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The access road would be constructed
parallel to the power line corridor.
Overall, this alternative would result in
approximately 38 additional acres of
surface disturbance relative to the
Proposed Action. Total surface
disturbance would include 844 acres of
BLM-administered land. Postreclamation topography would be
similar to that of the Proposed Action,
except the access road would be in a
different location.
The Renewable Energy Alternative
would consist of the same overall
operations as described for the Proposed
Action except this alternative would
include supporting the mine operations
with a combination of renewable energy
sources and a utility interconnection
with future large-scale battery storage.
This alternative would include the
installation of a solar energy facility
with enough solar electric photovoltaic
capacity for the site to become a net
generation facility with battery storage
able to perform peak smoothing and
daily load management.
This alternative would result in
approximately 33 additional acres of
surface disturbance compared to the
Proposed Action. Total surface
disturbance for the Renewable Energy
Alternative would include 839 acres of
public lands.
Under the No Action Alternative, the
BLM would not authorize the Plan of
Operations, and the operations
described in the Proposed Action would
not occur. Mineral resources would
remain undeveloped, and the
construction and operation of the
proposed mine and associated facilities
would not occur.
Based on the analyses contained in
the EIS for the proposed Gibellini
Vanadium Mine Project, and after
carefully considering input received
from the public and cooperating
agencies, the BLM has selected the
Renewable Energy Alternative as the
BLM’s environmentally preferred
alternative.
Public comments on the Draft EIS
received and internal BLM review were
considered and incorporated as
appropriate into the Final EIS. Public
comments resulted in the addition of
clarifying text but did not significantly
change the impact analyses.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10.)
Douglas W. Furtado,
District Manager, Battle Mountain District.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–VRP–WS—NPS0036398 ;
PPWOWMADL3, PPMPSAS1Y.TD0000 (222);
OMB Control Number 1024–0022]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Backcountry/Wilderness
Use Permit
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
suggestions on the information
collection requirements should be
submitted by the date specified above in
DATES to https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—
Open for Public Comments’’ or by using
the search function. Please provide a
copy of your comments to Phadrea
Ponds, NPS Information Collection
Clearance Officer (ADIR–ICCO), 13461
Sunrise Valley Drive (MS–244) Reston,
VA 20192 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@
nps.gov (email). Please include 1024–
0022 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:
To
request additional information about
this Information Collection Request
(ICR), contact Roger Semler, Chief,
Wilderness Stewardship Division at
roger_semler@nps.gov (email) or 202–
430–7615 (Phone). Please reference
OMB Control Number 1024–0022 in the
subject line of your comments.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point of
contact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
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comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A FederalRegister notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on (87 FR
73776) on December 1, 2022. We
received the following comments in
response to that Notice:
Comment #1: Email From John Ryter on
12/1/2022
I’d like to comment on the proposal
to require permits for climbing in
national parks. It’s hard to determine
whether this proposal means climbers
would be required to get permits in
advance, and whether there would be
limits on the number of permits
available for a given day. If there is a
limit on how many are available on a
given day, I am concerned that the
addition of permits would cause fewer
climbers to abandon or reschedule their
climbs due to weather, and we would
see an increase in injuries, rescues, and
fatalities occurring in national parks.
This could be mitigated by reducing the
time in advance that permits could be
acquired (e.g., cannot get permits more
than 4 days in advance), but that
presents its own challenges.
There are already cases where a
permit is a de facto requirement for
doing a climb, such as those where
backcountry camping is necessary for
most non-professional climbers. In my
experience, this hasn’t been an issue
(there have been enough sites available
that it was possible to get a site the day
of), but since so many climbs require
early starts (6 a.m. or earlier), day-of
permits would be pretty challenging to
do. It would also be good to link those
sorts of campsites, like the lower saddle
of the Grand Teton, with the climbing
permits in some way so people don’t
end up with one and not the other.
If it’s simply a sign-in sheet at the
trailhead, that seems very reasonable
and I have no concerns. My only other
question is what the cutoff grade for
climbing would be—all off-trail travel,
class 3 or 4 or higher, or roped vs unroped? Either way, being able to do the
permit at the trailhead or online would
be a great idea.
