014. OSV use is a form of off-road vehicle use governed by Executive Order 11644 (Use of Off-road Vehicles on Public Lands, as amended by Executive Order 11989). Implementing regulations are published at 36 CFR 2.18, 36 CFR part 13, and 43 CFR part 36. Routes and areas may be designated for OSV use only by special regulation after it has first been determined through park planning to be an appropriate use that will meet the requirements of 36 CFR 2.18 and not otherwise result in unacceptable impacts. Information collection requirements in this renewal request include: (1) Emission and Sound Standards (Sec. 7.13(l)(4)(vii) and (5)). Only OSVs that meet NPS emission and sound standards may operate in the park. Before the start of each winter season: (a) Snowcoach manufacturers or commercial tour operators must demonstrate, by means acceptable to the Superintendent, that their snowcoaches meet the standards. (b) Snowmobile manufacturers must demonstrate, by means acceptable to the Superintendent, that their snowmobiles meet the standards. (2) Transportation Events (Sec. 7.13(l)(11)(i)-(iii)). So that we can monitor compliance with the required average and maximum size of transportation events, as of December 15, 2014, each commercial tour operator must: (a) Maintain accurate and complete records on the number of snowmobiles and snowcoaches he or she brings into the park on a daily basis. These records must be made available for inspection by the park upon request. (b) Provide a monthly use report on their activities. Form 10-650, ``Concessioner Monthly Use Report'', available on the park Web site, is used to collect the following information for transportation events:Report Month/Year Concessioner/Sub Contractor Contract Number Departure Date Duration of Trip (in days) [[Page 65395]] Transportation event type (snowmobile or snowcoach) Number of vehicles Best Available Technology (BAT) and Enhanced Best Available Technology (E BAT) Number of visitors and guides Route and primary destination Administrative or guest services trip If the transportation event allocation was from another commercial tour operator Miscellaneous comments Transportation event group size (number of guests/guides) (3) Enhanced Emission Standards (Sec. 7.13(l)(11)(iv)). To qualify for the increased average size of snowmobile transportation events or increased maximum size of snowcoach transportation events, each commercial tour operator must: (a) Before the start of each winter season, demonstrate, by means acceptable to the Superintendent, that his or her snowmobiles or snowcoaches meet the enhanced emission standards; and (b) Maintain separate records for snowmobiles and snowcoaches that meet enhanced emission standards and those that do not. We will use the information collected to: Ensure that OSVs meet NPS emission standards to operate in the park; (2) evaluate commercial tour operators' compliance with allocated transportation events and daily and seasonal OSV group size limits; ensure that established daily transportation event limits for the park are not exceeded, confirm that commercial tour operators do not run out of authorizations before the end of the season and create a gap when prospective visitors cannot be accommodated, and guarantee compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Responsible commercial tour operators are required to provide this information to minimize liabilities, maintain business records for tax and other purposes, obtain financial backing, and ensure a safe, efficient, and well-planned operation. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1024-0266. Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping for Snowcoaches and Snowmobiles, Yellowstone National Park, 36 CFR 7.13(l). Service Form Number: NPS Form 10-650. Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description of Respondents: Individuals desiring to operate snowcoaches and snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completion Number of time per Total annual Activity respondents response burden hours (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet Emission/Sound Standards--Snowcoaches (7.13(l)(4)(vi)...... 12 .5 6 Meet Emission/Sound Standards--Snowmobiles (7.13(l)(5).......... 2 .5 1 Report and Recordkeeping (7.13(l)(11)(i)-(iii)) Form 10-650, 45 2 90 ``Concessioner Monthly Use Report''............................ Meet Enhanced Emission Standards (7.13(l)(11)(iv)).............. 5 .5 3 ----------------------------------------------- Total....................................................... 64 .............. 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None. III. Request for Comments On March 15, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 13818) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited public comments for 60 days, ending on May 16, 2016. We did not receive any comments. We again 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. Please note that the comments submitted 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 or us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done. Dated: September 16, 2016. Madonna L. Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2016-22800 Filed 9-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-EH-P
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Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden ICR below and describe the nature of the environment, which presents challenges
Cost: None. collection and the estimated burden and to safety and park operations. The park
cost. This information collection is does not provide wintertime OSV tours
III. Comments
scheduled to expire on October 31, directly, but currently authorizes OSV
On June 10, 2015, we published in the 2016. We may not conduct or sponsor tours through concessions contracts (for
Federal Register (80 FR 32977) a notice and a person is not required to respond snowcoach tours) and commercial use
of our intent to request that OMB to a collection of information unless it authorizations (for snowmobile tours)
approve this information collection. In displays a currently valid OMB control with area businesses to provide
that notice, we solicited comments for number. However, under OMB transportation to visitors (Title IV,
60 days, ending on August 10, 2015. We regulations, we may continue to Section 403 of the National Parks
did not receive any comments. conduct or sponsor this information Omnibus Management Act of 1998, Pub.
