83_FR_9919 83 FR 9873 - Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Meetings on the Parks and Open Space Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital

83 FR 9873 - Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Meetings on the Parks and Open Space Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)

Page Range9873-9873
FR Document2018-04669

The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has released a draft of the Parks and Open Space Element (Element) of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements for public review. The Element articulates policies that protect and enhance the National Capital Region's parks and open space system while providing recreational, ecological, social, and educational benefits for visitors, residents, workers, and future generations. The draft is available online for review at https://www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/ openspace/. Dates and Time: The public comment period closes May 7, 2018. Public Meetings: NCPC will host two open house events for the public to learn more about the Element. The first open house will be on March 21, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The second open house will be April 12, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The meetings will be held at NCPC (same address as that to which written comments may be addressed below).

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
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Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Meetings on the Parks 
and Open Space Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National 
Capital

AGENCY: National Capital Planning Commission.

ACTION: Notice of 60-day public comment period and public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has released a 
draft of the Parks and Open Space Element (Element) of the 
Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements for 
public review. The Element articulates policies that protect and 
enhance the National Capital Region's parks and open space system while 
providing recreational, ecological, social, and educational benefits 
for visitors, residents, workers, and future generations. The draft is 
available online for review at https://www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/openspace/.
    Dates and Time: The public comment period closes May 7, 2018.
    Public Meetings: NCPC will host two open house events for the 
public to learn more about the Element. The first open house will be on 
March 21, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The second open house will 
be April 12, 2018 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The meetings will be 
held at NCPC (same address as that to which written comments may be 
addressed below).

ADDRESSES: Written public comments on the draft may be submitted by 
either method:
    1. U.S. mail, courier, or hand deliver: Parks & Open Space Public 
Comment, National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street NW, Suite 
500N, Washington, DC 20004.
    2. Electronically: https://www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/openspace/comment/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Surina Singh at (202) 482-7233 or 
[email protected].

    Authority: 40 U.S.C. 8721(e)(2).