NPS Response/Action Taken
During the 60-day Federal Register
comment period, the National Park
Service proposed creating a new Form
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10–404C that intends to renew the
current Backcountry/Wilderness related
to permitting fixed anchors in the
wilderness. After review and
consultation, the NPS will not add the
new form to the collection.
Comment #2: Email From the Alaska
State ANILCA Program Coordinator on
1/26/2023
A three-page letter (attached in
ROCIS) submitted in PDF format was
submitted expressing the State of
Alaska’s viewpoints regarding a
proposed new form 10–404C—
Application to install fixed anchors in
the wilderness.
NPS Response/Action Taken
During the 60-day Federal Register
comment period, the National Park
Service proposed creating a new Form
10–404C. After review and consultation,
the NPS will not add the new form to
the collection.
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Comment #3: Email From Access Fund
Vice President of Policy and
Government Affairs on 1/27/2023
A four-page letter (attached) was
submitted expressing viewpoints and
concerns regarding creating an
application form regarding a proposed
new form 10–404C—Application to
install fixed anchors in the wilderness
installation of fixed anchors in the
wilderness.
NPS Response/Action Taken
During the 60-day Federal Register
comment period, the National Park
Service proposed creating a new Form
10–404C. After review and consultation,
the NPS will not add the new form to
the collection.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility.
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used.
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(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
(4) How might the agency 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 response.
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 ICR. 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.
Abstract: The Backcountry/
Wilderness Use Permit is an extension
of the NPS statutory authority and
responsibility to protect the park areas
it administers and to manage the public
use thereof (54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751,
and 320102). In 1976, the NPS initiated
a backcountry registration system by the
regulations codified in 36 CFR 1.5, 1.6,
and 2.10. The NPS regulations codified
in 36 CFR parts 1 through 7, 12, and 13
are designated to implement statutory
mandates that provide for resource
protection and public enjoyment. The
registration system aims to provide
users access to backcountry and
wilderness areas of national parks while
enhancing the protection of natural and
cultural resources by using better
management practices by the park
management. Data collected through the
registration process serves as an
important resource that informs
backcountry/wilderness management
and stewardship planning, decisionmaking, and operations, and provides a
means of disseminating public safety
and outdoor ethics messages regarding
backcountry/wilderness travel and
camping along with continuing
opportunities for primitive and
unconfined recreation. Permitting
enhances the ability of the NPS to
educate users on potential hazards,
search and rescue efforts, and resource
protection. The objectives of the permit
system carried out by park managers are
to ensure:
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(1) Requests by backcountry users are
evaluated by park managers per
applicable statutes and NPS regulations.
(2) The use of consistent standards
and permitting criteria throughout the
agency.
(3) To the extent possible, the use of
a single and efficient permitting
document, NPS Forms 10–404
Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit
Application and 10–404A Backcountry/
Wilderness Use Permit Hangtag are used
to provide access to NPS backcountry
areas, including areas that require a
reservation to enter where use limits are
imposed per other NPS regulations. The
10–404AK Alaska Backcountry/
Wilderness Use Permit Application, is
used within Alaskan park units, Denali
National Park and Preserve and Glacier
Bay National Park and Preserve, due to
unique, park-specific requirements like
the additional permitted methods of
travel as regulated by ANILCA Section
1110(a).
We’ve decided to not add the
previously proposed (in the 60-day FRN
publication) new form 10–404C
Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit
Application for Climbing to this
collection, upon consideration of the
comments received during the 60-day
comment period.
Title of Collection: Backcountry/
Wilderness Use Permit, 36 CFR 1.5, 1.6,
and 2.10.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0022.
Form Number: NPS Forms 10–404
Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit
Application, 10–404A Backcountry/
Wilderness Use Permit Hangtag, 10–
404AK Alaska Backcountry/Wilderness
Use Permit Application.
Type of Review: Renewal of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals, private sector, and state,
local, or tribal government entities
applying to use backcountry and
wilderness areas within units of the
national park system.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 473,872.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 5 minutes to 8
minutes depending on the activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 51,337.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor nor is a person required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
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The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE)
has completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from Los Angeles and
Ventura Counties, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
October 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Patricia Capone, PMAE, 11
Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02138, telephone (617) 496–3702, email
pcapone@fas.harvard.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the PMAE. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records held
by the PMAE.
