Notice of Temporary Concession Contract for Assateague Island National Seashore, MD, 20008-20009 [2011-8525]

Download as PDF 20008 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2011 / Notices To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this information collection (IC), we must receive them by June 10, 2011. ADDRESSES: Send your comments directly to Mr. Paul Chalfant, Commercial Services Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., Mailstop 2410, Washington, DC 20240 (mail), by fax at 202–371–2090, or electronically to Paul_Chalfant@nps.gov. Send your comments also to Rob Gordon, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., Mailstop 2605, Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or robert_gordon@nps.gov (e-mail). All responses to the notice will be summarized and included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. For Further Information Contact and/ or to Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact: Paul Chalfant by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES), or by telephone at 202/ DATES: 513–7163 and/or Rob Gordon (see or by telephone at 202/ 354–1936. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: requiring the appropriate visitor protections including insurance, equipment, training and procedures. I. Abstract OMB Control Number: None. Title: Commercial Use Authorizations. Service Form Number: 10–650 Commercial Use Authorization Application; 10–660 Commercial Use Authorization Annual Survey (the annual survey will be completed only by individuals or businesses that successfully offered the service for the year). Type of Request: New. Description of Respondents: Respondents will be individuals or small businesses that wish to provide a commercial service to visitors in national park areas. Respondent’s Obligation: Responses to both of these information collections is mandatory. Frequency of Collection: In most cases, each respondent will submit one application and one annual report per year. ADDRESSES), The purpose of this information collection is to assist the National Park Service in managing the Commercial Use Authorization program. The NPS will use the information to manage the Commercial Use Authorizations in manner that is consistent with the highest level of protection of the natural and cultural resources. The information requested will allow the NPS to evaluate requests for a commercial use authorization and determine the suitability of the applicants to safely and effectively provide an appropriate service to the visiting public. It will also enable the NPS to manage the activity in a manner that protects the natural and cultural resources and the park visitor. Management includes, but is not limited to, managing the number of permits issued, determining the location and time that the activity occurs, and Number of respondents Activity II. Data Number of responses Completion time per response (hours) Total annual burden hours 4500 4000 4500 4000 .50 7.00 2250 28000 Totals ........................................................................................................ srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Commercial Use Authorization Application ..................................................... Commercial Use Authorization Annual Survey ............................................... 8500 8500 7.50 30,250 Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: The total non-hour burden to the applicants is estimated at $32,500. It is estimated to cost about $10 for the estimated 3,250 CUA applicants. The costs include but are not limited to printing, mailing, postage and software costs. There are no other costs associated with preparing and submitting an application. Respondents do not have any recurring costs associated with the Commercial Use Authorization process. Respondents that successfully operate their business under the Commercial Use Authorization are required to submit the Annual Report form. The non-hour burden to these businesses is estimated to be approximately $10. There are 2,850 active Commercial Use Authorizations. The total non-hour burden for the Annual Report form is $28,500. The commercial use authorizations are issued annually or every 2 (two) years. The 2 (two)-year limit is set by the NPS Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998, Section 418. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Apr 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 These costs would be recurring on a 1 (one) or 2 (two) year cycle. 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 we will be able to do so. Dated: April 5, 2011. Robert Gordon, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2011–8526 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–CONC–0111–6544; 2410–OYC] Notice of Temporary Concession Contract for Assateague Island National Seashore, MD National Park Service, Interior. Notice of proposed award of temporary concession contract for Assateague Island National Seashore. AGENCY: ACTION: E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2011 / Notices DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2011. SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.24, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to award a temporary concession contract for the conduct of certain visitor services within Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland for a term not to exceed 3 (three) years. The visitor services include the sale of merchandise and limited pre-packaged food and beverage. This action is necessary to avoid interruption of visitor services. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The temporary concession contract is proposed to be awarded to Assateague Island Alliance, a qualified person (as defined in 36 CFR 51.3). The National Park Service has determined that a temporary concession contract is necessary in order to avoid interruption of visitor services and has taken all reasonable and appropriate steps to consider alternatives to avoid an interruption of visitor services. This action is issued pursuant to 36 CFR 51.24(a). This is not a request for proposals. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial Services Program, National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: 202/ 513–7156. for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations by requiring the Defendants to restore the impacted areas and to pay a civil penalty. The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Daniel Pinkston, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 999 18th Street, South Terrace, Suite 370, Denver, Colorado 80202, and refer to United States v. Bar-1 Ranch, Ltd., DJ #90–5–1–1–18203. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the District of Montana, Russell Smith Courthouse, 201 East Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59801. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be viewed at https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. Cherie L. Rogers, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment & Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2011–8501 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE Dated: March 25, 2011. Peggy O’Dell, Deputy Director, Operations. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [FR Doc. 2011–8525 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives BILLING CODE 4312–53–P [OMB Number 1140–0058] DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States Of America v. Bar-1 Ranch, Ltd.; Bar 1 Ranch, Llc; Bar-1 Ranch 2, Llc; Bar-One Ranch Management, Llc; and Alfred Barone, Docket No. 9:09-cv-00130–DWM–JCL, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Montana on March 31, 2011. This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States against Bar-1 Ranch, Ltd.; Bar 1 Ranch, Llc; Bar-1 Ranch 2, Llc; Bar-One Ranch Management, Llc; and Alfred Barone, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1331, 1345, and 1355, and Sections 301, 309(b), and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1319(b) and 1344, to obtain injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties against the Defendants VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Apr 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Investigator Integrity Questionnaire. ACTION: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice requests comments from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed information collection. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ‘‘sixty days’’ until June 10, 2011. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20009 information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Renee Reid, Renee.Reid@atf.gov, Chief, Personnel Security Branch, Room 1.E–300, 99 New York Ave, NE., Washington, DC 20226. Written comments concerning this information collection should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: DOJ Desk Officer. The best way to ensure your comments are received is to e-mail them to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or fax them to 202–395–7285. All comments should reference the 8 digit OMB number for the collection or the title of the collection. If you have questions concerning the collection, please call Renee Reid at 202–648–9620 or the DOJ Desk Officer at 202–395–3176. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed information collection are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: —Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; —Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; —Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and —Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Summary of Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Investigator Integrity Questionnaire. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: Form Number: ATF F 8620.7. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. Other: None. Need for Collection: E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20008-20009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8525]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CONC-0111-6544; 2410-OYC]


Notice of Temporary Concession Contract for Assateague Island 
National Seashore, MD

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed award of temporary concession contract for 
Assateague Island National Seashore.

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DATES: Effective Date: May 1, 2011.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.24, public notice is hereby given that 
the National Park Service proposes to award a temporary concession 
contract for the conduct of certain visitor services within Assateague 
Island National Seashore, Maryland for a term not to exceed 3 (three) 
years. The visitor services include the sale of merchandise and limited 
pre-packaged food and beverage. This action is necessary to avoid 
interruption of visitor services.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The temporary concession contract is 
proposed to be awarded to Assateague Island Alliance, a qualified 
person (as defined in 36 CFR 51.3). The National Park Service has 
determined that a temporary concession contract is necessary in order 
to avoid interruption of visitor services and has taken all reasonable 
and appropriate steps to consider alternatives to avoid an interruption 
of visitor services. This action is issued pursuant to 36 CFR 51.24(a). 
This is not a request for proposals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial 
Services Program, National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 11th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: 202/513-7156.

    Dated: March 25, 2011.
Peggy O'Dell,
Deputy Director, Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-8525 Filed 4-8-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-53-P
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