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Cost: None.
III. Comments
On June 10, 2015, we published in the
Federal Register (80 FR 32977) a notice
of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In
that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on August 10, 2015. 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.
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 and 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. 2016–22805 Filed 9–21–16; 8:45 am]
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Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Reporting and
Recordkeeping for Snowcoaches and
Snowmobiles, Yellowstone National
Park
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
We (National Park Service,
NPS) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
SUMMARY:
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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 OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov (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 madonna_baucum@nps.gov
(email). Please reference OMB Control
Number 1024–0266 in the subject line of
your comments. You may review the
ICR online at https://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
christina_mills@nps.gov@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
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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
(§ 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
(§ 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)
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• 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
(§ 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.
Number of
respondents
Activity
Completion
time per
response
(hours)
Total annual
burden hours
Meet Emission/Sound Standards—Snowcoaches (7.13(l)(4)(vi) ................................................
Meet Emission/Sound Standards—Snowmobiles (7.13(l)(5) ......................................................
Report and Recordkeeping (7.13(l)(11)(i)–(iii)) Form 10–650, ‘‘Concessioner Monthly Use Report’’ ..........................................................................................................................................
Meet Enhanced Emission Standards (7.13(l)(11)(iv)) .................................................................
12
2
.5
.5
6
1
45
5
2
.5
90
3
Total ......................................................................................................................................
64
........................
100
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: None.
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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.
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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]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2016–0014; OMB Control
Number 1014–0011; 16XE1700DX
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Information Collection Activities:
Platforms and Structures; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
60-day Notice.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is
inviting comments on a collection of
information that we will submit to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The
information collection request (ICR)
concerns a renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Subpart I, Platforms and Structures.
SUMMARY:
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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.
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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 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(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
madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email). Please reference OMB Control Number
1024-0266 in the subject line of your comments. You may review the ICR
online at https://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
christina_mills@nps.gov@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)
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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.
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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
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Total....................................................... 64 .............. 100
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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]
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