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SUMMARY:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 43 individuals were removed
from Los Angeles County, CA. In 1877,
Paul Schumacher led an expedition on
behalf of the PMAE to the Channel
Islands. Schumacher removed the
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human remains from an area he
described as ‘‘Graves at the Isthmus’’ on
Santa Catalina Island. The 15 associated
funerary objects are one bone awl; one
lot consisting of glass and shell beads;
one lot consisting of brass buttons and
glass and shell beads; one lot consisting
of shell beads and faunal fragments; one
lot consisting of fragmentary faunal
remains; one lot consisting of a copper
cup, cloth, basket fragments, and a
string of beads; and nine bags of shells
beads.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Los Angeles County, CA.
During the 1877 expedition,
Schumacher removed the human
remains from an area he identified as
Johnson’s Place on Santa Catalina
Island. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Los Angeles County, CA.
As part of the same 1877 expedition,
Schumacher removed the human
remains from an area he identified as
Pots Valley on Santa Catalina Island. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 23 individuals were removed
from Los Angeles County, CA. In 1877,
Paul Schumacher visited San Clemente
Island as part of the PMAE expedition
and removed the human remains from
unknown locations on San Clemente
Island. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, five individuals were
removed from Los Angeles County, CA.
In 1878, Paul Schumacher led an
expedition on behalf of the PMAE to the
Channel Islands. During this expedition,
he removed the human remains from a
place he identified as Whitney’s Place
on Santa Catalina Island. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual was removed
from San Nicolas Island in Ventura
County, CA, at an unknown date. Mrs.
Thomas Bishop donated the human
remains to the PMAE in 1907. Bishop
likely acquired the human remains from
Paul Schumacher after one of his
expeditions to San Nicolas Island
between 1875 and 1878. No known
associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
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peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
evidence were used to reasonably trace
the relationship: oral traditional,
geographical, biological, kinship, and
archeological.
Oral tradition, geographical,
biological, kinship, and archeological
evidence indicate the southern Channel
Islands are culturally affiliated to the
mainland coastal groups that are known
in the anthropological record as the
Luisen˜o, Chumash, and Gabrielino
peoples. (The Gabrielino, a nonfederally
recognized Indian group, are related
linguistically to the Luisen˜o.)
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the PMAE has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 76 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 15 objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or
ceremony.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the La Jolla Band of
Luiseno Indians, California; Pala Band
of Mission Indians; Pauma Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma
& Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Indians (Previously
listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pechanga
Reservation, California); Rincon Band of
Luiseno Indians (Previously listed as
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of Rincon Reservation,
California); Santa Ynez Band of
Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa
Ynez Reservation, California; and the
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians,
California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-VRP-WS--NPS0036398 ; PPWOWMADL3, PPMPSAS1Y.TD0000 (222); OMB
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Backcountry/Wilderness
Use Permit
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we, the
National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above
in DATES to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Please provide a copy of your comments to Phadrea Ponds, NPS
Information Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise
Valley Drive (MS-244) Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or [email protected]
(email). Please include 1024-0022 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Roger Semler,
Chief, Wilderness Stewardship Division at [email protected] (email)
or 202-430-7615 (Phone). Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0022
in the subject line of your comments. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability
may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications
relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their country to make international calls
to the point of contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR
at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It
also helps the public understand our information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
A FederalRegister notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
(87 FR 73776) on December 1, 2022. We received the following comments
in response to that Notice:
Comment #1: Email From John Ryter on 12/1/2022
I'd like to comment on the proposal to require permits for climbing
in national parks. It's hard to determine whether this proposal means
climbers would be required to get permits in advance, and whether there
would be limits on the number of permits available for a given day. If
there is a limit on how many are available on a given day, I am
concerned that the addition of permits would cause fewer climbers to
abandon or reschedule their climbs due to weather, and we would see an
increase in injuries, rescues, and fatalities occurring in national
parks. This could be mitigated by reducing the time in advance that
permits could be acquired (e.g., cannot get permits more than 4 days in
advance), but that presents its own challenges.
There are already cases where a permit is a de facto requirement
for doing a climb, such as those where backcountry camping is necessary
for most non-professional climbers. In my experience, this hasn't been
an issue (there have been enough sites available that it was possible
to get a site the day of), but since so many climbs require early
starts (6 a.m. or earlier), day-of permits would be pretty challenging
to do. It would also be good to link those sorts of campsites, like the
lower saddle of the Grand Teton, with the climbing permits in some way
so people don't end up with one and not the other.