We again invite comments concerning collection while it is pending at OMB. L. 105–391). The park issued 10-year
this information collection on: DATES: You must submit comments on concession contracts for all OSVs
• Whether or not the collection of or before October 24, 2016. starting in December 2014.
information is necessary, including OSV use is a form of off-road vehicle
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
whether or not the information will use governed by Executive Order 11644
suggestions on this information
have practical utility; (Use of Off-road Vehicles on Public
• The accuracy of our estimate of the collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB– Lands, as amended by Executive Order
burden for this collection of 11989). Implementing regulations are
information; OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov (email). published at 36 CFR 2.18, 36 CFR part
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 13, and 43 CFR part 36. Routes and
and clarity of the information to be Please provide a copy of your comments
to Madonna L. Baucum, Information areas may be designated for OSV use
collected; and only by special regulation after it has
• Ways to minimize the burden of the Collection Clearance Officer, National
Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley first been determined through park
collection of information on
Drive (Mail Stop 242), Reston, VA 20192 planning to be an appropriate use that
respondents.
(mail); or madonna_baucum@nps.gov will meet the requirements of 36 CFR
Comments that you submit in
(email). Please reference OMB Control 2.18 and not otherwise result in
response to this notice are a matter of
Number 1024–0266 in the subject line of unacceptable impacts.
public record. Before including your
your comments. You may review the Information collection requirements
address, phone number, email address,
ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. in this renewal request include:
or other personal identifying
Follow the instructions to review (1) Emission and Sound Standards
information in your comment, you
Department of the Interior collections (§ 7.13(l)(4)(vii) and (5)). Only OSVs that
should be aware that your entire
under review by OMB. meet NPS emission and sound
comment, including your personal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To standards may operate in the park.
identifying information, may be made
request additional information about Before the start of each winter season:
publicly available at any time. While
this IC, contact Christina Mills, Outdoor (a) Snowcoach manufacturers or
you can ask OMB and us in your
Recreation Planner, Yellowstone commercial tour operators must
comment to withhold your personal
National Park, National Park Service, demonstrate, by means acceptable to the
identifying information from public
PO Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, Superintendent, that their snowcoaches
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
WY 82190; (307) 344–2320 (phone); or meet the standards.
be done.
christina_mills@nps.gov@nps.gov. (b) Snowmobile manufacturers must
Dated: September 16, 2016. demonstrate, by means acceptable to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Madonna L. Baucum, Superintendent, that their snowmobiles
Information Collection Clearance Officer, I. Abstract meet the standards.
National Park Service. The Yellowstone National Park (2) Transportation Events
[FR Doc. 2016–22805 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am] Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100301– (§ 7.13(l)(11)(i)–(iii)). So that we can
BILLING CODE 4310–EH–P 1000302), signed March 1, 1872, monitor compliance with the required
established Yellowstone National Park average and maximum size of
to ‘‘dedicate and set apart as a public transportation events, as of December
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR park or pleasuring-ground for the 15, 2014, each commercial tour operator
benefit and enjoyment of the people’’ must:
National Park Service (a) Maintain accurate and complete
and ‘‘for the preservation, from injury or
[NPS–IMR–YELL–20564; PPIMYELL1W, spoliation, of all timber, mineral records on the number of snowmobiles
PROIESUC1.380000 (166)] deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders and snowcoaches he or she brings into
within said park, and their retention in the park on a daily basis. These records
Information Collection Request Sent to their natural condition’’ The Organic must be made available for inspection
the Office of Management and Budget Act of 1916 (54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq.) by the park upon request.