    Dated: March 2, 2018.
Anne R. Schuyler,
General Counsel.
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                                                yield reliably actionable results, such as              behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,            parks and open space system while
                                                monitoring trends over time or                          and other matters that are commonly                   providing recreational, ecological,
                                                documenting program performance.                        considered private. In this notice,                   social, and educational benefits for
                                                   Purpose: Collecting this information                 NARA solicits comments concerning the                 visitors, residents, workers, and future
                                                allows us to register participants for                  following information collection:                     generations. The draft is available
                                                NARA’s public, education, and training                    Title: Generic Clearance for NARA                   online for review at https://
                                                programs throughout the agency’s                        Public and Education Program                          www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/openspace/.
                                                locations, and to collect and process                   Registration.                                            Dates and Time: The public comment
                                                credit card payments. The information                     OMB number: 3095–00XX.                              period closes May 7, 2018.
                                                is also used to develop mailing lists for                 Agency form numbers: N/A.                              Public Meetings: NCPC will host two
                                                distribution of education-related                         Type of review: Regular.                            open house events for the public to
                                                information and special NARA training                     Projected affected public: Individuals              learn more about the Element. The first
                                                events, based on the request or                         or households, business or other for-                 open house will be on March 21, 2018
                                                expressed interest of the person                        profit, not-for-profit institutions,                  from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The second
                                                registering. Advance registration allows                schools, Federal, state, local, or tribal             open house will be April 12, 2018 from
                                                NARA offices to schedule the tours,                     government organizations.                             10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The meetings
                                                training, and events to maximize the                      Projected average estimates for the                 will be held at NCPC (same address as
                                                participants’ time and to accommodate                   next three years:                                     that to which written comments may be
                                                the participants in the space. The                        Average expected annual number of                   addressed below).
                                                information collected from registrants                  forms: 6.                                             ADDRESSES: Written public comments
                                                will help ensure that users have an                       Average projected number of                         on the draft may be submitted by either
                                                effective, efficient, and satisfying                    respondents per form: 1.                              method:
                                                experience with our programs, in                          Estimated number of respondents in                    1. U.S. mail, courier, or hand deliver:
                                                compliance with E.O. 12862. Without                     total: 1,500.                                         Parks & Open Space Public Comment,
                                                the ability to collect this information,                  Estimated time per response: 10                     National Capital Planning Commission,
                                                NARA would not be able to effectively                   minutes.                                              401 9th Street NW, Suite 500N,
                                                organize events, resulting in possibly                    Frequency of response: On occasion.                 Washington, DC 20004.
                                                turning away members of the public                        Estimated total annual burden hours:                  2. Electronically: https://
                                                from events that might be overbooked.                   250 hours.                                            www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/openspace/
                                                   Conditions: We will submit a specific                  Abstract: We offer a variety of                     comment/.
                                                information collection for approval                     education programs, public programs,                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                under this generic clearance only if it                 tours, training, and events throughout                Surina Singh at (202) 482–7233 or info@
                                                meets the following conditions:                         the country. In order to register                     ncpc.gov.
                                                   • The collection is voluntary;                       participants, we use various online and                 Authority: 40 U.S.C. 8721(e)(2).
                                                   • The collection is low-burden for                   paper registration forms. Advance
                                                respondents (based on considerations of                                                                         Dated: March 2, 2018.
                                                                                                        registration allows NARA offices to
                                                total burden hours, total number of                     schedule the tours, training, and events              Anne R. Schuyler,
                                                respondents, or burden-hours per                        to maximize the participants’ time and                General Counsel.
                                                respondent) and is low-cost for both the                to accommodate the participants in the                [FR Doc. 2018–04669 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                respondents and the Federal                             space.                                                BILLING CODE P
                                                Government;
                                                   • The collection is non-controversial                Swarnali Haldar,
                                                and does not raise issues of concern to                 Executive for Information Services/CIO.               NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                                other Federal agencies;                                 [FR Doc. 2018–04695 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                   • Personally identifiable information                BILLING CODE 7515–01–P                                Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings
                                                (PII) is collected only to the extent
                                                necessary and is retained only for the                                                            In accordance with the Federal
                                                period of time required by NARA                                                                 Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
                                                                                                        NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING               463, as amended), the National Science
                                                records schedules;                                      COMMISSION
                                                   • Information gathered will be used                                                          Foundation (NSF) announces its intent
                                                only internally for program management                  Notice of Public Comment Period and     to hold proposal review meetings
                                                purposes and is not intended for release                Public Meetings on the Parks and        throughout the year. The purpose of
                                                outside of the agency;                                  Open Space Element of the               these meetings is to provide advice and
                                                   • Information gathered will not be                   Comprehensive Plan for the National     recommendations concerning proposals
                                                used for the purpose of substantially                   Capital                                 submitted to the NSF for financial
                                                informing influential policy decisions;                                                         support. The agenda for each of these
                                                and                                                     AGENCY: National Capital Planning       meetings is to review and evaluate
                                                   • Information gathered will yield                    Commission.                             proposals as part of the selection
                                                qualitative information; the collections                ACTION: Notice of 60-day public         process for awards. The review and
                                                will not be designed or expected to                     comment period and public meetings.     evaluation may also include assessment
                                                yield statistically reliable results or used                                                    of the progress of awarded proposals.
                                                                                                        SUMMARY: The National Capital Planning These meetings will primarily take
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                                                as though the results are generalizable to
                                                the population of study.                                Commission (NCPC) has released a draft place at NSF’s headquarters, 2415
                                                   As a general matter, information                     of the Parks and Open Space Element     Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA
                                                collections under this generic collection               (Element) of the Comprehensive Plan for 22314.
                                                request will not result in any new                      the National Capital: Federal Elements    These meetings will be closed to the
                                                system of records containing privacy                    for public review. The Element          public. The proposals being reviewed
                                                information and will not ask questions                  articulates policies that protect and   include information of a proprietary or
                                                of a sensitive nature, such as sexual                   enhance the National Capital Region’s   confidential nature, including technical


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of 60-day public comment period and public meetings.
ContactSurina Singh at (202) 482-7233 or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 9873 

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