Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices 51895

Copies of the proposed information

collection and related explanatory

material may be obtained by contacting

Dennis C. Jones, Rules and Publications

Staff, telephone (303) 231–3046, FAX

(303) 231–3385, E-mail

DennislJones@mms.gov.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before November 3, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service’s Office of Indian Royalty

Assistance (OIRA) is soliciting

comments from Indian mineral owners

to determine the effectiveness of its

services. OIRA will use this information

to develop and implement new

procedures to improve and streamline

its services.

Individual Indian mineral owners are

requested to respond, using a customer

comment postcard, to three questions by

checking ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ boxes and to a

fourth question with a written response.

The four questions are: 1. Did we

answer your questions? 2. Did we

respond timely? 3. Did we treat you

courteously? 4. How can we improve

our service? We estimate that it takes

about 2 minutes to respond to these

questions and that approximately 60

respondents will respond annually.

Description of Respondents:

Individual Indian mineral owners.

Frequency of Response: Upon request

after receiving assistance from the Office

of Indian Royalty Assistance.

Estimated Reporting and

Recordkeeping Burden: 2 minutes.

Annual Responses: 60 responses.

Annual Burden Hours: 2 hours.

Bureau Clearance Officer: Jo Ann

Lauterbach, (202) 208–7744.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Lucy Querques Denett,

Associate Director for Royalty Management.

[FR Doc. 97–26237 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

30-Day Notice of Submission to OMB—

Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

National Park Service, Land and Water

Conservation Fund State Assistance and

Urban Park and Recreation Recovery

Programs.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB

and request for comments.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR

part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements, the National Park Service

invites public comments on eight

information collection requests (ICR) for

the Land and Water Conservation Fund

(LWCF) and Urban Park and Recreation

Recovery (UPARR) grant programs as

described below. Comments are invited

on: (1) The need for the information

including whether the information has

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the

reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

1. LWCF Description and Notification

(DNF, NPS 10–903, OMB 1024–0031).

The DNF is necessary to provide data

input into the NPS automated project

information system which provides

timely data on projects funded over the

life of the LWCF program. Respondents:

56 State governments, DC and

territories. Estimated Annual Reporting

Burden: 13 hours. Estimated Average

Burden Hours Per Response: 0.25 hours.

Estimated Frequency of Response: 50

nationwide.

2. LWCF Program Performance Report

(OMB 1024–0032). As required by OMB

Circular A–102, grantees must submit

performance reports which describe the

status of the work required under the

project scope. Respondents: 56 State

governments, DC and territories.

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden:

690 hours. Estimated Average Burden

Hours Per Response: 1.0 hours.

Estimated Frequency of Response: 690

nationwide.

3. LWCF Project Agreement and

Amendment Form (NPS 10–902 and 10–

902a, respectively, OMB 1024–0033).

The Project Agreement and Amendment

forms set forth the obligations assumed

by the State through its acceptance of

Federal assistance under the LWCF Act

and any special terms and conditions.

Respondents: 56 State governments, DC

and territories. Estimated Annual

Reporting Burden: 70 hours. Estimated

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

1.0 hours. Estimated Frequency of

Response: 70 nationwide.

4. LWCF On-Site Inspection Report

(OMB 1024–0034). The On-Site

Inspection Reports are used to insure

compliance by grantees with applicable

Federal laws and program guidelines,

and to insure the continued viability of

the funded site. Respondents: 56 State

governments, DC and territories.

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden:

3,000 hours. Estimated Average Burden

Hours Per Response: 0.5 hours.

Estimated Frequency of Response: 6,000

nationwide.

5. LWCF Conversion of Use

Provisions (OMB 1024–0047). To

convert assisted sites to other than

public outdoor recreation, LWCF project

sponsors must provide relevant

information necessary to comply with

section 6(f)(3) of the LWCF Act of 1965.

Respondents: 56 State governments, DC

and territories. Estimated Annual

Reporting Burden: 1,750 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Hours Per

Response: 35 hours. Estimated

Frequency of Response: 50 nationwide.

6. UPARR Project Performance Report

(OMB 1024–0028). As required by OMB

Circular A–102, grant recipients must

submit performance reports which

describe the status of the work required

under the project scope. Respondents:

Urban cities and counties. Estimated

Annual Reporting Burden: 250 hours.

Estimated Average Burden Hours Per

Response: 1.5 hours. Estimated

Frequency of Response: 165 nationwide.

7. UPARR Conversion of Use

Provisions (OMB 1024–0048). To

convert assisted sites to other than

public outdoor recreation, UPARR

project sponsors must provide relevant

information necessary to comply with

section 1010 of the UPARR Act of 1978.

Respondents: Urban cities and counties.

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 75

hours. Estimated Average Burden Hours

Per Response: 25 hours. Estimated

Frequency of Response: 3 nationwide.

8. UPARR Project Agreement and

Amendment Form (NPS 10–912 and 10–

915, respectively, OMB 1024–0089). The

Project Agreement and Amendment

forms set forth the obligations assumed

by grant recipients through their

acceptance of Federal assistance under

the UPARR Act and any special terms

and conditions. Respondents: Urban

cities and counties. Estimated Annual

Reporting Burden: 20 hours. Estimated

Average Burden Hours Per Response:

1.0 hours. Estimated Frequency of

Response: 20 nationwide.

There were no public comments

received as a result of publishing on

July 25, 1997 in the Federal Register a

60-day notice of intention to request

clearance for this ICR.

