[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30918-30919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15372]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently 
Approved Information Collection

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the National Park Service's intention to request an 
extension for and revision to a currently approved information 
collection in support of its Concession Management Program based on re-
estimates.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received no later than August 
19, 1996.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Robert K. Yearout, Chief, 
Concession Program Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, 
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127 or 202-343-3784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Concessioner Annual Financial Reports, 10-356, 10-356A and 
10-356B.
    OMB Number: 1024-0029.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 1995.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
information colelction.
    Abstract: The National Park Service (NPS) authorizes private 
businesses known as concessioners to provide necessary and appropriate 
visitor facilities and services in areas of the National Park System. 
The concessioner Annual Financial Report (Forms 10-356, 10-356A and 10-
356B) provides concessioner financial information to the NPS as 
required by each concession contract. This information is necessary to 
comply with requirements placed on the NPS by the Congress.
    Public Law 89-249 requires that the NPS exercise its authority in a 
manner consistent with a reasonable opportunity for a concessioner to 
realize a profit on its operation as a whole commensurate with the 
capital invested and the obligations assumed. It also requires that 
franchise fees be determined with consideration to both gross receipts 
and capital invested. The financial information collected is necessary 
to provide insight into and knowledge of the concessioner's operation 
so that this authority can be

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exercised appropriately and franchise fees determined in a timely 
manner without undue burden on the concessioner.
    Estimate of Burden (Gross Receipts):
    Under $100,000: approximately 2 hours per response.
    $100,000-$250,000: approximately 4 hours per response.
    Over $250,000--approximately 16 hours per response.
    Estimated Number of Respondents:
    Under $100,000--281 respondents.
    $100,000-$250,000--67 respondents.
    Over $250,000--171 respondents.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: One.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:
    Under $100,000--approximately 562 hours.
    $100,000-$250,000--approximately 268 hours.
    Over $250,000--approximately 2,736 hours.
    Sample copies of this information collection can be obtained from 
Robert K. Yearout, Chief, Concession Program Division, at 202-343-3784.
    Send comments regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate, ways 
to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, or any other 
aspect of this collection of information to Robert K. Yearout, Chief, 
Concession Program Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, 
Washington, D.C. 20013-7127.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: May 29, 1996.
Maureen Finnerty,
Associate Director, Park Operations and Education.
[FR Doc. 96-15372 Filed 6-17-96; 8:45 am]
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