If it's simply a sign-in sheet at the trailhead, that seems very
reasonable and I have no concerns. My only other question is what the
cutoff grade for climbing would be--all off-trail travel, class 3 or 4
or higher, or roped vs un-roped? Either way, being able to do the
permit at the trailhead or online would be a great idea.
NPS Response/Action Taken
During the 60-day Federal Register comment period, the National
Park Service proposed creating a new Form
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10-404C that intends to renew the current Backcountry/Wilderness
related to permitting fixed anchors in the wilderness. After review and
consultation, the NPS will not add the new form to the collection.
Comment #2: Email From the Alaska State ANILCA Program Coordinator on
1/26/2023
A three-page letter (attached in ROCIS) submitted in PDF format was
submitted expressing the State of Alaska's viewpoints regarding a
proposed new form 10-404C--Application to install fixed anchors in the
wilderness.
NPS Response/Action Taken
During the 60-day Federal Register comment period, the National
Park Service proposed creating a new Form 10-404C. After review and
consultation, the NPS will not add the new form to the collection.
Comment #3: Email From Access Fund Vice President of Policy and
Government Affairs on 1/27/2023
A four-page letter (attached) was submitted expressing viewpoints
and concerns regarding creating an application form regarding a
proposed new form 10-404C--Application to install fixed anchors in the
wilderness installation of fixed anchors in the wilderness.
NPS Response/Action Taken
During the 60-day Federal Register comment period, the National
Park Service proposed creating a new Form 10-404C. After review and
consultation, the NPS will not add the new form to the collection.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on
new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements
and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public
understand our information collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are especially interested in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
(4) How might the agency 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 response.
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 ICR. 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.
Abstract: The Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit is an extension of
the NPS statutory authority and responsibility to protect the park
areas it administers and to manage the public use thereof (54 U.S.C.
100101, 100751, and 320102). In 1976, the NPS initiated a backcountry
registration system by the regulations codified in 36 CFR 1.5, 1.6, and
2.10. The NPS regulations codified in 36 CFR parts 1 through 7, 12, and
13 are designated to implement statutory mandates that provide for
resource protection and public enjoyment. The registration system aims
to provide users access to backcountry and wilderness areas of national
parks while enhancing the protection of natural and cultural resources
by using better management practices by the park management. Data
collected through the registration process serves as an important
resource that informs backcountry/wilderness management and stewardship
planning, decision-making, and operations, and provides a means of
disseminating public safety and outdoor ethics messages regarding
backcountry/wilderness travel and camping along with continuing
opportunities for primitive and unconfined recreation. Permitting
enhances the ability of the NPS to educate users on potential hazards,
search and rescue efforts, and resource protection. The objectives of
the permit system carried out by park managers are to ensure:
(1) Requests by backcountry users are evaluated by park managers
per applicable statutes and NPS regulations.
(2) The use of consistent standards and permitting criteria
throughout the agency.
(3) To the extent possible, the use of a single and efficient
permitting document, NPS Forms 10-404 Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit
Application and 10-404A Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit Hangtag are
used to provide access to NPS backcountry areas, including areas that
require a reservation to enter where use limits are imposed per other
NPS regulations. The 10-404AK Alaska Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit
Application, is used within Alaskan park units, Denali National Park
and Preserve and Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, due to unique,
park-specific requirements like the additional permitted methods of
travel as regulated by ANILCA Section 1110(a).
We've decided to not add the previously proposed (in the 60-day FRN
publication) new form 10-404C Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit
Application for Climbing to this collection, upon consideration of the
comments received during the 60-day comment period.
Title of Collection: Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit, 36 CFR 1.5,
1.6, and 2.10.
OMB Control Number: 1024-0022.
Form Number: NPS Forms 10-404 Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit
Application, 10-404A Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit Hangtag, 10-
404AK Alaska Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit Application.
Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals, private sector, and
state, local, or tribal government entities applying to use backcountry
and wilderness areas within units of the national park system.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 473,872.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 5 minutes to 8
minutes depending on the activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 51,337.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor nor is a person required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
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The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-19979 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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