18740 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 78 / Friday, April 24, 2009 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Proposed New Information 

Collection for Donor Certification Form 

AGENCY: Office of Conservation, 

Partnerships & Management Policy, 

Assistant Secretary—Policy, 

Management and Budget, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of 

Conservation, Partnerships & 

Management Policy announces that it 

has submitted a request for approval of 

a new information collection to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), and requests public comments 

on this submission. 

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to 

approve or disapprove the information 

collection request, but may respond 

after 30 days; therefore, public 

comments should be submitted to OMB 

by May 26, 2009, in order to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send your written 

comments by facsimile 202–395–5806 

or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Department of the 

Interior Desk Officer (1090–XXXX). 

Also, please send a copy of your 

comments to Beth Duff, Office of 

Conservation, Partnerships & 

Management Policy, U.S. Department of 

the Interior, MS 5123–MIB, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, or 

send an e-mail to beth_duff@ios.doi.gov. 

Additionally, you may fax them to her 

at 202–208–7574. Individuals providing 

comments should reference Donor 

Certification Form. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instrument, please 

write to Beth Duff, Office of 

Conservation, Partnerships & 

Management Policy, U.S. Department of 

the Interior, MS 5123–MIB, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, or 

call her at 202–208–5904, or e-mail 

beth_duff@ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abstract 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection 

activity that the Office of Conservation, 

Partnerships & Management Policy has 

submitted to OMB for approval for the 

Department and its bureaus to collect 

information from proposed donors 

relative to their relationship(s) with the 

Department. The Department and its 

individual bureaus all have gift 

acceptance authority. In support of the 

variety of donation authorities in the 

Department and increasing numbers of 

donations, it is the policy of the 

Department to ask those proposing to 

donate gifts valued at $25,000 or more 

to provide information regarding their 

relationship with the Department. The 

purpose of this policy is to ensure that 

the acceptance of a gift does not create 

legal or ethical issues for the 

Department, its bureaus, or potential 

donors. The information will be 

gathered through the use of a new form. 

If this information were not collected 

from the prospective donor, the 

Department will have to collect the 

information. The information will be 

scattered throughout the Department. 

With eight major bureaus, 2,500 

locations and 70,000 employees, it is 

not possible to collect the information 

about a particular donor in a timely 

manner to respond to a proposed 

donation. Having the donor certify his 

interactions with the Department gives 

the staff reviewing the proposed 

donation basic information. 

II. Method of Collection 

Individuals notifying the Department 

or one of its bureaus of a proposed offer 

of a gift valued at $25,000 or higher will 

be asked to submit a form listing several 

items of basic information. 

(1) Title: Donor Certification Form. 

Information collected Reason for collection 

Name, and indication whether executing in an individual capacity, or on 

behalf of an organization.

To identify the donor, and whether the donor is acting individually or on 

behalf of an organization. 

Declaration whether the donor is involved with litigation or controversy 

with the Department.

To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration whether the donor is engaged in any financial or business 

relationship with the Department.

To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration whether the donor has been debarred, excluded or disqualified from the nonprocurement common rule, or otherwise declared ineligible from doing business with any Federal government 

agency.

To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration as to whether the donation is expected to be involved with 

marketing or advertising.

To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration whether the donor is seeking to attach conditions to the donation.To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration whether this proposed donation is or is not part of a series 

of donations to the Department.

To assist the Department in determining the scope and context of the 

donation, and to assist in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Signature, Printed Name, Date, Organization, E-mail address, City, 

State, Zip, and daytime or work phone number.

To establish the contact information of the potential donor, and have 

the certifier sign the certification form. 

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The proposed use of the information: 

The information collected will be used 

by the Department and its bureaus to 

assist them in properly considering 

proposed donations to the Department 

or to its bureaus in the amount of 

$25,000 or more. The information on the 

form, in conjunction with other 

information which may be known to 

one or more offices in the Department, 

will assist the Department in its efforts 

to maintain its integrity, impartiality, 

and the confidence of the public, in 

accepting donations. 

III. Data 

(1) Title: Donor Certification Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1090–XXXX. 

Type of Review: Information 

Collection: New. 

Affected Entities: Individuals or 

households, Businesses, Not-for-profit 

institutions, Units of Government. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 552. 

Frequency of Response: Upon 

donation, generally no more than 

annual 

(2) Annual reporting and 

recordkeeping burden: 

Estimated Number of Responses 

Annually: 552. 

Estimated Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Total Annual Reporting: 184 hours. 

(3) Description of the need and use of 

the information: This information will 

provide Department staff with the basis 

for beginning the evaluation as to 

whether the Department will accept the 

proposed donation. The authorized 

employee will receive the donor 

certification form with the proposed 

donation. The employee will then 

review the totality of circumstances 

surrounding the proposed donation to 

determine whether the Department can 

accept the donation and maintain its 

integrity, impartiality, and public 

confidence. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on the collection of 

information was published on 

September 26, 2008 (73 FR 55862). No 

comments were received. This notice 

provides the public with an additional 

30 days in which to comment on the 

proposed information collection 

activity. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The Department of the Interior invites 

comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

and the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to 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 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

All written comments, with names 

and addresses, will be available for 

public inspection. If you wish us to 

withhold your personal information, 

you must prominently state at the 

beginning of your comment what 

personal information you want us to 

withhold. We will honor your request to 

the extent allowable by law. If you wish 

to view any comments received, you 

may do so by scheduling an 

appointment with the Office of 

Conservation, Partnerships & 

Management Policy at the above 

address. A valid picture identification is 

required for entry into the Department 

of the Interior. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Dated: April 17, 2009. 

Beth L. Duff, 

Office of Conservation, Partnerships and 

Management Policy. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

30-Day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) has submitted a request to OMB 

to renew approval of the collection of 

information in 36 CFR Part 51, Subpart 

J, regarding the assignment or 

encumbrance of concession contracts. 

NPS is requesting a 3-year term of 

approval for this information collection 

activity. An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly 

to the Desk Officer for the Department 

of the Interior (OMB #1024–0126), 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), by fax at 202/395–5806, 

or by electronic mail at 

oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also 

mail or hand carry a copy of your 

comments to Ms. Jo A. Pendry, Chief, 

Commercial Services Program, National 

Park Service, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 11th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20005 or via fax 

at 202/371–2090. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo 

A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial Services 

Program, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 11th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20005 or via fax 

at 202/371–2090. You are entitled to a 

copy of the entire ICR package free-ofcharge. You may access this ICR at 

http://www.reginfo.gov/public/. 

Comments Received on the 60-Day 

Federal Register Notice: 

The NPS published a 60-day notice to 

solicit public comments on this ICR in 

the Federal Register on July 11, 2008 

(73 FR 39985). The comment period 

closed on September 9, 2008. No 

comments were received on this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1024–0126. 

Title: Proposed Sale of Concession 

Operations, 36 CFR 51, Subpart J. 

Form(s): None. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: The NPS authorizes private 

businesses known as concessioners to 

provide necessary and appropriate 

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