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Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Submission of
Offers in Response to Concession
Opportunities
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 March 31, 2013.
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 March 29, 2013.
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 the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, National Park
Service, 1201 I Street NW., MS 1237,
Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or
madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email).
Please reference OMB Control Number
Number of
respondents
Activity
1024–0125 in the subject line of your
comments.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Deborah Harvey,
Acting Chief, Commercial Services
Program, 1201 I Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005. You may send
an email to Deborah_Harvey@nps.gov or
contact her by telephone at (202) 513–
7150 or via fax at (202) 371–2090. 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:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1024–0125.
Title: Submission of Offers in
Response to Concession Opportunities,
36 CFR 51.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses, individuals, and nonprofit
organizations.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Number of
responses
Completion
time per
response
(hours)
Total annual
burden hours
30
60
30
60
240
80
7,200
4,800
Totals ........................................................................................................
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Large Concessions ..........................................................................................
Small Concessions ..........................................................................................
90
90
........................
12,000
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: $420,000. We estimate that the
average nonhour cost per respondent is
$3,000 for small operations and $8,000
for large operations.
Abstract: The regulations at 36 CFR
Part 51 primarily implement Title IV of
the National Parks Omnibus
Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–
391), which provides legislative
authority, policies, and requirements for
the solicitation, award, and
administration of NPS concession
contracts. The regulations require the
submission of offers by parties
interested in applying for an NPS
concession contract.
The public solicitation process begins
with the issuance of a prospectus to
invite the general public to submit
proposals for the contract. The
prospectus describes the terms and
conditions of the concession contract to
be awarded, the procedures to be
followed in the selection of the best
proposal, and the information that must
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be provided. Information that we collect
includes, but is not limited to:
• Description of how respondent will
conduct operations to minimize
disturbance to wildlife.
• Specific actions, steps, or programs
that respondent will implement to
protect park resources.
• Steps that respondent will take to
provide visitors with a consistent, high
quality, safe, and enjoyable visitor
experience at a reasonable rate.
• Organizational structure and
history.
• Experience with similar operations.
• Details on violations or infractions
and how they were handled.
• Financial information and
demonstration that respondent has
credible, proven track record of meeting
obligations.
• Ability to obtain funds for start-up
costs.
• How respondent will communicate
an environmental ethic to employees
and visitors.
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We use this information to objectively
evaluate offers received for a particular
business opportunity, assure that the
park resources will be adequately
protected, and determine which
respondent will provide the best service
to visitors.
Comments: On July 24, 2012, we
published in the Federal Register (77
FR 43354) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on September 24, 2012. 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;
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• 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 in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: February 13, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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Chronic Wasting Disease Management
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement,
Shenandoah National Park
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969 and the Council on
Environmental Quality regulations, the
National Park Service (NPS) is preparing
a Chronic Wasting Disease Management
Plan and Environmental Impact
Statement (CWD Management Plan/EIS)
for Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
Action is needed at this time prevent
the establishment of CWD in the whitetailed deer population of Shenandoah
National Park and, should the disease
become established, to slow the spread
of the disease. To ensure that all
significant issues are identified and
considered, all interested parties are
invited to comment on the proposed
scope of the project, the purpose, need,
and objectives of the plan, and draft
alternatives.
The National Park Service will
accept comments from the public for a
period of 60 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
Public meetings will be held during the
review period to facilitate the
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submission of public comment. Once
scheduled, the meeting dates will be
announced on the NPS’s Planning
Environment and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/shen); by
newsletter posted on the Shenandoah
National Park Web page (www.nps.gov/
shen); and by a press release to the local
media.
ADDRESSES: The preferred method of
comment is to submit comments
electronically through the NPS PEPC
Web site (https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
shen). You may also mail comments to
Superintendent, Shenandoah National
Park, 3655 U.S. Highway 211 East,
Luray, VA, 22835.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Flanagan, National Park Service, Denver
Service Center, at (303) 969–2327.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A longrange CWD Management Plan is needed
at this time because: CWD is established
and spreading within the region and
represents a threat to white-tailed deer,
which are an important park resource;
the risk of CWD introduction and
amplification is high because of high
deer population density in certain areas
of the park and deer movement in and
out of the park; there is no known
treatment to eliminate CWD once it is
established in the population; a variety
of management options must be
considered to limit the prevalence and
minimize spread; and CWD is a
nonnative disease process, therefore,
NPS policy states that CWD should be
managed or eliminated, if prudent and
feasible.