DATES: Public comments on these eight

proposed ICRs will be accepted on or

before November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs of

OMB, Attention Desk Officer for the

Interior Department, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20503; and also to: Mr. Kenneth R.

Compton, Acting Program Manager,

Recreation Grants, National Park Service
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(2225), P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC

20013–7127.

Diane M. Cooke,

Information Collection Clearance Officer,

National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 97–26266 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability of Director’s

Order Concerning Relationships

Between the National Park Service and

Cooperating Associations

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) is converting and updating its

current system of internal instructions

to a three-level system consisting of: (1)

NPS Management Policies; (2) Director’s

Orders; and (3) Reference Manuals/

Handbooks and other helpful

information. When these documents

contain new policy or procedural

requirements that may affect parties

outside the NPS, this information is

being made available for public

comment. Director’s Order #32

establishes operational policies and

procedural guidance concerning

relationships between the NPS and

Cooperating Associations. Cooperating

Associations are private, nonprofit

organizations that provide educational

services in many areas of the National

Park System.

DATES: Written comments will be

accepted until November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Glenn

Clark, Servicewide Cooperating

Association Coordinator, Room 7312,

National Park Service, 1849 C Street

NW, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Glenn Clark at 202–565–1058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Director’s Order, #32: Cooperating

Associations

1. Purpose and objective

Cooperating Associations

(Associations) are private nonprofit

corporations established under state

law. They support the educational,

scientific, historical, and interpretive

activities of the National Park Service

(Service) in a variety of ways, under the

provisions of formal agreements with

the Service. For many years,

Associations have been among the

Service’s most effective supporters. This

Director’s Order is intended to help

ensure the success of the relationship

between the Service and Associations

by specifying operational policies and

procedural requirements governing

relationships between the Service and

Associations. In combination with

Reference Manual #32, it supersedes

and replaces the Cooperating

Associations Guideline (NPS–32) and

instructional memoranda that have been

issued in years past.

This ‘‘Level 2’’ Director’s Order is not

intended to document all the NPS’s

policies, procedures, practices and

requirements applicable to relationships

with Associations. For a comprehensive

compilation of those materials,

employees must refer to the ‘‘Level 3’’

Cooperating Association Reference

Manual issued by the Associate

Director, Park Operations and

Education. The ‘‘Level 1’’ NPS

Management Policies remain applicable

and serve as the basic foundation for the

Level 2 and Level 3 documents.

2. Authorities

16 U.S.C. Sec 1–3, 6, 17j–2(e).

3. Policies/Instructions/Requirements

3.1 The Associate Director, Park

Operations and Education is delegated

the responsibility to issue a reference

manual outlining specific procedures

that support policy, mandatory

requirements and operational

procedures.

3.2 Authority to designate

associations. Where an Association

serves one or more park areas within a

region, authority to designate an

Association is delegated to the regional

director and may not be redelegated to

superintendents. When an Association

serves park areas in more than one

region, designation authority resides

with the Director, National Park Service.

3.3 Tax exempt status. Associations

must obtain and maintain recognition

by the Internal Revenue Service of tax

exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of

the Internal Revenue Code to operate in

areas of the National Park System.

3.4 Service employee’s role.

3.4.1 Ethical conduct. In dealing

with Associations, all Service staff must

comply with 5 CFR Part 2635,

‘‘Standards of Ethical Conduct for

Employees of the Executive Branch.’’

3.4.2 Relation to boards. 3.4.2a

Service employees may not serve on

Association boards, even in an ex-officio

capacity, and may not participate in

Association Decisions concerning the

relationship of the Association to the

Service, or represent the Association in

business transactions or operations.

However, as authorized by Public Law

79–633, Service employees may assist

Association operations.

3.4.2b Service representatives may

attend Association meetings in an

advisory, non-voting capacity, but may

not participate in executive sessions of

an Association board unless invited.

3.5 The Associate Director, Park

Operations and Education will develop

a standard, non-negotiable Cooperating

Association Agreement. This agreement

will incorporate the policy and

procedural requirements set forth in this

Director’s Order, the provisions listed

below, and any additional requirements

imposed by higher authorities or by the

Associate Director, Park Operations and

Education, where specifically

authorized by this Director’s Order.

Service related activities performed by

Associations not addressed in the

Agreement must be addressed in

supplemental agreements.

3.5.1 Association responsibilities.

3.5.1a Association boards of directors

will notify the Service of board meetings

and will invite appropriate Service

representatives to board meetings and to

appropriate committee meetings.

3.5.1b Association employees are

not authorized to undertake any

government function or activity on

behalf of the Service beyond routine

visitor information services or other

activities authorized by the Cooperating

Association Agreement, supplements to

the agreement, or agreements for

voluntary services.

3.5.1c If Association employees

perform functions normally carried out

by Service employees other than under

3.5.1b, they must do so as Service

volunteers (VIPs).

3.5.1d Associations may not use the

‘‘Agreement for Voluntary Services’’ to

circumvent any requirements for

insurance coverage included in the

Cooperating Association Agreement or

in this Order.

3.5.1e Association employees may

not engage in activities that would lead

the public to reasonably conclude that

they are government employees.

Association employees who engage in

public contact must wear some readily

identifiable indication of Association

affiliation, but Association employees

may not wear Service or other

government uniforms.

3.5.2 Sales activities.

3.5.2.1 General Requirements.

3.5.2.1a Sales must support the

purposes of Associations as stated in

their articles of incorporation.

3.5.2.1b Associations must display a

sign that identifies the sales outlet as a

nonprofit activity of the officially

approved Association for the site.

3.5.3 Sales item approval.