(OMB) for Approval; Reporting and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior (b) Provide a monthly use report on
Recordkeeping for Snowcoaches and to develop regulations for national park their activities. Form 10–650,
Snowmobiles, Yellowstone National units under the Department’s ‘‘Concessioner Monthly Use Report’’,
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Park jurisdiction. available on the park Web site, is used
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. We (NPS) provide opportunities for to collect the following information for
people to experience Yellowstone in the transportation events:
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
winter via oversnow vehicles • Report Month/Year
SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, (snowmobiles and snowcoaches, • Concessioner/Sub Contractor Contract
NPS) have sent an Information collectively OSVs). Access to most of Number
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for the park in the winter is limited by • Departure Date
review and approval. We summarize the distance and the harsh winter • Duration of Trip (in days)
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• Transportation event type meet the enhanced emission standards; Responsible commercial tour
(snowmobile or snowcoach) and operators are required to provide this
• Number of vehicles (b) Maintain separate records for information to minimize liabilities,
• Best Available Technology (BAT) and snowmobiles and snowcoaches that maintain business records for tax and
Enhanced Best Available Technology meet enhanced emission standards and other purposes, obtain financial
(E BAT) those that do not. backing, and ensure a safe, efficient, and
• Number of visitors and guides We will use the information collected well-planned operation.
• Route and primary destination to:
• Administrative or guest services trip II. Data
• If the transportation event allocation • Ensure that OSVs meet NPS emission OMB Control Number: 1024–0266.
was from another commercial tour standards to operate in the park; (2) Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping
operator evaluate commercial tour operators’ for Snowcoaches and Snowmobiles,
• Miscellaneous comments compliance with allocated Yellowstone National Park, 36 CFR
• Transportation event group size transportation events and daily and 7.13(l).
(number of guests/guides) seasonal OSV group size limits; Service Form Number: NPS Form 10–
(3) Enhanced Emission Standards • ensure that established daily 650.
(§ 7.13(l)(11)(iv)). To qualify for the transportation event limits for the Type of Request: Extension without
increased average size of snowmobile park are not exceeded, change of a currently approved
transportation events or increased • confirm that commercial tour collection.
maximum size of snowcoach operators do not run out of Description of Respondents:
transportation events, each commercial authorizations before the end of the Individuals desiring to operate
tour operator must: season and create a gap when snowcoaches and snowmobiles in
(a) Before the start of each winter prospective visitors cannot be Yellowstone National Park.
season, demonstrate, by means accommodated, and Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
acceptable to the Superintendent, that • guarantee compliance with applicable obtain or retain a benefit.
his or her snowmobiles or snowcoaches laws and regulations. Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Completion
Number of time per Total annual
Activity respondents response burden hours
(hours)
Meet Emission/Sound Standards—Snowcoaches (7.13(l)(4)(vi) ................................................ 12 .5 6
Meet Emission/Sound Standards—Snowmobiles (7.13(l)(5) ...................................................... 2 .5 1
Report and Recordkeeping (7.13(l)(11)(i)–(iii)) Form 10–650, ‘‘Concessioner Monthly Use Re-
port’’ .......................................................................................................................................... 45 2 90
Meet Enhanced Emission Standards (7.13(l)(11)(iv)) ................................................................. 5 .5 3
Total ...................................................................................................................................... 64 ........................ 100
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Please note that the comments DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Cost: None. submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before Bureau of Safety and Environmental
III. Request for Comments Enforcement
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the Federal Register (81 FR 13818) a identifying information in your [Docket ID BSEE–2016–0014; OMB Control
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comments.
We again invite comments concerning comment to withhold your personal
this information collection on: identifying information from public ACTION: 60-day Notice.
• Whether or not the collection of review, we cannot guarantee that it will
information is necessary, including be done. SUMMARY: To comply with the
whether or not the information will Dated: September 16, 2016. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
have practical utility; Madonna L. Baucum, (PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
• The accuracy of our estimate of the Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is
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Information Collection Clearance Officer,
burden for this collection of inviting comments on a collection of
National Park Service.
information; information that we will submit to the
[FR Doc. 2016–22800 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, Office of Management and Budget
and clarity of the information to be BILLING CODE 4310–EH–P (OMB) for review and approval. The
collected; and information collection request (ICR)
• Ways to minimize the burden of the concerns a renewal to the paperwork
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| Contact | To request additional information about this IC, contact Christina Mills, Outdoor Recreation Planner, Yellowstone National Park, National Park Service, PO Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190; (307) 344-2320 (phone); or [email protected]@nps.gov. | |
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