To date, Shenandoah National Park
has prepared a CWD Detection and
Assessment Plan and Environmental
Assessment which, when completed
and approved, will guide future actions
for detecting and responding to initial
CWD cases within the park. The next
step is to comprehensively evaluate
alternative approaches for long-term
management of CWD, which is the
purpose of the proposed CWD
Management Plan/EIS.
The objectives of the long-range CWD
management plan are to: Prevent CWD
establishment and, should CWD become
established, slow the spread of CWD
within the park; monitor disease
progression and impacts on park
resources; provide a framework to assess
or evaluate the success of the
management actions and for the NPS to
cooperate with other state and federal
agencies on the management of CWD;
develop public support for CWD
management through education;
minimize disruption to visitor use and
experience from management actions;
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and minimize the potential for health
and safety issues for park staff and
visitors during CWD management
activities.
The NPS has begun development of
two action alternatives that will be
made available for public comment as
part of the scoping process. The first
action alternative proposes a phased
approach to CWD management and
would be implemented when CWD is
identified within a specified distance
from the park. In slight contrast, the
second alternative would initiate
management actions immediately,
rather than in response to proximity of
CWD detection to the boundaries of the
park. The NPS will also evaluate a no
action alternative, under which current
management approaches would
continue, including implementation of
the approved CWD detection and
assessment plan.
To ensure that all significant issues
are identified and considered, all
interested parties are invited to
comment on the proposed scope of the
project; the purpose, need and
objectives of the plan; and draft
alternatives. These materials will be
available for review and comment on
the NPS PEPC Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/shen) and the
park’s Web page (www.nps.gov/shen).
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 we will be able to
do so.
Dated: November 20, 2012.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National
Park Service.
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
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Katherine Landing Development
Concept Plans, Clark County, NV, and
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National Park Service, Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-BSAD-CONC-12056; 133 PPMVSCS1Y.Y00000, PPWOBSADC0]
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Submission of Offers in Response to
Concession Opportunities
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 March 31, 2013. 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 March 29, 2013.
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 the Information
Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1201 I Street NW.,
MS 1237, Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or madonna_baucum@nps.gov
(email). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0125 in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Deborah Harvey, Acting Chief, Commercial
Services Program, 1201 I Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. You may
send an email to Deborah_Harvey@nps.gov or contact her by telephone at
(202) 513-7150 or via fax at (202) 371-2090. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1024-0125.
Title: Submission of Offers in Response to Concession
Opportunities, 36 CFR 51.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Businesses, individuals, and nonprofit
organizations.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Completion
Number of Number of time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours
(hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Large Concessions............................... 30 30 240 7,200
Small Concessions............................... 60 60 80 4,800
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 90 90 .............. 12,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $420,000. We estimate that
the average nonhour cost per respondent is $3,000 for small operations
and $8,000 for large operations.
Abstract: The regulations at 36 CFR Part 51 primarily implement
Title IV of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L.
105-391), which provides legislative authority, policies, and
requirements for the solicitation, award, and administration of NPS
concession contracts. The regulations require the submission of offers
by parties interested in applying for an NPS concession contract.
The public solicitation process begins with the issuance of a
prospectus to invite the general public to submit proposals for the
contract. The prospectus describes the terms and conditions of the
concession contract to be awarded, the procedures to be followed in the
selection of the best proposal, and the information that must be
provided. Information that we collect includes, but is not limited to:
Description of how respondent will conduct operations to
minimize disturbance to wildlife.
Specific actions, steps, or programs that respondent will
implement to protect park resources.
Steps that respondent will take to provide visitors with a
consistent, high quality, safe, and enjoyable visitor experience at a
reasonable rate.
Organizational structure and history.
Experience with similar operations.
Details on violations or infractions and how they were
handled.
Financial information and demonstration that respondent
has credible, proven track record of meeting obligations.
Ability to obtain funds for start-up costs.
How respondent will communicate an environmental ethic to
employees and visitors.
We use this information to objectively evaluate offers received for
a particular business opportunity, assure that the park resources will
be adequately protected, and determine which respondent will provide
the best service to visitors.
Comments: On July 24, 2012, we published in the Federal Register
(77 FR 43354) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval
for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments
for 60 days, ending on September 24, 2012. 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;
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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 in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: February 13, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
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